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Lawmakers Demand Removal of Postmaster General DeJoy Over 'Nefarious' Efforts to Destroy the Postal Service and 'Aid Trump Reelection'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He is working to dismantle a fundamental institution of our democracy.
He needs to resign or be removed, now."
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Marginalized Communities Could Be 'Shortchanged' for Decades to Come by Trump's Abrupt Change to Census Deadline, Critics Say
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Trump administration appears intent on jeopardizing elections and
marginalized communities for decades to come, critics said Sunday of the
president's abrupt change to the U.S. Census deadline.
'We Are Expecting the Worst': Alarm Over Eco Crisis Grows Amid Fears Ship Leaking Oil Near Mauritius Could Break in Two
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Climate campaigers charge that "this oil leak is not a twist of fate,
but the choice of our twisted addiction to fossil fuels."
Trump Trade Policies and Mishandling of Coronavirus Pandemic Have 'Wiped Out' US Manufacturing Jobs: Economist
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Trump's erratic, ego-driven, and inconsistent trade policies have not
achieved any measurable progress, despite the newly combative rhetoric."
Weeks After Voting for $740 Trillion Pentagon Budget, Ted Cruz Says 'Magic Money Tree' Isn't Available to Struggling Families
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Sen. Ed Markey led the charge on Monday against his colleague, Texas
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, after Cruz mocked the notion of providing
robust financial assistance to Americans during the coronavirus pandemic
as the nation faces a Great Depression-level unemployment crisis.
Experts Warn Trump Executive Action on Unemployment Insurance Deliberately Leaves Out Poorest Americans
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Literally every new detail about these executive orders confirms that
in addition to being wildly unconstitutional, they will do absolutely
nothing to help anyone who's suffering."
'Impossible to Stay Quiet': With Nearly 100,000 Kids Infected by Covid-19 in Just Two Weeks, Medical Experts Warn Against Hasty Return to School
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"Rushing to reopen our schools will directly jeopardize the lives of our
students and educators, and that is a risk we cannot take," said
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.
Citing 'Years of Chaos and Impunity,' ACLU Calls for Breakup of Department of Homeland Security
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"We have to remove the loaded weapon that sits on the proverbial coffee
table in the Oval Office."
Privacy Advocates Demand Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools in Response to Damning Study on the Technology
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
A new publication warns that the surveillance technology in schools
could exacerbate racial biases.
Maryland Coalition Urges Democrats to 'Stand With Majority of Americans' by Supporting Medicare for All in 2020 Platform
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In the middle of a global pandemic, it's a winning electoral strategy
for the Democratic Party," one organizer said of supporting Medicare for
All.
Lebanese Prime Minister and His Entire Cabinet Resign Amid Mass Protests Over Deadly Beirut Explosion
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Outgoing Prime Minister Hassan Diab called the devastating blast a
"crime" and blamed it on the "chronic corruption" of Lebanon's political
elite.
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America’s Death March
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by Chris Hedges
Regardless of the outcome, the election will not stop the rise of
hypernationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire's terminal
decline.
Within Healthcare USA, Risk and Reward Have Never Been More Out of Kilter
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by Sam Pizzigati
Nurses are losing lives and jobs while execs rake in million after
million.
BP Plans to Keep It in the Ground, Sort Of
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by Robin Tress
The climate justice movement has created conditions that make it harder
for companies like BP to explore and extract fossil fuels.
It Could Have Been Different
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by Tom Engelhardt
My world and (unfortunately) welcome to It.
How Did Americans Become Such Wimps?
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by Juan Cole
Silence as Trump kills tens of thousands, destroys Social Security and
post office, and plots election fraud.
Tracking Apps Are Unlikely to Help Stop Covid-19
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by Jay Stanley & Jon Callas
The debate over using apps for contact tracing or exposure warnings to
help fight Covid-19 is largely a sideshow to the principal coronavirus
health needs.
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Newswire...
Feds: High Extinction Risk for All Seven Leatherback Sea Turtle Populations
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Executive Orders Are a Distraction From What Small Businesses Actually Need Now
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Groups Will Sue Unless DOE Updates 26 Overdue Energy Efficiency Standards
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Progressive Groups Express Outrage at Senate Republicans and Trump for Walking Away from COVID-19 Stimulus Negotiations
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