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'Will End Up Hurting Tens of Millions': Progressives Push Back as Dems Weigh Lower Income Cutoff for Relief Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Means testing is a form of austerity. Scaling back on stimulus would be
a mistake."
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'Eviction Moratorium Is Not Enough': 200+ Groups Demand Rent Cancellation, Debt Relief
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"To prevent an eviction disaster and the public health crisis that would
come with it, we need immediate action that provides full debt relief."
'A Desperate Smear': Ilhan Omar Slams GOP Over Attempt to Distract From Bigotry of Marjorie Taylor Greene
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Republicans will do anything to distract from the fact that they have
not only allowed but elevated members of their own caucus who encourage
violence."
Congressional Staffers Implore Senators to Convict Trump 'For Our Sake and the Sake of the Country'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The use of violence and lies to overturn an election is not worthy of
debate," the staffers wrote. "Either you stand with the republic or
against it."
After 'Bitterly Disappointing' Court Ruling on Line 3, Biden Urged to Shut Down Pipeline Project 'Once and for All'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After a Minnesota court allowed construction to continue, Rep. Ilhan
Omar appealed to President Joe Biden to stop the contentious project.
New Bill Aims to Scrap 'Ludicrous' Mandate Forcing Postal Service to Prefund Retiree Benefits Decades in Advance
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The unreasonable prefunding mandate has threatened the survival of the
USPS and placed at risk vital services for the millions who rely on it."
Joining Powerful Finance Committee, Warren Vows to Introduce Wealth Tax as 'First Order of Business'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is time to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share."
120 Democrats Demand Repeal of 'Obscene' Tax Cut for Millionaires That GOP Buried in Previous Covid Relief Bill
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This would save over $250 billion, which should be repurposed to help
Americans who have lost income due to the pandemic and its economic
fallout."
'How Greedy Can Amazon and Bezos Get?': Corporate Behemoth to Pay $62 Million Fine for Stealing Drivers' Tips
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
What needs to happen "is for the government to step in and take much
more serious action than it's ever really contemplated to restrain,
control, and ultimately break up Amazon," said Public Citizen's Robert
Weissman.
Sens. Whitehouse and Warren Push Treasury Secretary Yellen to 'Rein In Abuse' of Dark Money Groups
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The IRS's regulation and enforcement related to 501(c)(4) organizations
has been woefully inadequate in the post- Citizens United era."
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The Worst Mistake the Democrats Could Make Is To Seek the Center—Again.
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by John Nichols
Why Biden and the Democrats must go bold.
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Instead of opening doors for American big business or supporting
America's diplomatic position in the world, the U.S. war machine has
become a bull in the global china shop, wielding purely destructive
power to destabilize countries and wreck their economies.
The Real Winners of Pandemic Super Bowl 2021? The Sports Owners Raking in Billions
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by Chuck Collins, Omar Ocampo
Even in a pandemic, 64 billionaires have seen incredible gains from the
major league sports teams they own.
'This Is Just the Beginning': Why Poland's War on Abortion Should Scare You
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by Neil Datta
This is not just 'Poland being Poland.' These actions are illegal,
inhumane and could spread across Europe.
The False Equivalence Between the Democratic Left and the Republican Right Is Absurd
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
If this country's media institutions are to truly function as means of
public enlightenment and civic education in this very dark time, then
they had better be very clear about this difference.
You Can’t Hurt the Gangsters at the Capitalist Casino by Shuffling the Chips Around To Different Bets. You Take Their Chips off the Table.
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by Hamilton Nolan
Pumping up GameStop will do nothing to change what people hate about
Wall Street. There's a better way.
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Newswire...
Lawsuit Filed Over Migrant Deaths at U.S.-Mexico Border
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Aung San Suu Kyi Reportedly Charged for Having Walkie-Talkies in Myanmar
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MPower Change Responds to Jeff Bezos' Title Change at Amazon, and Naming of New CEO Andy Jassy; "Meet The New Boss, Possibly Even Worse Than The Old Boss"
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Leans into Anti-Muslim Bigotry to Save Her Job
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COVAX’s Vaccine Supply Is Desperately Needed but Terrifyingly Inadequate
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