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Your Week in Review
On Its 85th Anniversary, 'No Damn Politician' Should Be Allowed To Scrap Social Security
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by Max Richtman
On this anniversary, we must renew our commitment to preserving and
expanding Social Security in the face of these relentless efforts to
undermine it.
Why I Am Voting No on the Democratic Party Platform
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by Ro Khanna
History teaches us that the Democratic Party has sometimes faced an
issue so great that it alone should be the yardstick for measuring the
wisdom of voting for or against the platform. This is one of those
times. And Medicare for All is that issue.
'Our Movement Didn't Just Win. We Earned Mandate for Change,' Says Ilhan Omar After Soundly Defeating Big-Money Challenger
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In Minnesota, we know that organized people will always beat organized
money. Despite outside efforts to defeat us, we once again broke turnout
records. Despite the attacks, our support has only grown."
Trump EPA Plan to Gut Emission Rules for Oil and Gas Industry Denounced as 'Beyond Comprehension'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In the Environmental Protection Agency's latest move indicating that
under President Donald Trump, its work is "manifestly inconsistent with
the agency's legal obligations" and with science, according to one green
group, the administration is set to announce this week a rollback of
methane rules.
In 'Battle for the Soul of This Nation,' Biden Names Kamala Harris as Vice Presidential Running Mate
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"All of us will need to do everything we can do defeat Donald Trump this
November, and Joe Biden will need strong progressive energy to win,"
said the PCCC in response.
'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.
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."
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.
Weeks After Voting for $740 Billion 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.
Critics Warn Against Smear Campaign, 'Creepy Victorian Moralizing' Aimed at Progressive Challenger Alex Morse
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Would be quite something if the groups backing Alex Morse took a stand
here on behalf of free, consenting adults not in a subordinate role to
do what they want with their lives," said one political observer. "Not
counting on it but we'll see."
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