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'Appalling': Dems Incensed as GOP Appoints Marjorie Taylor Greene—a Sandy Hook Massacre Denier—to Education Committee
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The focus has to be on the Republican leadership of this House of
Representatives for the disregard they have for the death of those
children," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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'This Is Unacceptable': AOC, Tlaib Demand Hearing Into Robinhood Blocking Customers From GameStop Trades
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"They're blocking the ability to trade to protect Wall St. hedge funds,
stealing millions of dollars from their users to protect people who've
used the stock market as a casino for decades."
Applause as Biden Withdraws 'Horrific' Trump Rule Attacking Social Security Disability Recipients
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Wonderful news," said one activist.
New Government Report Details How Trump Failed Covid-19 Response 'Across the Board'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The GAO reveals that even after the agency "made 27 different
recommendations aimed at improving the response, the Trump
administration failed to implement them."
Saying 'Peace Not Going to Break Out... Anytime Soon,' Raytheon CEO Sees 'Solid Growth' in Middle East
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The head of the world's fourth-biggest arms maker showed no concern that
the Saudis can't buy his bombs—for now.
If Someone Like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 'Shoots and Kills Me,' Says David Hogg, 'Politicize My Death' to Strengthen Gun Laws
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Parkland mass shooting survivor's comments come as a March 2019
video of Greene chasing after and yelling at him circulates online.
As White House Floats Skimpier Relief Bill in Bid for GOP Support, Progressives Warn Going Small Would Be 'Catastrophic'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Congress should err on the side of offering generous relief to a larger
pool of people, rather than too little."
How the Ongoing GameStop Fiasco Highlights the Sinister Nature of Modern Casino Capitalism
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Wall Street and stock market are metaphors for a society rotting from
self-indulgence, greed, widening inequality, and financial
entrepreneurship that builds nothing, improves nothing, creates nothing,
and solves nothing."
'Temporarily' Not Good Enough: Corporate America Called to End Political Giving Once and for All
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The attack at the Capitol warrants more than shallow promises to merely
pause political donations. We must rededicate America's grand experiment
to its foundational principle—government of, for, and by the people."
'Kevin McCarthy Answers to These QAnon Members': AOC Rips Republicans for Embracing Violence, Misogyny, and Racism
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"No consequences means that they condone it."
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Will Biden End America’s Global War on Children?
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Nothing in Biden's long record in public life suggests that he will,
unless the American public and the rest of the world act collectively
and effectively to insist that America must end its war on children and
finally become a responsible, law-abiding member of the human family.
Time to Take the Mittens Off!
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by Laura Flanders
"If you like the Bernie meme, you're going to love Healthcare For All."
A Three Step Solution to Prevent Future Election Violence
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by Kerri Kennedy
I've spent my entire career on peacebuilding after conflict. Here's how
we avoid becoming a failed state.
George Floyd "Narrated His Death," Says Attorney at International Inquiry
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by Marjorie Cohn
Testimony elicited at the hearings exposes two systems of justice—one
for whites and one for Blacks.
Meet the Real Dark Money GOP Donors Who Funded Those Who Voted to Overturn the Election
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by Alex Kotch
Major companies and executives of Wall Street firms, fossil fuel
businesses, a casino empire, and a shipping giant supplied super PACs
and other outside spending groups with hundreds of millions of dollars
to elect the Republican election deniers.
The FCC Seeks to Hinder Female and Minority Broadcast Ownership for Policies Favoring Concentrated Corporate Ownership
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by Beth Brodsky, Daniel A. Hanley
The Supreme Court, hearing a challenge on Tuesday, should reject
insufficient regulatory oversight.
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Newswire...
First Biden-Harris Executive Orders on Health Care
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100+ Days Since Historic P&G Shareholder Vote—and Still No News on Boreal, Tropical Forest Destruction
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Groups Call on White House to Enact Merger Moratorium in Food and Agriculture Industries
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Virginia Becomes the 22nd State to Support an Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
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AFGE Applauds Introduction of the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act
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