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Industry Coalition Launches Seven-Figure Ad Blitz to Flood Democratic Debate With Attacks on Medicare for All
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
David Sirota, speechwriter for Sen. Bernie Sanders's campaign, said the
ad blitz is an attempt by healthcare industry lobbyists "to buy
tonight's Democratic debate—as part of their campaign to buy the 2020
election."
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Trump Rollback of Key EPA Water Protection Rule Denounced as 'Callous' and 'Immoral' Giveaway to Big Polluters
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Environmental and public health advocates blasted the Trump
administration Thursday for finalizing its rollback of an Obama-era
regulation designed to curb the pollution of waterways nationwide.
'Decades of Progress Are at Stake' as Trump Reaches 150 Lifetime Judicial Appointments and Right-Wing Court Takeover Accelerates
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Every network should be covering this. Trump's dangerous takeover of
our courts will last a generation."
'We Must Be Bolder Than Ever': Labor Federation Representing 30 Million Workers Calls on All Unions to Join Global Climate Strike
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We cannot let the vital idealism of this new generation be poisoned by
cynicism and doubt. This is our last chance. They are our last chance.
We must stand with them."
'A Solution for All Generations': With Plan for Social Security Expansion, Warren Demands Rich Pay Fair Share to Lift 5 Million Out of Poverty
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In her latest proposal to require the wealthiest Americans to contribute
far more of their vast resources to benefit working families, Sen.
Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan to expand Social Security benefits
for senior citizens and future generations after retirement.
'Total Dirtbag Move': Biden Surrogate Ed Rendell Pens 11th Hour Attack on Warren Before Debate
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The problem with Rendell's long track record is that it's just too easy
to dive in and unearth examples of his own hypocrisy."
Demanding 2020 Democrats Pick a Side on Climate Emergency, Greenpeace Climbers Shut Down Busiest Fossil Fuel Transportation Hub in US
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
According to the group, the nearly two dozen climbers "intend to remain
secured in place for 24 hours, preventing the transport of all oil and
gas through the channel. Their action is a bold call to leaders to
imagine a world beyond fossil fuels and embrace a just transition to
renewable energy."
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Unions: We Must Back the Climate Strike!
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by Rosa Pavanelli
Now is the time to show the next generation that unions are the force
for progressive change in the 21st Century.
ABC's History of Poor Climate Coverage Doesn't Bode Well for the Next Presidential Primary Debate
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by Evlondo Cooper, Ted MacDonald
Good news: There are a few easy ways the moderators can make the climate
crisis a substantive and informative part of the debate.
Why I'm Currently Blocking the Largest Oil Export Channel in the U.S.
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by Piper
"I don't want to see every single corner of this country be exploited
for fossil fuels while communities are being torn apart by oil spills,
chemical fires, and more extreme floods, fires, droughts, and storms."
Can Debate Moderators Stop Parroting GOP Talking Points?
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by Miles Mogulescu
Let's hope that tonight's moderators from ABC and Univision for the
third debate—this means you, George Stephanopoulos, Jorge Ramos, Linsey
Davis, and David Muir—will ask more more honest questions which clarify
the issues, instead of ginning up false controversy.
It’s Time to Talk About Our Broken Democracy. Will Tonight's Democratic Debate Moderators Step Up?
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by David Daley, Adam Eichen
We need a candidate to push for protecting democracy as fiercely as Jay
Inslee did for addressing climate change.
On 18th Anniversary of 9/11, Media Worry About ‘Premature’ End to Afghan War
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by Joshua Cho
The Afghans are one of the least happy populations ever recorded. Yet
corporate media's propagandistic coverage discourages the US from doing
the one thing that might help change that: get out.
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House Votes to Protect the Crown Jewel of our Wildlife Refuge System
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California Senate Passes Bill to Stop Facial Recognition in Police Body Cameras as Momentum Grows at Local, State, and Federal Level
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Trump Administration's Asylum Ban Could be a Death Sentence for People Seeking Safety
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OPIC Votes to Accelerate Climate Crisis
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Trump Completes Repeal of Clean Water Rule, Imperiling Drinking Water Sources for 117M People
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