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Republican Senators Commit Political Suicide by Holding Up Stimulus in Election Year
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by John Buell
Republicans are always destructive and regressive, both aggressively
anti-people and anti-planet, if not individually, then certainly as a
party.
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"That's How They Got Capone": Filing by NY Prosecutors Indicates Broader Probe Into Alleged Trump Tax Fraud
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"This has to be how the story ends, right? With Trump going down for
'illegally inflating his net worth'?"
As Trump Promises 'Warp Speed' Covid-19 Vaccine, Health Experts Caution Against Political Interference
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health experts on Monday raised alarm over the White House's
aggressive push to rush a Covid-19 vaccine into production, an effort
which critics say has been apparent since the first weeks of the
coronavirus pandemic.
Call for 'Emergency Charity Stimulus' as Billionaire Wealth Soars and US Nonprofits Sink
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Mandating an increase of giving from charitable funds, says one
advocate, "would move an estimated $200 billion off the sidelines and
into front-line working charities without increasing taxes or adding to
the deficit."
Sanders Rips Trump for 'Obscene' Boasting Over Stock Market as 30 Million Americans Face Financial Doom
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"One hundred fifty thousand coronavirus deaths, 30 million without an
unemployment lifeline, five million newly uninsured, 14 million children
going hungry. But Trump is too busy playing golf and boasting about the
stock market."
Trump Proclaims Nevada Has Made It 'Impossible' for GOP to Win by Expanding Voting Rights During Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump and his allies have always been motivated by partisanship, even
at the expense of American lives."
'Worst Possible Person': 300+ Groups Demand Senate Reject Trump's Pick to Manage US Public Lands
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"When a nominee is clearly unfit for a position, it is the Senate's
constitutional and moral duty to reject the nomination."
Poll Reveals Surge of Fears Over In-Person Learning as Expert Warns School Reopenings in US 'Guaranteed' To Fail
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Widespread concern comes as data predicts inevitable Covid-19 spread in
schools and communities that do open for in-person instruction and amid
outbreaks in schools that have already re-opened.
Trump's Millionaire Treasury Secretary Uses Debunked GOP Talking Point to Justify Slashing $600 Unemployment Boost
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Inflicting suffering on tens of millions of Americans by cutting
unemployment benefits because of an anecdotal 'some cases' argument that
has been refuted again and again is a stupid way to make policy."
Rights Group Demands ICE End 'Beyond Inhumane' Detention and Deportations as Covid-19 Pandemic Intensifies
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Blaming the Trump administration's "irresponsible actions" for the
ongoing spread of Covid-19 in immigration detention centers, the
International Rescue Committee demanded that people be released from
detention immediately to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
As Biden Embraces More Ambitious Climate Plan, Fossil Fuel Execs Donating to Trump 'With Greater Zeal' Than 2016
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We've seen a pretty huge transformation in Biden's climate plan," said
Varshini Prakash, co-founder and executive director of the Sunrise
Movement.
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We're Talking About Human Life Here. Unsafely Reopening Schools Is No Solution at All
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by Steven Singer
We need to make it possible for parents to stay home with their
children. Now.
Missing in Action: Accountability in Trump's America
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by Karen Greenberg
All told, the U.S. president been a perfect model in deflecting all
responsibility, even as the death toll soared over 150,000 with more
than four million cases reported nationwide and no end in sight.
Comparing Poverty in India and America May Surprise You
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by Paul Buchheit
Being poor is much more than the lack of money and possessions.
US Cold War China Policy Will Isolate the US, Not China
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The U.S. must stop pursuing its counterproductive effort to undermine
China, and instead work with all our neighbors on this small planet.
Woe to You Who Legislate Evil and Rob the Poor of Their Rights
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by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
Our government's abandonment of the people is sin of the highest order.
Follow John Lewis: Don't Let Trump Provoke Violence
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by Miles Mogulescu
If we want to win, we can't let Trump provoke us into violence.
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Newswire...
Sierra Club Launches Massive Ad Campaign Calling on Congress to Support Clean Energy Workers in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Victory! Court of Appeals Upholds Decision to Prohibit Offshore Aquaculture in Gulf of Mexico
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Thousands at Risk of COVID-19 Escalating in ICE “Superspreader” Detention Centers as US States Hit Highest Daily Records—and ICE Deportation Flights Into Central and South America Continue
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