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'Everyone in America Should Be Outraged': McConnell Quietly Rams Through More Lifetime Trump Judges While Blocking Covid Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's outrageous that McConnell continues to prioritize the Trump court
takeover amid the pandemic. Enough."
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'This Fight Is Not Over': Activists Help ICE Detainee Avoid Deportation Following Alleged Sterilization Procedure at Georgia Facility
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Pauline Binam, a Cameroonian who has lived in the U.S. since the age of
two, was detained at an ICE facility where her fallopian tubes were
removed, allegedly without her consent.
Daniel Ellsberg Tells UK Court That US Seeks Both 'Revenge' Against Julian Assange and to 'Crush' Future Whistleblowers
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Pentagon Papers leaker previously called Assange's prosecution the
most "significant attack on freedom of the press" since his 1971 case.
Big Ten Football Players as 'Guinea Pigs'? Critics Raise Concern Over Promises to Study Covid-19 Impacts
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday reversed its earlier decision to
postpone its 2020 college football season in light of the coronavirus
pandemic, even as it suggested it fully expects many student-athletes to
contract the virus during the season.
Here Are the 50 'Most Egregious' Ways Trump Has Attacked Workers While Falsely Claiming to Be Their Champion
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The administration has systematically promoted the interests of
corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people and
failed to protect workers' safety, wages, and rights."
As Trump Sows Chaos, Sanders and Schumer Call on McConnell to Hold Public Hearings, Help Restore Confidence in Election Integrity
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We believe this issue is above partisan politics," the senators wrote
to the GOP Senate Majority Leader.
'Just... Tax the Rich' to Avoid Austerity, Patriotic Millionaires Tells NY Gov. Cuomo After Mayor de Blasio Cuts City Spending
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The people of New York have sacrificed enough during this pandemic—it's
depraved to ask them to sacrifice even more to close our state's budget
gap while wealthy New Yorkers are richer now than they've ever been."
'Ecological Disaster on Massive Scale': Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Migratory Birds in Southwest Linked to Wildfires, Climate Crisis
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A combination of factors—all related to the climate crisis—is believed
to be behind one of the largest mass bird die-off events in recent
memory in the Southwest, according to biologists.
Trump Confession He Was Ready to Assassinate Assad Condemned as 'Disgusting Display' of 'Imperial Hubris'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"If he had indeed murdered Assad, then the Middle East, and the fate of
U.S. soldiers in the region, would have exploded into even more violence
and chaos," said one anti-war advocate.
"He's Describing a Massacre": Trump Touts Herd Immunity Approach to Covid That Experts Warn Would Kill Millions
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"'Herd immunity' without a vaccine is deadly," said one epidemiologist.
"Trump's idiocy on science is killing us."
'Why Is He Trying So Hard to Keep It a Secret?' Postal Service Sued Over Refusal to Release DeJoy Calendar
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The public is entitled to see how he's spending his time and who has
been influencing his decisions."
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Is Mike Pompeo Preparing an October Surprise?
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by Trita Parsi
Less than six weeks before the crucial November elections, the United
States may be in a new war. The timing could not be more convenient.
Journalists Need to Be Clear About a Clear Threat to Democracy
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by Joshua Cho
US elections have been stolen before, and it's important to make sure
another election isn't stolen again.
Political Officials Undermine CDC Scientists’ COVID-19 Studies
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by Anita Desikan
These actions by HHS erode the public's trust in science to get us
through this pandemic, presenting a threat to people's health and
safety.
Israel, the UAE, & Bahrain Didn’t Sign Peace Deals, They’re Military Alliances to Counter Iran
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by Mitchell Plitnick
Trump's effort to buy peace with arms sales and a military alliance in a
region already devastated by war and on the edge of much more is a
losing proposition for everyone concerned.
"Colonizing the Atmosphere": How Rich, Western Nations Drive the Climate Crisis
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by Sarah Lazare
New analysis finds the Global North is responsible for 92% of all excess
global carbon dioxide emissions, while the Global South bears the brunt
of the devastation.
Corporate Crime at the New York Times and Washington Post
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by Russell Mokhiber
How much would it cost to put that item on the agenda?
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Reports of Forced Sterilization of Women in ICE Detention Deeply Alarming
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HHS is Withholding Health and Safety Data on Active Migrant Detention Center
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Patriotic Millionaires Chair: New York Budget Cuts are Avoidable, Cuomo Just Needs to Tax the Rich
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More than 1,000 Parents Sign Open Letter Calling for a Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools
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Fighting for Our Present, Not Just Our Future: Global Youth Climate Strikes Are Back
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