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'It's Even Worse on Video': Trump Adviser Welcomes Killing Loved Ones With Covid-19 as This May Be 'Their Final Thanksgiving' Anyway
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
" Eat, drink, and be merry, because tomorrow my policies may kill you."
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'Our Worst Fears Have Come True': With No Sign of Federal Relief, Nursing Home Industry Study Shows Surge in Covid-19
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The nation's top organization of long-term care providers released a
report Tuesday showing that the recent spike across the country has
corresponded with rising cases in nursing homes.
With Pandemic as National Emergency, Biden Could Enact Medicare for All by Executive Action—But Will He?
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"I do not expect Joe Biden to use this power on Inauguration Day to
instantly turn the United States into a single-payer country. But
there's nothing in the law that would appear to prevent him from doing
it."
'This Is How a Torturer Ended Up Running the CIA': Biden Reportedly Hopes to Avoid Probes Into Trump Crimes
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Mirroring Obama's choice to "look forward" not back, one critic said
this a "preview of an epic failure" by the President-elect
Citing Her Ties to Agribusiness and Fossil Fuels, 160+ Groups Tell Biden That Heitkamp Is 'Wrong Choice' for USDA
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"She has aligned herself with corporate agribusiness at the expense of
family farmers, supports fossil fuel interests, and holds views that are
out of step with the Democratic Party and the majority of Americans."
Greenpeace Releases Far-Reaching 'Just Recovery Agenda' to Tackle Interlocking Crises of Inequality, Racial Injustice, Covid-19, and Climate Chaos
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
We must "shift from an economy that is extractive and exploitative to
one that regenerates and repairs," the new report says.
A Defeated Trump 'Has No Authorization for a New War,' Say Campaigners After NYT Reports President Wanted Military Strike Options for Iran
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Trump's request for military options to strike Iran's nuclear program
in his waning days in office encapsulates the bankruptcy of the
pressure-only approach toward Iran favored by so many in Washington."
"I'd Like to Report Some Voter Fraud": Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Allegations He Urged Legal Ballots Be Tossed in Georgia
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Under the guise of rooting out election fraud, it looks like Graham is
suggesting committing it."
'Unreal & Heartbreaking': Experts Highlight Climate Crisis Connection as Category 5 Hurricane Iota Barrels Toward Central America
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It's a simple equation: as the global temperature rises storms get
bigger, longer, and more frequent," said Greenpeace. "We need
governments to act on climate RIGHT NOW.
Activists Urge Biden to Eschew Fossil Fuel-Friendly Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz in Transition, Cabinet Teams
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Scores of environmental and progressive groups warn that Moniz, "an
unrepentant founding father of the fracking industry," would "extend our
reliance on fossil fuels and the very companies with which he is
linked."
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More Humane Cages? Prospects for Immigration Justice Under Biden Appear Dim
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by Adrienne Pine
In stacking not just his DHS team but all of his transition teams with
neoliberals and hawks, Biden has sent the world a clear signal that
despite the cage-free fantasies of liberal Democrats, his immigration
policy will be more of the same.
Grappling With a Divided Nation
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
The new politics of the poor in Joe Biden's (and Mitch McConnell's) USA.
The Media's Quadrennial Eclipse
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by Laura Flanders
We need coverage of people as active citizens, not just as consumers.
Drawing All the Wrong Lessons From Media’s Election 2020 Failures
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by Julie Hollar
By repeatedly conferring legitimacy on a fundamentally antidemocratic
president and his actions, media paved the way for the dangerous place
we find ourselves in today, and hobbled their ability to protect our
democracy.
Biden Should Embrace an Anti-Imperialist Feminist Foreign Policy to Heal Wounds Abroad—and at Home
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by Christine Ahn, Yifat Susskind
Women of color should be the ones remaking U.S. foreign policy.
Want to Save Democracy? Reduce the Voting Age
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by Zoe Weil
Let's teach 16-year-olds to be election-savvy and help them register to
vote.
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Newswire...
Pocan Leads 40 Dems Demanding Condemnation of Israeli Demolitions
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New Feminist Peace Initiative Releases Movement-Driven Foreign Policy Framework
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Public Citizen Delivers Robust Transition Agenda Demands to President-Elect Joe Bidenp
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2019 FBI Data Undercounts Hate Crimes
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160+ Organizations Urge President-Elect Biden to Withdraw Heidi Heitkamp from Consideration for USDA Secretary
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