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News & Views | 11/4/20
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'Every Vote Must Be Counted': Democracy Defenders Face Off Against Trump Lies About Election Results
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Politicians do not get to decide whose votes will count and whose votes
won't count. We choose our politicians, they do not choose us."
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One Thing Very Certain After Election Day: 'Coronavirus Spreading Like Wildfire'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The U.S. is "entering the most concerning and most deadly phase of this
pandemic... leading to increasing mortality," warned Dr. Deborah Birx
earlier this week.
As Wisconsin Called for Biden, Trump Campaign Baselessly Cries 'Irregularities' and Demands Recount
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"While the counts are still continuing, our position remains the same:
we feel good about what we are seeing," said Biden's campaign manager.
Gideon Concession to Collins Dashes Democratic Hopes to Oust Reviled Maine GOP Senator
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The four-term Republican's win follows her much-maligned vote to confirm
Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Lincoln Project 'Epically Failed,' Say Progressives as Trump Wins Bigger Share of Republican Voters Than in 2016
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Turns out there were no 'Biden Republicans.'"
As US Officially Quits Paris Accord Amid Election Uncertainty, Progressives Say 'Make This Disastrous Decision Temporary'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The U.S. exit from the Paris agreement is a shameful act and is
especially cruel at a time when the world is reeling from devastating
disasters worsened by climate change."
With McConnell-Led GOP Poised to Hold Senate, Progressives Fear 'Disastrous' Obstruction as Covid Spreads and Planet Burns
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Joe Biden could be elected president, but without the Senate, there's a
massive risk that he becomes a failed president unable to appoint any
judges or enact any progressive policies."
'Taking Sledgehammer' to Failed US Drug War, Oregon Votes to Decriminalize Narcotics as Five States Legalize Marijuana
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Critics of the "War on Drugs" celebrated a number of victories Tuesday
night as Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize
personal drug possession and voters in five states backed the
legalization of marijuana.
Biden Campaign Condemns Trump False Victory Claim as 'Naked Effort to Take Away the Democratic Rights of American Citizens'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If the president makes good on his threat to go to court to try to
prevent the proper tabulation of votes, we have legal teams standing by
ready to deploy to resist that effort. And they will prevail."
'We're Ready to Mobilize': As Trump Moves to Steal Election, 500+ Demonstrations Planned to Protect the Results
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We expected Trump and Republicans to try every trick in the book to
cling to power. Join the movement to stop a constitutional crisis."
"He Doesn't Decide... We the People Do": Trump Denounced for False Election Night Claim of Victory
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We must count every vote, and prepare for what's coming," warned one
progressive activist. "This is a crucial moment to defend democracy from
fascism at home."
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Trump Has Not Won, No Matter What He Says
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by Kimberly Alters
It's outright dangerous to have a leader who refuses to acknowledge a
sound democratic process.
Everyone Needs to Be More Furious Right Now
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by Hamilton Nolan
Trump and gangster Republicans are now very openly trying to steal a
presidential election.
The Biggest Story of Our Time Requires an Army of Journalists to Tell
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by Dan Froomkin
The role of the free press in the world's leading democracy is not to
sit by and watch as authoritarianism takes root.
America Wakes Up to a Near Worst-Case Scenario
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by Will Bunch
Trump's bogus victory claim, likelihood of a gridlocked D.C. reveal a
still-broken nation.
U.S. Now Officially Out of the Paris Climate Agreement
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by Olivia Rosane
The U.S. is now the only country to withdraw from the accord.
U.S. Democracy: The Four-Year Rule?
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by John Feffer
American democracy is in rough shape. It's going to take more than this
election to set it right.
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Newswire...
Ballot Intimidation in Michigan is Dangerous, Unlawful
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Progressive Organizations Hold Pro-Democracy “#CountEveryVote” Events Across the Nation
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Greenlining Institute Joins Call to Count Every Vote
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Small Businesses Thrive when Democracy Thrives: Every Vote Counts
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NARAL Pro-Choice America Celebrates Rep. Jared Golden’s Victory in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
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