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'Fascism Coming to a City Near You': Trump Pledges to Deploy Secret Police Units to Major US Cities
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The president also praised federal agents for doing a "fantastic job"
with a widely condemned crackdown on Portland, Oregon.
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Teachers Sue Florida Governor for Order to Reopen Schools in Defiance of 'Basic Human Needs for Health and Safety'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The state's "push to physically reopen schools full time without any
precautions or new resources, and, most importantly, amid a skyrocketing
Covid-19 surge, ignores science, safety, and basic humanity."
With Bill to Mandate Identifying Info on Officer Uniforms, AOC Says US 'Should Not Have Secret Police'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If an officer violates their agency's policies, their victim should
have the ability to report them to their agency and demand
accountability."
Despite Surging Need Amid Pandemic, GOP Moves to Rollback SNAP When Food Assistance 'Matters Now More Than Ever'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Pointing to the success of the SNAP program, formerly known as food
stamps, during the coronavirus pandemic, economists on Monday said
Republicans' plan to end the expansion of the aid program would be
"unconscionable."
Trump Threat to Unleash Secret Police in Other US Cities Slammed as Scheme to 'Steal the November Election'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The exercise also has the advantage for Trump of entrenching a new form
of secret police and of turning federal agents into instruments of his
authoritarianism."
'A Moment of Reckoning': Thousands Across Country Take Part in #StrikeForBlackLives
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"When we come together in our union and with our community, we have
power."
'Feds Stay Clear, Moms Are Here': Portland Mothers Form Human Shield to Protect Protesters from Federal Agents
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Angered over the arrival of federal agents in Portland, Oregon, where
racial justice protests have been ongoing for nearly two months since
the killing of George Floyd, dozens of mothers in the city joined
demonstrators over the weekend to form a "Wall of Moms."
'Moral and Intellectual Bankruptcy': Trump Seizes on Bush-Era Torture Memo Author John Yoo's Call for Extralegal Executive Authority
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"There is a lot of continuity between the Bush and Trump administration,
including an almost limitless view of executive power."
'No Tactics... Just Seemed Like a Gang': Navy Veteran Speaks Out After Attack by Secret Police in Viral Video Viewed Nearly 10 Million Times
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"They just started whaling on me with batons, and I let them," said
Christopher David.
Democrats Demand Trump Reverse 'Irresponsible' Order as States Lose Access to Crucial Covid-19 Data
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Trump administration's mismanagement of the Covid-19 response and
refusal to heed public health expertise continue to put the country in a
dangerous position."
'Existential Threat to Our Democracy': Trump Refuses to Commit to Accepting 2020 Election Results
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A dangerous affront to our democratic system and a slide toward
totalitarianism. We cannot take this lightly."
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Long Overdue for Latin America: A New "Good Neighbor Policy"
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by Medea Benjamin, Steve Ellner
Instead of continuing down this imperial path of endless confrontation,
U.S. policymakers need to stop, recalibrate, and design an entirely new
approach to inter-American relations.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Cutting the Pentagon to Support Our Real Needs
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by Lindsay Koshgarian
A 10 percent cut to the Pentagon could come from a multitude of places,
including: ending our never-ending wars in the Middle East, reducing our
reliance on nuclear weapons, and turning off the spigot to arms
contractors.
Why the Federal Cops in Portland Are All About Election Day
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by Michael Winship
Strongarm tactics in Oregon may be just the warmup for a stolen vote.
A World of "Killer Robots" But Not "National Security"
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by Michael T. Klare
The Pentagon confronts the pandemic.
New SAS War Crimes Revealed as Australia Braces for Report
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by Brett Wilkins
"A small number of commissioned officers had allowed a culture where
abhorrent conduct was permitted."
Trump's Cynical and Deeply Dangerous Reelection Ploy: Sow Chaos in US Cities
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by Juan Cole
This is what fascism looks like. It spares no one.
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Newswire...
92 Groups Urge Senate to Protect Health, Rights, and Democracy in COVID-19 Response
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Provocative Report on California Citizens Redistricting Commission Selection Process Raises New Questions about Legislative Role in Striking Latinx Applicants
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Order to Open Public Lands to Coal Leasing
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Congressional Republicans Join Trump's Scheme to Raid Social Security
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ACLU Comment on Reported DHS Plans to Deploy Federal Forces to Chicago
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