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News & Views | 9/28/20
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'The American People Should Be Pissed Off': Critics Say Trump Tax Dodging Exposes System Rotten to the Core
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The American people should be angry about President Trump's tax
evasion, but that's not all. They should be much more angry about how
much of what Trump did is legal."
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Progressives Warn Barrett's Right-Wing Ideology and Past Rulings Signal She Could Intentionally 'Make the Country a More Unjust Place'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Sometimes her opinions have been downright cruel. They disqualify her,
full stop."
'We Need Medicare for All': Tens of Millions More Expected to Lose Employer-Based Insurance by 2021
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The strain on employers "just shows how ridiculous it is to have a
system where a person's health insurance is tied to their job."
President Is a 'Walking Scam,' Says AOC as Records Show Trump Paid Just $750 in Federal Income Taxes in Both 2016 and 2017
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He contributed less to funding our communities than waitresses and
undocumented immigrants," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
As Major Outlets Ignore Assange Extradition Hearing, Ai Weiwei Demands Freedom for WikiLeaks Founder
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"He truly represents a core value of why we are free—because we have
freedom of the press," Weiwei said.
'Everything He Says Is False': CDC Director Overheard on Airplane Condemning Trump Covid Adviser's Misinformation
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Dr. Scott Atlas, a Trump adviser with no expertise in infectious
diseases, "has been spreading misinformation for a long time," said one
epidemiologist.
Top Trump Campaign Adviser Brad Parscale Hospitalized After Threatening Self-Harm With Gun
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Police removed Parscale from his Fort Lauderdale home after his wife
reported that he was armed and suicidal.
Trump's Corporate-Friendly Trade, Tax, and Labor Policies Betrayed Manufacturing Workers in Midwest: Study
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"We need strong leadership to negotiate trade with other countries and
trade policies that serve workers, not multinational companies that send
jobs overseas."
'Trying to Have It Both Ways': Investigation Reveals BP and Shell Still Back Anti-Climate Lobby Groups, Despite Pledges
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Unearthed and HuffPost report reveals the companies failed to
disclose membership in at least eight Big Oil lobbies in their
transparency reports.
'A Truly Horrifying Pick': Fury Over Trump Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The American people see this rushed process for what it is. An attempt
to cement a right-wing supermajority on the highest court in order to
dismantle the Affordable Care Act in the middle of a pandemic and
overturn Roe v. Wade ."
Progressives Demand Outside Supreme Court: 'No Confirmation Before Inauguration'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The people demand that OUR NEEDS ARE MET before the Senate entertains
the idea of confirming a new justice days before the most important
presidential election of our lifetime."
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How Christian Nationalism in the US Legislates Evil and Punishes the Poor
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
The dangers posed by today's Christian nationalists are all too real.
Inequality and Covid-19 in 13 Charts
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by Sarah Anderson, Brian Wakamo
A new data visualization series illustrates how the pandemic and flawed
policy responses have widened long-standing economic, racial, and gender
divides.
The Coming Civil War Over Trump's Ego
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by Robert Reich
He has turned America into a gargantuan projection of his own
pathological narcissism.
What to Do When the World Is on Fire
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by Henry Coleman
Let's open our eyes to the majority of human cultures—including and
especially indigenous Australian ones—that have consistently enriched
the biosphere.
Yes, There Is Hope
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by Joan Pedro-Carañana
There are increasing numbers of experiences putting collaborative
methods for hope and dialogue into practice.
Debunking the Myth of “The Greatest Economy Ever”
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by Robert Freeman
Trump's claim to economic wizardry easily falls apart.
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Newswire...
New Report Raises Concerns That Facebook and the 2016 Trump Campaign Colluded on Political Ads to Suppress the Black Vote
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Turn Up Tuesdays to Voters: Make a Plan to Vote Now
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Report: America’s Massive Wildlife Imports Fuel Global Pandemic Risks
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Court Filing: Shutting Off Detroit Residents’ Water is Unconstitutional
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Patriotic Millionaires on Trump Tax Returns: The American People Should be Pissed Off
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