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With Pompeo's Refusal to Obey Subpoena, Trump Administration 'Actively Obstructing the Impeachment Inquiry'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the chairmen of three House
committees on Tuesday that he had no intention of obeying subpoenas for
documents and depositions by other State Department officials, a day
before the deadline for responding to House Democrats' orders.
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'Be Ready to Fight Like Hell,' Say Internet Defenders as Court Upholds FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Big Cable's lobbyists will use this as an excuse to swarm Washington,
D.C. The internet must come together once more to beat back corruption
and defend our online freedom."
'Does Anyone Think That's a Bad Thing?': Leaked Zuckerberg Audio Suggests Warren Vow to Break Up Facebook Has Tech Giant Spooked
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Sen. Elizabeth Warren doubled down on her promise to break up Big Tech
firms after text and audio leaked Tuesday from private meetings in which
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed to "fight" against the Democratic
White House hopeful's plan to address antitrust concerns created by
major technology companies.
Wall Street Execs Under Fire for Accepting 'Blood-Stained Invitation' to Saudi Investment Event One Year After Khashoggi Murder
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not a principled stance for businesses to stand against the Saudi
murderers of Jamal Khashoggi until they hope people have forgotten about
him (which in any event they haven't)."
"It's a Criminal Enterprise": Calls to Impeach Barr Intensify After Reports AG Pressured Foreign Officials to Help Discredit Mueller Probe
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Barr decided a long time ago that he was going to be a fixer for Donald
Trump. Donald Trump's personal lawyer."
Fueled by Teachers and Average Donation of $18, Sanders Raised Record $25.3 Million in Third Quarter
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Bernie is proud to be the only candidate running to defeat Donald Trump
who is 100 percent funded by grassroots donations—both in the primary
and in the general."
'Most Important Climate Leader in the Senate': Green Groups Back Sen. Ed Markey in Primary Fight With Joe Kennedy
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I like Joe Kennedy," said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). "I just don't know
why he would choose to run against the climate change movement."
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One Year After Khashoggi's Brutal Murder: Business as Usual?
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by Medea Benjamin
Who is more evil—the maniacal Saudi crown prince responsible for the
journalist's gruesome assassination and the murder of tens of thousands
of Yemenis, or the mendacious world leaders and businesspeople who
continue to give MbS their support?
Bernie’s Student Debt Plan Creates a Million More Jobs Than Warren’s—She Should Embrace It
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by Richard Eskow
Full student debt cancellation, of the kind Sanders is proposing, would
create at least a million more jobs than the plan Warren has put forth.
Why, then, would progressives oppose it?
McConnell's Republican Senate Is a Roadblock to Progress in America
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by Jesse Jackson
The Majority Leader and his GOP allies will block reforms our nation
desperately needs until voters move them out of the way.
The Real Lesson of Ukraine Gate Is That Trump's 2020 Reelection Campaign Will Be Ruthless
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by Robert Reich
The real value of the formal impeachment now underway is to put Trump on
notice that he can't necessarily get away with abusing his presidential
power to win reelection. He will still try, of course.
Iran’s Capacity to Strike Back Should Even Make a Politically Desperate Trump Think Twice
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by Vijay Prashad
Such a scenario means that the entire region—from the Mediterranean Sea
to the Hindu Kush mountains—will be plunged deeper into war.
Despite Climate Emergency, Shell Boss Still Thinks It's "Legitimate to Invest" in Oil
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by Andy Rowell
Shell still cares more about its shareholders than it does about
society. It cares more about profit than it does people. It cares more
about cash than a safe climate.
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Groups Alert Colorado Slaughterhouse of Intent to Sue for Clean Air Act Violations
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With DC Circuit Remand of FCC Net Neutrality Repeal Congress and States Must Act
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Court Defers to FCC on Dismantling Net Neutrality for Now but Opens Door for States, Higher Courts and Congress to Act
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Greenpeace Report Exposes How Multinationals Are Pretending to Solve the Plastic Crisis
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New Campaign Launched on 30 Campuses Urges Colleges and Universities to Shift to 100 percent Clean Renewable Power
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