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Your Week in Review
'This Is His Top Priority': McConnell Advances Another Trump Judge as Covid Relief Bill Remains Unfinished
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As a government shutdown looms, and as the pandemic rages on across
America, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to push
through Trump's judges until the very end."
With Perdue and Loeffler Under Fire for Shady Transactions, Warren Intros Bill to Ban Lawmakers From Trading Stock
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"With U.S. senators brazenly trading stocks to profit off a raging
pandemic, the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act is more urgent
than ever."
'A Catastrophe for Millions of Workers': McConnell Trying to Block Extension of Paid Sick and Family Leave
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The paid leave benefits have helped prevent thousands of coronavirus
cases each day, but Republicans want them to expire.
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After Billionaires Gained $1 Trillion in Wealth, Says Sanders, It Is Not 'Radical' to Demand More $1,200 Stimulus Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The American people cannot wait any longer. They need economic relief
now."
As 2020 Ends, It’s Time for News Outlets to Declare a "Climate Emergency"
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by Mark Hertsgaard
Let 2021 be the year that we declare, in accordance with science, that
humanity is facing a climate emergency—an emergency we promise to
illuminate and, we hope, help humanity overcome.
Wall Street Titan Gloats Over Pandemic Profits From Rentals as Eviction Tsunami Looms
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Blackstone was a huge winner coming out of the global financial crisis,
and I think something similar is going to happen," said the private
equity firm's billionaire CEO Stephen Schwarzman as millions brace for
eviction.
'Most Anti-Wildlife President in History' Puts Out Lame Duck Rule to Gut Species Protection
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Today's rule will have devastating consequences for some of America's
most iconic species, including the grizzly bear, whooping cranes, and
Pacific salmon."
Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls for 'Direct Payments of at Least $2,000' for Working Families
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Congress cannot continue to ignore the hunger, pain, and economic
uncertainty that millions of people are facing," argues a grassroots
coalition.
'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."
'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.
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