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'50 Years in the Making': In Historic Vote Against Failed War on Drugs, House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Democratic-led U.S. House passed the Marijuana Opportunity
Reinvestment and Expungement Act Friday in what advocates called an
"historic moment."
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Sanders Opposed to Relief Plan That Gives 'Absolutely No Financial Help' to Tens of Millions of Suffering People
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Given the enormous economic desperation facing working families in this
country today, I will not be able to support the recently announced
Manchin-Romney Covid proposal unless it is significantly improved."
Trump—Consumed With 'Narcissistic Crusade' Over Election Loss—Slammed for Silence on Surging Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As U.S. daily deaths set a new record on Wednesday, topping 2,800, the
president posted an "unhinged" 46-minute-long rant on Facebook, claiming
without any evidence that "this election was rigged."
'One Person Standing in the Way': Abysmal Jobs Report Puts New Pressure on McConnell for Covid Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Instead of passing a relief bill, Senate Republicans have been
confirming judge after judge—filling the federal bench while Americans
fill hospitals across the country."
'Few Things Matter More to Humans': UN Report Says We Must Protect and Restore Biodiversity of World's Soil
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If things carry on as they are, the outlook is bleak, unquestionably.
But I think it's not too late to introduce measures now."
Demanding Clemency for Lisa Montgomery, UN Experts Warn US on Verge of 'Arbitrary Execution'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Ms. Montgomery was the victim of an extreme level of physical and
sexual abuse throughout her life against which the state never provided
protection and for which it failed to offer remedies."
Because She Was Wrong About Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Libya, Daniel Ellsberg Joins Campaign Against Flournoy
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Declaring that "we do not need a hawk with relationships with the
weapons industry," Nobel Prize-winning peace activist Jody Williams also
urged Biden not to pick Michèle Flournoy as defense secretary.
'What the Hell Are They Doing?' Outrage as GOP Tries to Adjourn House With Millions Going Hungry, Covid Surging
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They're treating this like a game. Leaders don't abandon people in
their time of greatest need," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
'We're in a Climate Emergency. Act Accordingly': Greta Thunberg Says Denmark's 30-Year Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Not Fast Enough
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
" The real news here is that Denmark will apparently go on extracting
fossil fuels for another three decades," said climate campaigner Greta
Thunberg.
Largest US Federal Workers Union Blasts Trump-GOP Push for Pay Freeze as 'Demeaning, Dishonest, and Cruel'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's sad that even on his way out, President Trump still can't resist
the opportunity to stick it to the government workers."
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The Assassination of an Iranian Scientist and the Double-Standards of American Outrage
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by Shenaz Kermalli
Public discourse on these state-sponsored acts of terrorism (we wouldn't
hesitate to characterize these acts as terrorism if Iran assassinated an
Israeli or U.S scientist, would we?) has historically been largely
absent.
Each Inmate Awaiting Execution on Trump’s Watch Is a Person—One Whose Life Story Cries Out for Mercy
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by Sister Helen Prejean
No matter how terrible the crime, God-like decisions of life or death at
the hands of government officials are too weighty and unwieldy for
humans to handle.
The Trump FCC’s Parting Gift to Fox Is Bad News for Media Diversity
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by Carmen Scurato
Trump may have soured on Fox since he lost the election, but it seems
his FCC chairman, Ajit Pai, has not.
The Next President Should Get Us Out of Yemen
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by Bonnie Kristian
This is at most a conflict of regional import in which the US role has
been to protract hostilities, facilitate unconscionable treatment of
innocents, and unintentionally benefit the very terrorists we oppose.
Congress Is Deadlocked on Covid Relief But Came Together to Fund the Pentagon for $740 Billion
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by Sarah Lazare
There is always money for war.
Critics of Canceling Student Debt Aren’t Afraid It Won’t Work—They’re Afraid It Will
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by Ari Paul
If more people reap the benefits of student loan forgiveness, allowing
them to enjoy freer lives with more chances for economic advancement,
then other progressive and social democratic policies are going to be
more appealing.
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Indigenous Leaders Halt Line 3 Construction with Anishinaabe Cultural Practices
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In Historic Vote, House Passes Far-Reaching Marijuana Reform by 228 to 164 Votes
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Members of the US House of Representatives Vote to End Federal Marijuana Criminalization
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Unemployment Remains Unacceptably High as McConnell Again Lowballs Struggling Families
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People’s Action Statement Championing Rep. Marcia Fudge to Head USDA
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