by Jon Queally, staff writer "I say to the Walton family: Get off welfare," declared Sen. Bernie Sanders in response to the government study he commissioned. "Pay your workers a living wage—at least $15 an hour."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "In this time of national crisis with millions struggling to get by, we cannot afford to grant positions of power to austerity hawks."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "Our response to the false designation will be to... challenge Israeli policies of occupation and apartheid and galvanize public opinion for freedom and justice in Palestine," vowed CodePink's Medea Benjamin.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "A seamless transition is necessary to ensure that the incoming administration is prepared to confront the Covid-19 pandemic from day one."
by Julia Conley, staff writer A day after the Trump administration slapped Iran's government with new sanctions and amid reporting that President Donald Trump has considered military strikes against the country, a top government adviser warned that the U.S. would risk "full-fledged war" in the Middle East should it attack Iran.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer A lawsuit alleges that a boss at one facility "organized a cash-buy-in, winner-take-all, betting pool for supervisors and managers to wager how many plant employees would test positive."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Organizers are calling for "a corporate-free Cabinet and administration staffed with personnel committed to addressing the climate threat, as well as following through on promises made during the campaign."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "At its heart, dam removal is about healing and restoration for the river, for the salmon, and for our people," said the Yurok Tribe chair.
by Michael Winship "On November 3," writes @MichaelWinship, "a majority of voters dumped mashed potatoes on Donald Trump’s head and he’s still screaming from the injustice of it all."
by Linda McQuaig The private sector almost always does things to make a profit, and that can leave the rest of us paying a high price—in dollars and deaths.
by Cassandra Stimpson, Holly Zhang A rising China is also guaranteed to lift all boats (submarines, aircraft carriers, and surface ships) as well as fighter planes aiding the military-industrial complex on a planet increasingly at war with itself.
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