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'What an Anti-Everybody Agenda Looks Like': AOC Excoriates Trump for Walking Away From Covid-19 Relief Talks
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Millions falling into poverty, millions on the edge of eviction,
millions going hungry, millions losing their healthcare and this
megalomaniac dime store dictator puts his knee of the neck of a nation."
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Successful GOP Repeal of ACA Would Strip Health Coverage From Millions and Give Top 0.1% a Massive Tax Cut—During a Pandemic
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If Trump gets the Supreme Court to strike down ACA, the richest 0.1%
would get a tax cut of $198,000 a year, and Big Pharma would get a tax
cut of $2.8 billion. But millions of seniors would pay billions more for
prescription drugs, and 20 million would lose their health insurance."
Vowing to 'Crush Trump' in Must-Watch Ad, Climate Campaigners Mobilize for Election Nationwide
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Once he's out, and we're still in the streets, our movement can set the
tone for the next four years, just like movements past."
'The First Time... But it Won't Be the Last': Climate Activists Warn California's First Gigafire Is the Shape of Things to Come
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The August Complex Fire, which has now burned more than one million
acres, is the largest in Golden State history.
Bolstering Progressive Demand, Fed Chair Says More Stimulus Crucial to Avoid Even More 'Unnecessary Hardship'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The stakes—even more human suffering and long-run damage to people and
the health of the economy—are high."
As Trump Enjoys Balcony Photo-Op, White House Cleaning Staff Sick With Covid-19 Told to Use 'Discretion'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"The behavior of the first family has endangered not only their own
health, but that of the staff."
'Appalling' Comments by Justices Thomas and Alito Seen as Harbinger of New Wave of Attacks on Marriage Equality and Gay Rights
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It is appalling that five years after the historic decision in
Obergefell , two justices still consider same-sex couples less worthy of
marriage than other couples."
Texas Cop Shaun Lucas Charged With Murder of 'Hometown Hero' and Unarmed Black Man Jonathan Price
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Lucas allegedly shot Price—described as a "pillar of the community" in
tiny Wolfe City—after the victim intervened in a domestic violence
incident.
'Just Blatant Voter Suppression': Groups Sue to Stop GOP Texas Gov. From Eviscerating Ballot Drop-Off System
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Gov. Abbott's order takes healthy, reasonable, safe options away from
some of this state's most vulnerable voters."
3 in 4 Americans—Including 55% of Republicans—Want Senate GOP to Prioritize Covid-19 Relief Over Ramming Through Coney Barrett
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Trump's Senate allies are doing everything they can to ensure Trump's
pick for the high court moves swiftly through the approvals process.
Where has this urgency been as Americans have languished for weeks
without new coronavirus relief?"
'Major Breach of Public Trust': Siding With Big Pharma, Trump Overrules FDA on Stricter Covid-19 Vaccine Standards
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Political manipulation of science—this is exactly what so many of us
were worried about," said one public health expert.
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How to Turn Ten Days Into a Lifetime
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by Michael Winship
The whole Trump nightmare summed up in a week and a half.
Pandemic Living
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by Frida Berrigan
The long haul.
Trump: Will We Ever Lock Him Up?
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by Bill Blum
Trump's misconduct in office could lead to criminal prosecution.
Migrant Caravans Restart as Pandemic Deepens the Humanitarian Crisis at the US-Mexico Border
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by Katrina Burgess
A continuation of dehumanizing and dangerous conditions on the border,
with less public scrutiny than ever.
5 of California’s 6 Largest Fires on Record Are Burning Now: The Astonishing 2020 Wildfire Season in Context
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by Kristy Dahl
When you're far from the fires, or when their smoke isn't cloaking your
neighborhood, it can be difficult to conceive of their scale. Here are
nine graphics that put this year's fires into context.
US Poised to Flout Int'l Law as Part of Potential Morocco-Israel Normalization Deal
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by Alexander Bertschi Wrigley
With such a decision, the United States, and the world at large, would
face serious repercussions—the erosion of international norms regarding
the right to self-determination.
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Newswire...
Small Businesses Aghast at Trump Stopping Covid Relief Negotiations
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Mike Pence’s Terrible Record Of Science Denial
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Trump Receives the Best Healthcare in the World, Turns Around and Says ‘Screw You’ to the Rest of America
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Planned Parenthood Action Fund Statement on Trump’s False Tweet on Abortion Later in Pregnancy
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Despite Promises, Trump Trade Deficit Is 22% Higher Than Same Period in Obama’s Final Year
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