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"Dam's Not Breaking. It's Broken": Pelosi Reportedly Set to Announce Official Trump Impeachment Inquiry
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is clear that there is no other option than to impeach this
president."
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As Trump Authorizes Transcript Release, Expert Critics Say 'Anything Short of Whistleblower Complaint Is More Obstruction'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Anything short of whistleblower complaint is more obstruction."
Because 'Puerto Rico Must no Longer be Treated as a Colony,' Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Lead Demand to End Painful Austerity
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We must hold la Junta accountable—otherwise Wall Street vultures will
continue to be prioritized over the needs of the people."
Brazilians Blast Bolsonaro's UN Speech Denying Amazon Devastation as a Total 'Scam'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Brazilians and environmental advocates around the world responded with
outrage to a speech that Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro
gave Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly that included what
one reporter described as "a cantankerous and conspiratorial defense of
his environmental record."
"I Don't Think Billionaires Should Exist": Sanders Proposes Wealth Tax to Slash Fortunes of Ultra-Rich
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Enough is enough. We are going to take on the billionaire class,
substantially reduce wealth inequality in America, and stop our
democracy from turning into a corrupt oligarchy."
After Climate-Focused 2020 Bid, Inslee Faces Indigenous Campaigners' Demand to End All Fossil Fuel Projects in Washington
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee won praise during his five-month presidential
campaign for setting the tone of the climate debate in the 2020
Democratic primary and forcing other candidates to propose bold climate
action—but in his own state on Tuesday, indigenous residents demanding
the governor make his commitment clear at home.
Trump Labor Dept Slammed for 'Wholly Inadequate' Overtime Pay Rule That 'Leaves Behind Millions of Workers'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Labor rights advocates and progressive economists slammed the Trump
administration Tuesday after the Department of Labor announced a final
rule on overtime pay to replace a bolder Obama-era proposal blocked by a
federal court in Texas.
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The "Quid" Is a Crime: No Need to Prove "Pro Quo" in Ukrainegate
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by Paul Seamus Ryan
Americans have long prided themselves on a belief that no one is above
our nation's laws. President Trump seems determined to prove us wrong.
Why the Private Health Insurance Industry Faces an Existential Crisis
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by Wendell Potter
A former health insurance executive says the moment the insurance
industry fears most has arrived.
Step Aside Agribusiness, It's Time for Real Solutions to the Climate Crisis
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by GRAIN
Big food and agribusiness companies are desperate to portray themselves
as part of the solution to the climate crisis. But there is no way to
reconcile what's needed to heal our planet with their unflinching
commitment to growth.
What Corporate Media Like Best About Elizabeth Warren: She’s Not Bernie Sanders
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by Julie Hollar
Why has Warren—who has positioned herself as Bernie Sanders' closest
ideological competitor, and a vocal crusader against corporate control
over the political system—so far escaped the scathing and skeptical
coverage Sanders has received?
Why on Earth Is Nancy Pelosi Protecting Donald Trump?
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by Robert Freeman
The House Speaker is directly, and personally, undermining the role of
Congress as the sole institution of government designed to hold to
account a corrupt, inept, and destructive executive.
How Serious People Planned to Avert Climate Catastrophe at the UN (While Trump Hung Out in the Basement)
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by Evelyn Leopold
The Trump administration has leapt back into the 19th century, canceling
as many fuel emission policies as possible and rolling back more than 80
environmental rules and regulations.
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NIAC Statement on Trump's Address at the UN General Assembly
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World Leaders Must Act To Stop Egyptian President al-Sisi's Repressive Crackdown
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350.org US on Donald Trump’s United Nations Remarks
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U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere
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CAIR Submits Written Testimony for Congressional Muslim Ban Hearing
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