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News & Views | 9/30/19
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Sanders Unveils Plan to Hike Taxes on Corporations That Pay CEOs 'Hundreds of Times What Their Workers Make'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is time to send a message to corporate America: If you do not end
your greed and corruption, we will end it for you."
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'I Would Have No Choice': McConnell Says Senate Will Try Trump If Impeached, Gives No Timeline on Process
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"How long do you think McConnell would give it. A week?"
CNN Slammed for Labeling Five Centrist Democrats as 'Leaders on Impeachment' and Erasing Efforts of Progressive Women of Color
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Progressives expressed outrage on Monday over CNN's weekend segment on
five centrist freshman congresswomen who the network gave credit for
their so-called "leadership" on the impeachment of President Donald
Trump—just days after the lawmakers backed impeachment proceedings
following months of demands from ethics watchdogs and other critics.
'Reprehensible': Critics Explode After Trump Tweets Impeachment Could Lead to 'Civil War'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This isn't about Civil War, it's about violence."
Whistleblower's Lawyers Say Trump Has Endangered Their Client as President Publicly Threatens 'Big Consequences'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Threats against a whistleblower are not only illegal, but also
indicative of a cover-up."
'Just Absurd': Flood of Ridicule as Trump Readies Executive Order to Stop 'Socialist Destruction' of Government-Run Medicare
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Not only did Trump's own budget make deep cuts to Medicare, but can
someone explain to me how a socialist program can be saved from
socialism?"
At Major US Corporations, Employees Would Have to Work 1,000 Years to Earn What CEOs Made in One: Report
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"At the 50 publicly traded U.S. corporations with the widest pay gaps in
2018, the typical employee would have to work at least 1,000 years—an
entire millennium—to earn what their CEO made in just one," according to
a new Institute for Policy Studies report.
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Greta Thunberg Isn't Alone. Meet Some Other Young Activists Who Are Leading the Environmentalist Fight
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by Leah Asmelash
Around the globe, young people are sounding the alarm on climate change
and environmental issues by organizing rallies and confronting
policymakers.
MoveOn's Phony New Campaign for 'Protecting Whistleblowers'
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by Norman Solomon
In the last decade, MoveOn—which says it has an email list of 8 million
"members"—has refused to do any campaigns to help Manning, Drake,
Snowden, Kiriakou, or Sterling.
The Disaster of Negative Interest Rates
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by Ellen Brown
President Trump wants negative interest rates, but they would be
disastrous for the U.S. economy, and his objectives can be better
achieved by other means.
Healthcare Reformer Wendell Potter: The For-Profit 'System Is Unraveling'
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by Michael Winship
A business group comes out swinging on behalf of Medicare for All.
Trump Impeachment Isn’t Politics. It’s Whether There's Anything America’s Powerful Can’t Get Away With
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by Will Bunch
There's a long way to go before America can plausibly claim that no man
is above the law, but the impeachment of a crooked president will be a
massive and long-overdue step in the right direction.
Fighting Corruption Must Be Our Focus In 2020
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by Miles Mogulescu
The future of the nation and the planet is at stake.
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Environment America Sues Federal Government Over Prohibiting States From Setting Stronger Tailpipe Emission Standards
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