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News & Views | 9/26/19
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'Unfit for Office': Trump Reportedly Suggests Person Who Informed Whistleblower Should Be Executed
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Very normal, healthy democracy we live in."
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Day After Trump Said 'Inequality Is Down,' Federal Data Shows US Income Inequality Highest Since Census Began Measuring
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The separation between rich and poor from 2017 and 2018 was greater
than it has ever been."
Trump Condemned for 'Morally Reprehensible' Plan That Rights Groups Warn Means Death for Asylum-Seekers
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Human rights advocates on Thursday warned that a "suspect" asylum deal
negotiated between the Trump administration and the president of
Honduras—along with similar agreements with Guatemala and El
Salvador—will endanger thousands of refugees and could even prove deadly
for many people in search of safety.
'As Bad, If Not Worse, Than Watergate': Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Massive White House Cover-Up
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This whistleblower complaint is only the tip of an iceberg of corrupt,
illegal, and immoral behavior by this president," said Sen. Bernie
Sanders.
Bernie Sanders and New Yorkers Praise Gov. Cuomo for Giving State's Voters More Time to Change Party Affiliation Before Primaries
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
New York residents, advocacy groups, and progressive politicians
celebrated Thursday after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed
legislation extending the state's deadline for voters to change their
political party affiliation ahead of next year's primary elections.
New Research Warns Severe Climate-Related Droughts Could Threaten 60% of Global Wheat Crop by 2100
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Underscoring the necessity of aggressive action to combat human-caused
global warming, research published Wednesday warns that the majority of
the world's wheat fields are at risk of enduring "severe, prolonged, and
near-simultaneous droughts" by the end of the century—raising serious
concerns about future food insecurity and political instability.
Sanders Rips 'Casual Cruelty That Motivates Trump and His Billionaire Friends' as White House Moves to Strip Free School Lunches From 500,000 Kids
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump is depriving 500,000 kids of their school lunches for no damn
reason—even after 139 members of Congress warned him not to."
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Legal Rights of the Natural World: Beyond Personhood
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by Mari Margil
By becoming a bearer of rights, nature is now being thrust into the
murky realm of legal personhood.
10 Ways That the Climate Crisis and Militarism Are Intertwined
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by Medea Benjamin
To free up billions of Pentagon dollars for investing in critical
environmental projects and to eliminate the environmental havoc of war,
movements for a livable, peaceful planet need to put "ending war" at the
top of the "must do" list.
No One Should Have to Bargain for Health Care
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by Negin Owliaei
As the GM strike shows, employers use their workers' health as a
bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.
Bernie Sanders, Medical Debt, and the Proposal for a Public Credit Agency
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by Thomas Neuburger
Families that are in trouble due to medical debt are in trouble now ,
and the relief they need is also now . This plan offers it.
To Joe Biden, Trump's Potential Successor Mike Pence "Is a Decent Guy"
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by Norman Solomon
That the former vice president could say such a thing about his
successor—who has loyally served as Trump's highest-ranking
henchman—illuminates a lot about Biden's style and his substance.
Climate Change and Consciousness Shift
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by Robert C. Koehler
Perhaps it takes a climate crisis to get us to understand that our home
is the whole planet and we're all in this as one.
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Kristalina Georgieva Takes IMF Helm
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Morris Pearl: Confirmation of Eugene Scalia as Labor Secretary an "Absolute Betrayal to the American Worker"
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350 Action Responds to Opening of Impeachment Proceedings Against Trump
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Huge Divide Among Democratic Presidential Frontrunners on Climate Change According to Vote Climate U.S. PAC’s 2020 Presidential Voter’s Guide
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After SCOTUS Ruling, Asylum Seekers Ask Court for Protection
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