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News & Views | 9/27/19
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Citing 'Troubling' Refusal, House Democrats Subpoena Pompeo for Documents as Part of Trump Impeachment Inquiry
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by Common Dreams staff
The chairmen of three U.S. House committees subpoenaed Secretary of
State Mike Pompeo on Friday for documents related to President Donald
Trump's interaction with Ukraine's president.
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With Over 6 Million People Worldwide, Climate Strikes Largest Coordinated Global Uprising Since Iraq War Protests
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The momentum is on our side and we are not going anywhere."
As Climate Crisis Threatens to Put More Homes 'Literally Underwater,' Study Warns Big Banks Offloading Risky Mortgages Onto Taxpayers
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
New research first reported on Friday by The New York Times suggests
banks are shifting mortgages made riskier by the climate emergency over
to financial institutions backed by U.S. taxpayers—findings that "echo
the subprime lending crisis of 2008, when unexpected drops in home
values cascaded through the economy and triggered recession."
'Off by $1 Trillion,' Say Progressives on Two-Year Anniversary of Mnuchin Claim Trump Tax Cuts Would Slash Deficit
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Mnuchin's empty promise shows just how much the 2017 tax cuts for the
rich were a scam on the American people."
'Marvelously Massive' Turnout for New Wave of Global Climate Strikes
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
In cities from Auckland to Rome to New Delhi, young people demand urgent
action on the climate crisis.
200+ Groups Denounce UN-WEF Agreement That Entrenches Corporate Interests Driving Global 'Social and Environmental Crises'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It moves the world dangerously towards a privatized and undemocratic
global governance."
Suggesting His Life in Danger, Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Claims He's the "Real Whistleblower"
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If I get killed now, you won't get the rest of the story."
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With a Planet on Fire, This Is What It Means to Enter Emergency Mode
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by Margaret Klein Salamon
The climate crisis is an unprecedented emergency. How we react to the
climate crisis will shape centuries and millennia to come.
Children to Adults: 'Do Your Job So We Have a Future'
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
Children not only have the scientific facts on their side, but the moral
clarity to demand change.
Trump Is Deserving of an Impeachment Inquiry, Many Times Over
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by Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
"At some point, we have to stand up to him and let him know that the
line has been drawn, and you will go no further."
Trump’s Ukraine Scandal Shows Why Whistleblowers Are So Vital to Democracy
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by Trevor Timm
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have consistently demonized
people who share information with the press and public.
The Impeachment Story Proves It Again: Trump Is No Strategic Genius
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by Ryan Cooper
He is not some omnipotent political mastermind. Attacks on his
integrity, competence, appearance, or anything else that he's sensitive
about will drive him nuts and sow chaos in his administration.
Bestselling Pentagon Fiction: Beware of Defense Secretaries Pledging Reform
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by William Hartung, Mandy Smithberger
A trillion-dollar future Pentagon budget?
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Environment America Sues Federal Government Over Prohibiting States From Setting Stronger Tailpipe Emission Standards
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Time to Eat Your Words, Sec. Mnuchin: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Didn't Lower Deficit
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Women’s Rights and Climate Activists to Host Briefing on A Feminist Agenda for the Green New Deal
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Ninety-four Percent of CTU Members Vote to Authorize Strike for Schools Chicago's Students Deserve
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New Admissions Refugee Cap by the President is an Attempt to Further Hate and Division
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