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News & Views | 9/13/19
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Majority in US Back Free College Tuition and Student Debt Cancellation, New Poll Finds
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A majority of voters support the bold proposals for free college tuition
and the wiping out of student debt that have been put forward by Sens.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic primary,
according to a new poll out Friday.
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From Nepal to New Zealand to Nigeria, Fridays for Future Youth Activists Take to Streets Worldwide One Week Before #ClimateStrike
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Activists with the youth-led Fridays for Future movement took to the
streets worldwide Friday, calling for bolder efforts to battle the
climate emergency and encouraging people of all ages to join the global
#ClimateStrike on Sept. 20.
In 'Disgusting' Move, Jeff Bezos Abruptly Cuts Health Benefits for Nearly 2,000 Part-Time Whole Foods Workers
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I am in shock. I've worked here 15 years. This is why I keep the
job—because of my benefits."
At #SandtonShutdown, South African Women Disrupt Business as Usual as Fury Over Gender-Based Violence Boils Over
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"My body is not your war zone," read one protest signs.
Highlighting Number of Years Left to Save Earth, Greta Thunberg Joins 11-Minute Die-In Outside White House
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We're seeing entire communities being decimated by the climate crisis.
That's why we strike here today, that's why we strike here every
Friday."
'No Policy, No Facts, Just Displays of Violence': Ocasio-Cortez Says Hysterical Ad Proves GOP Has No Response to Progressive Vision
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are fighting to guarantee healthcare in America. To make education
and housing dignified and accessible. To save our planet. To set living
wages. To establish justice at home and peace abroad."
Challenging Biden on Iraq War Vote, Sanders Denounces Bloated Trump Pentagon Budget During Democratic Debate
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I don't think we have to spend $750 billion a year on the military when
we don't even know who our enemy is."
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ABC Democratic Debate Lowlights
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by Julie Hollar, Jim Naureckas
Judging the candidates is one thing, but the quality of the questions
was hardly inspiring.
Biden Takes Iraq Lies to the Max at Democratic Debate
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by Sam Husseini
When so much was on the line, what the former vice president did when he
was in the U.S. Senate was to help ensure war happened while trying to
wash his hands of responsibility for it
They Can’t Vote Yet, But Youths Are Ready to #ClimateStrike
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by Austyn Gaffney
We're hurtling toward collapse. Thank goodness your kids are paying
attention.
#NeverForget the War in Afghanistan
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
Let's remember: the only reason U.S. troops are dying in Afghanistan is
because they are deployed to Afghanistan
How the South Could Help Flip the US Senate
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by Rebekah Barber
Flipping any of these seats will not come easy for Democrats, but real
organizing and political investment is the only way
Avalanche-Level Liar Trump Learned Art of Deception From the Pros: US Corporations
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by Ralph Nader
Before there was Trump there was a corporate stranglehold on false
claims and campaigns that had a singular purpose to mislead
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Newswire...
D.C. Circuit Rules EPA’s Failure to Protect People From Cross-State Air Pollution is Illegal
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National Nurses United Endorses Green New Deal and Ban on Assault Weapons
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350.org US on Trump Administration Repealing Clean Water Protection Rules: “Elected Officials at Every Level Need to Step Up”
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CREW Statement on Emoluments Case Victory
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The Gwich’in Nation Vows to Protect Sacred Lands in the Arctic Refuge
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