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As Trump Melts Down, Biden Campaign—Verging on Win—Says It Will Be 'Perfectly Capable of Escorting Trespassers' From White House
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Biden teetering on victory as latest vote counts continue to lean toward
Democratic challenger.
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As Centrist House Democrats Attack Medicare for All, Fox News Poll Shows 72% of Voters Want 'Government-Run Healthcare Plan'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If you actively campaign against majority opinion on healthcare during
a pandemic, don't be surprised that voters don't like it," warned one
journalist, looking ahead to runoff races in Georgia.
Ocasio-Cortez Dismisses Centrist Attempts to Blame Left for Dem Losses, Calling on Party to Listen to Progressive Demands
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday discussed multiple reasons for
rejecting centrist Democrats' claims that the embrace of progressive
policies led to lackluster election results for the party.
'Trump Is Trying to Steal the Election and Wall Street Is Silent': Corporate Executives Urged to Condemn President's Attacks on Democracy
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Stop the Money Pipeline coalition pressures executives at major banks,
insurance companies, and asset managers to call out his behavior.
'They Had One Job and They Blew It': Progressives Fire Back as Centrist Democrats in House Blame Left for Election Failures
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Don't blame myself and others who are fighting for issues that matter
to our communities," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Researchers Thought It Would Be At Least 30 Years Before Arctic Ice Time Capsule Was Found. It Took Just Two.
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
People aboard the Russian icebreaker ship 50 Years of Victory in 2018
believed the time capsule they placed in ice in the Arctic Circle would
stay there for at least three decades—and were shocked to learn this
week that the container has already been uncovered.
Armed Suspected QAnon Supporters Arrested Over Alleged Plot to Attack Philadelphia Convention Center
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Local police and the FBI launched an investigation after two men with
unlicensed guns who drove from Virginia were arrested near a site of the
ongoing vote count in the 2020 election.
'I Mostly Listen': Offering Blueprint for Democrats, Green New Deal Champion Chloe Maxmin Unseats Powerful GOP Incumbent in Rural Maine
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"I don't show up and talk about myself," says Maxmin, who this week
unseated the state's Republican Senate Minority Leader. "I really try
and listen and make sure that the voices that I hear are reflected in
our campaign."
To Trump's Threat That Biden Will Ban Fracking, Climate Campaigners Say, 'Yes, Please'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Joe Biden can prove himself to be the leader these precarious times
require."
"I'd Put the Heads on Pikes": Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon Calls for Beheading of Fauci and FBI Chief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Former top White House aide is advocating for the murder of two
government officials for being disloyal to Donald Trump."
'Hopefully Amy Coney Barrett Will Come Through': Trump Legal Adviser Admits Campaign Is Pining for Supreme Court Rescue
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The GOP is telling the nation, on cable television, that it installed
its 6-3 Supreme Court majority in order to steal elections. Believe
them."
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Thanks to GOP, Next President Inherits a Devastated Economy With Millions Out of Work
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by Elise Gould
Policymakers cannot ignore the economic devastation happening to workers
and their families across the country.
Progressives Made Trump's Defeat Possible. Now It's Time to Challenge Biden and Other Corporate Democrats.
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by Norman Solomon
Without a strong progressive program as a rudder, the Biden presidency
will be awash in much the same old rhetorical froth and status-quo
positions that have so often caused Democratic incumbents to founder,
bringing on GOP electoral triumphs.
Resisting the "Moderate" Reaction
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by Peter Bloom
To defeat Trumpism the extreme centre must stop blaming leftist and
minorities for their losses.
The Task of 'Sleepy Joe' Is To Put Liberal America Right Back To Sleep
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by Jonathan Cook
T he US empire's insatiable greed and determination to colonise every
last inch of the planet, if only with our waste products, is gradually
killing the life-systems we depend on.
Global Food System Emissions Alone Threaten Warming Beyond 1.5°C—But We Can Act Now To Stop It
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by John Lynch
We have to switch the energy sources powering farms and food production
from fossil fuels to renewables, while halting the deforestation that
creates new farmland.
What Democrats Should Learn From the Spate of Socialist Wins on Election Day
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by Mindy Isser
It's not enough to be anti-Trump. Socialists are showing you can win
elections by standing for something.
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Color Of Change PAC: “Local Wins By Progressive Candidates Will Strengthen Black Communities Across the Country”
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Fracking Fizzled for Trump in Pennsylvania
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President-Elect Biden Must Bring Real Climate Action, Beginning with Fracking Ban on Federal Lands
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Wall Street Must Condemn Trump’s Attack on Democracy
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Socialists Mobilize Nationwide to Demand Democracy
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