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News & Views | 10/8/20

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The FBI announced Thursday that it had arrested six men and charged them with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, after an investigation revealed they had planned to overthrow the state government of Michigan and take Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hostage.

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Signs hang from the Meridian Heights apartment building in Northwest Washington on Monday, May 18, 2020.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As Trump and his Senate allies prioritize advancing their radical judicial agenda, millions of Americans remain jobless, families are battling food insecurity, and tens of thousands of small businesses are shutting their doors for good."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Nine conservation groups announced their intention to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday over its decision to not protect wolverines under the Endangered Species Act. 


Nurses hold signs at a Vigil for Nurses Who've Died From Covid-19 at the U.S. Capital on July 21, 2020 in Washington, D.C. They gathered at the Capitol demanding that the U.S. Senate pass the HEROES Act, which would provide much needed personal protective equipment and regulatory protections for frontline workers. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"People are dying, and more people are going to die because the Trump administration has totally failed to protect Americans who have been on the job throughout the pandemic keeping our country running."


Sens. Chuck Schumer (L) and Ron Wyden sent a letter to Treasury Department inspectors general on Thursday urging them to probe possible political interference in IRS audits of President Donald Trump's tax returns. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Not only has Mr. Trump broken decades of precedent by... refusing to publicly release his federal income tax returns, he has also made numerous public statements against IRS audits," the senators wrote.


In 2019, the USDA's Wildlife Services program intentionally killed roughly 62,000 coyotes

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"To carry out such a horrific onslaught on native wildlife in the midst of a mass extinction event and a climate crisis, without any real knowledge of the impact, is utterly outrageous."


A coalition of progressive lawmakers, union leaders, and social justice advocates on Thursday unveiled the "People's Charter," a political agenda intended to outline how working people can come together to transform the U.S. from a country that works for "the privileged and powerful few" to one that "cares for all of us." (Photo: People's Charter)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The People's Charter provides folks with something that is outside of [Biden's] politics to vote for."


Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) appeared on MSNBC Thursday morning to discuss the presidential race. (Photo: MSNBC/YouTube)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The senator urged all Americans to "get out and vote for our democracy."


Activists with the group Extinction Rebellion protest outside Google's UK headquarters in London on October 16, 2019. The demonstrators want social media companies to do more to combat climate denial. (Photo: Ollie Millington, Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Inaccurate and misleading ads—which were bought by right-wing lobby and nonprofit groups—were viewed by eight million U.S. users during the first half of 2020.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These new sanctions, as well as the brutal ones already in place, only hurt the Iranian citizens and should be considered a crime against humanity."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Should Donald Trump and Mike Pence refuse to accept the will of the people, we will be ready to mobilize in unprecedented numbers to demand that every single vote be counted and ensure a peaceful transition of power."

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A waitress wearing a mask and gloves disinfects a table in a restaurant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo: JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

by Karen Dolan
The president just benefited from lifesaving, taxpayer-funded measures. He has no business blocking Americans from getting the same.


Barrett will likely provide the final vote to gut the Affordable Care Act, which could throw 20 million Americans off their health insurance. She may also help overturn Roe v. Wade. Both are goals that conservatives have tried to achieve for years. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by Rev. Susan K. Smith
The president has openly said he expects her to back him in a contested election. She should recuse herself—and we should resist her.


Protesters hold up signs as they march during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis Police custody, in Boston, Massachusetts on May 31, 2020. (Photo: JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

by Robert C. Koehler
The bulk of the chaos is simply America the Terrible emerging from the shadows: our real history suddenly visible.


We can deliver a resounding defeat to Trump and every single one of his enablers, and stop our slide toward tyranny. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

by Robert Reich
This is our chance to change our nation’s terrifying course.


Not providing aid to state and local governments will also cost millions of jobs. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

by Heidi Shierholz
It is terrible economics to pause stimulus talks.


A U.S. Air Force military aide carry "The Football" off Air Force One in Raleigh, NC. The Football is a specially outfitted black briefcase used by the President of the United States to authorize the use of nuclear weapons. The specific contents of the briefcase are highly classified and have lead to much speculation. It reportedly holds a secure satellite communication (SATCOM), and other materials that the president would rely on should a decision to use nuclear weapons need to be made. (Photo by Brooks K

by Tom Collina
In a vibrant democracy, no one person should have the unchecked power to destroy the world.

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