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Day After Voting Down 10% Pentagon Cut, 37 Senate Dems Join GOP to Approve $740 Billion War Budget
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Hours after the Republican Party released a coronavirus relief proposal
including $0 for election assistance funding and no additional funding
for cities and states as the country continues to combat the coronavirus
pandemic, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the NDAA.
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McConnell Accused of 'Doing Everything He Can to Suppress the Vote' by Proposing $0 in Election Assistance
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is outrageous that this proposal contains not one penny to help
states conduct safe elections during a global pandemic."
'Cruelty of the Occupation Knows No Bounds': Israel Demolishes Covid-19 Clinic in Epicenter of West Bank Outbreak
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
An epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the occupied Palestinian
territories is without a badly-needed testing and quarantine center
following the demolition of a building that was meant to give relief to
overwhelmed hospitals in the West Bank.
Amid Disappointment Over Party's Draft Platform, 25,000+ People Urge DNC to Adopt Climate Panel's Ambitious Policies
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Critics charge Democrats' current proposal "will not go nearly far
enough to secure a just and equitable transition."
After Sexist Attack by GOP Colleague, AOC Says on House Floor That Her Parents 'Did Not Raise Me to Accept Abuse From Men'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture
of... impunity, of accepting violence and violent language against
women."
Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Other Insurers After Swiss Company Ditches 'Climate-Wrecking' Trans Mountain Pipeline
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Zurich's decision to walk away from the pipeline just underlines how
risky this project has become."
Showing 'Contempt for the American People,' GOP Floats Slashing Boosted Unemployment Payments to $100 Per Week
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Senate Republicans are wildly out of touch with reality. Seriously,
just $400 a month? Cutting monthly income for 30 million families by
$2,000 would cost the country millions of jobs."
'War Is Not a Game': AOC to File Amendment Banning US Military From Recruiting on Twitch
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's incredibly irresponsible for the Army and the Navy to be
recruiting impressionable young people and children via live streaming
platforms."
'This Is a Pandemic. You Cannot Hide It': Experts Denounce White House Secrecy in Private Warning to Cities to Take 'Aggressive' Covid Action
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A private warning about rising coronavirus cases, made to leaders in 11
cities by White House official Dr. Deborah Birx on Wednesday, was
identified by an investigative journalism group as the latest sign that
the Trump administration must end the secrecy surrounding its
response to the pandemic.
As McConnell Tees Up Next Aid Package With Corporate Liability as 'Red Line,' Polluters Pushing to Secure Shield Against Covid-19 Lawsuits
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Corporate liability waivers are just the next phase of a Trump polluter
bailout."
'Unconscionable': As Unemployment Claims Tick Upward, GOP Seeks to Gut $600 Weekly Benefit
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"A disaster of Congress' making is looming for those who have lost their
livelihoods during the global pandemic."
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Views...
SCOTUS’ Birth Control Decision Favors Medicare for All
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by Sophia Paslaski
Access to essential medications should not be subject to the whims of
our employers.
Trump's Authoritarianism Is Ill-Suited to a Pandemic
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by Jill Richardson
Even if he's wearing a mask now, he's still trying to conceal data,
silence experts, and block funding.
Warning, Warning: Republicans Are Plotting to Raid Social Security
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by Nancy J. Altman
Trump and his GOP allies know that they cannot succeed by attacking
Social Security directly. It is too popular. Instead, they profess their
support for Social Security, all while undermining the program's funding
so they can demand cuts down the road.
Roger Stone Commutation Violates the Constitution
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by Ben Clements
Even if we don't characterize this as a bribe, at a minimum, the public
evidence demonstrates that Trump's purpose in commuting Stone's sentence
is to reward him for covering up for Trump.
Canada's Support for Trump Administration's Venezuela Policy
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by Bianca Mugyenyi
Ottawa has not criticized the devastating US sanctions. Quite the
opposite. It has egged the bully on.
Why Does Essential Work Pay So Little...
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by Rebecca Gordon
And cost so much?
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Newswire...
Critical Habitat Designated for Threatened Idaho Plant
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First Round of Voces de la Frontera Action Candidate Endorsements for August 11th Wisconsin Elections
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Progressive Groups Tell Trump, Senate Republicans: Hands Off Our Social Security
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Trump and Carson’s Latest Attack on Fair Housing Racially Motivated and Unlawful
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30+ Groups Urge Congress to Expand Coronavirus Relief for People, Not Corporations
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