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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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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