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'It Never Had to Be Like This': 300,000 Dead in US From Covid-19 Under Donald J. Trump
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"It is equal to a 9/11 attack every day for more than 100 days."
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'They Don't Care About the Little Guy': Progressives Take Aim at Greed of GOP Senators in Crucial Georgia Runoffs
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
To win on January 5, organizers say, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock
should focus on getting direct economic relief to struggling Americans,
raising the minimum wage, and the greed of the Republican Party.
'The Will of the American People': Official Electoral College Vote Finalizes That Biden Won and Trump Lost
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Despite a "cacophony of lies and disinformation" from the outgoing
president, said one campaigner, the results are clear.
From 'Alternative Facts' to 'Alternate Electors': Stephen Miller Pushes Absurd New Strategy in Face of Trump Loss
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"They're actively attempting a coup. It's extremely stupid. But that is
what it is and it's beyond troubling."
Sanders Says Congress 'Cannot Go Home for Christmas Holidays' Without Delivering $1,200 Direct Payments
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Congress should be working 24 hours, seven days a week until we pass a
bill that provides emergency assistance to the American people in their
time of need."
'What a Failed State Looks Like': GOP Under Fire for Blocking Necessary Funds as Covid Vaccine Distribution Begins
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The end of a tragic, crippling pandemic is in sight and Senate
Republicans can't get around to authorizing any money to complete the
job."
'The Actual Scandalous Headline Is Medics Need Two Jobs to Survive': AOC Defends Paramedic Outed by NY Post
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday night was among those who came
to the defense of a New York City paramedic who the New York Post outed
and attempted to shame in a recent article about her decision to earn
extra money via nude modeling.
Due to 'Credible Threats of Violence,' Michigan Capitol Shuttered as Electoral College Meets to Confirm Biden Victory
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"It is a sad fact that the shameful actions by certain Republicans to
smear our democratic institutions and deny the clear will of the voters
has undeniably created this dangerous, hostile atmosphere."
Assange's Partner Decries 'Atrocious' Prison Conditions in Appeal for Australian Intervention
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The Australian government should just pick up the phone and speak to
its closest allies and show its concern and secure his safe release,"
said Stella Morris.
Thanks to GOP Stonewalling, Experts Say Congress 'Already Too Late' to Prevent Lapse in Unemployment Benefits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We will find ourselves early next year in the midst of a humanitarian
crisis brought upon by cruel indifference."
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The Ghosts of Christmas Present: GOP Kick the Most Vulnerable Amid Pandemic
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
Vaccine thinking applied to all of American life.
How Right-Wing Conservatives Have Laid Waste to America for 50 Years
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by Paul Buchheit
Thanks to a half century of insidious "trickle-down" philosophy—which
astoundingly continues to be preached by many of the
super-rich—inequality has stretched our nation nearly to the breaking
point.
Bernie Sanders and Our Winter of Progressive Discontent
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by Norman Solomon
While Sanders is ill-positioned and uninclined to push back very hard
against the evident trajectory of Biden's decisions, many progressives
are starting to throw down gauntlets against the corporate and
militaristic aspects of the incoming presidency.
Pandemic Failure, Vaccine Success Indict American Monopoly Capitalism
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by Juan Cole
This vaccine victory is bittersweet. We have lost so many Americans to
the virus, who didn't have to die. Many of them died because of
stubbornly pro-capitalist public policy.
Lighter Coal Regulations May Mean More Covid-19 Deaths
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by Elizabeth Cerceo
Addressing emission standards, pollution, and environmental protections
are necessities now.
If Democrats Want to Succeed, They Will Have to Implement Policies That Primarily Benefit the Working Class
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by Kenneth Peres
Progressives cannot just sit by and expect Biden or the Democratic Party
to do the right thing.
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Newswire...
Watchdog Calls on President-Elect Biden to Immediately Reverse the Trump Administration’s Damage to Public Lands
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SPJ Outraged After Execution of Iranian Journalist Ruhollah Zam
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Electoral College Follows the Will of The American People
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Sanders on Manchin-Romney Deal: Congress Cannot Go Home Until Working Class Receives $1,200 Direct Payments
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ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Action on Kansas Voting Lawsuit
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