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'So Meager It Insults the American People': Democratic Leaders Say GOP Covid-19 Relief Plan Is Dead on Arrival
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Senate Republicans appear dead set on another bill which doesn't come
close to addressing the problems and is headed nowhere."
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'Horrifically Catastrophic': Report Finds So-Called US War on Terror Has Displaced as Many as 59 Million People
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need a reckoning. We can't simply move on."
UN Warns Pandemic-Intensified Famines Are Looming, 'Endangering the Lives of Millions'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"A lack of funding for emergency relief and the complications created by
the coronavirus scourge have now pushed some of the world's neediest
populations closer to famine conditions."
'This Is What a Climate Crisis Looks Like': Fires Have Now Burned Record 2 Million Acres in California This Year
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A spokesperson for CAL FIRE called the news "unnerving," noting that
"September and October are historically our worst months for fires."
Citing 'Criminal Exposure' in Straw-Donor Scheme and Possible Perjury, House Announces Investigation Into DeJoy
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney said the U.S.
Postal Service Board of Governors should immediately suspend DeJoy as
the probe moves forward.
'Worst-Case Scenario': Report Finds Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a Superspreader Event Infecting Over 260,000
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"These cases represent a cost of over $12.2 billion," researchers wrote.
'Liberal Diversity Is Not Racial Justice': Black Progressives Denounce Claims They Want Wall Street Insiders in Biden Cabinet
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"We need less Wall Street in the next administration and more working
class representation."
Despite Overseeing Soaring Civilian Casualties, Trump Points Finger at Pentagon Leaders as Warmongers
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Critics note the president has increased military spending to record
levels while fulfilling his promise to "bomb the shit" out of
militants—and their families.
'This Is What It Has Come To': Amid Fears of Politicization at FDA, Big Pharma Pledge to 'Stand With Science' Is Met With Skepticism
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"It is simply remarkable and beyond dangerous that President Trump has
so politicized the vaccine process to the point that drug
corporations—the least trusted industry in America—are now the
messengers on vaccine safety."
As Covid-19 Cases Surge in Developing Countries, USAID Disbands Coronavirus Task Force
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A federal task force fighting the spread of the coronavirus around the
world will disband on Wednesday amid efforts by the Trump administration
to treat the Covid-19 pandemic as an event that is firmly in the past.
As Pandemic Drags On, 'Free Them All' National Days of Action Demand Mass Decarceration
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Covid-19 turns "every cell and cage into a potential death chamber,"
organizers say.
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Biden Urged to Adopt a Good Neighbor Policy Toward Latin America
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by Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores
Progressive groups see the need to push a new administration to make a
positive contribution to the well-being of people throughout the
hemisphere.
Trump, Biden and a Possible October Single-Payer Surprise
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by Russell Mokhiber
Will Trump pull the single-payer card?
Fourth World or American Carnage From a Pandemic President
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by Tom Engelhardt
The Great, Great Fall
Losing Both Elections
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by Gwynne Dyer
Losing one election to Trump is unlucky; losing two in a row may be
saying something about the national character.
The Party Formerly Known as Republican
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by Jim Goodman
The GOP has officially embraced a continuation of Trump's policies,
reaffirming its support for a president whose idea of "law and order" is
a recipe for more violence.
Why Does Trump Hate COVID Testing But Love Standardized Testing?
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by Steven Singer
Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos are two peas in a pod committed to avoiding
accountability for themselves but determined to destroy public services.
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Finance Ministers and United Nations Discuss COVID Crisis Solutions
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Statement Released from Twenty-Five State Attorneys General on Illegality of Voting Twice
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Climate Justice Group Launches Effort Urging Candidates To Return Contributions From MN Chamber of Commerce
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