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'Sends a Terrible, Terrible Message': Sanders Rejects Top Dems' Push for a Big Tax Break for the Rich
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You can't be on the side of the wealthy and the powerful if you're
going to really fight for working families."
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Three Children Reported Among Those Killed by IDF in Gaza as Netanyahu Threatens 'Great Force'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The deadly strike followed Hamas rockets fired in response to Israeli
forces' brutal crackdown on Palesinian protesters.
WHO Declares Covid Mutation Found in India a 'Variant of Concern' for Global Health
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I think what we're seeing is more transmissible," said WHO chief
scientist Soumya Swaminathan.
'Generation on Fire': Sunrise Movement Activists to March 400 Miles From New Orleans to Houston
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We're living in constant crisis: hurricanes, superstorms, jobs that
break our bodies and could be taken away at any minute. This is an
emergency, but it isn't an accident."
Supporters Rally for Steven Donziger as Chevron's Trial Aimed at 'Silencing Critics' Begins
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Chevron has paid millions which they could have used to address this
horrible racist dumping into the Amazon," said activist Susan Sarandon.
"Instead they chose to persecute Steven."
Cyberattack-Induced Shutdown of Major US Pipeline Renews Calls for Clean Energy
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
"One nice thing about the sun is that it is hard to take it down with a
cyberattack," says activist Bill McKibben.
400+ Covid Survivors, Academics, and Advocacy Groups Push Boris Johnson to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is utterly shameful that the U.K. remains complicit in this crisis.
The prime minister must now read the writing on the wall."
Report Reveals Major Corporations Are Funding Lawmakers Behind Anti-Democracy Bills
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"It is now more urgent than ever to build a just transition away from
fossil fuels and fight off attacks against protest and our freedom to
vote, so that we can have a planet our communities can thrive on."
'Where's the Outrage, POTUS?' Rashida Tlaib Demands US Action as Israeli Forces Assault Al-Aqsa
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
As Israeli police wounded more than 300 Palestinians, Tlaib said U.S.
lawmakers "must condition the aid we send to Israel, and end it
altogether if those conditions are not followed."
'An Important Step': Biden's HHS Reverses Trump Attack on Healthcare Protections for Transgender People
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A quarter of transgender Americans have avoided seeking medical care for
fear of facing discriminatory treatment.
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Western Media Continues to Report Israel's Blatant Brutality as 'Clashes' and 'Scuffles'
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by Belén Fernández
Were the media concerned with speaking truth to power, the case of
Sheikh Jarrah perfectly exposes the magnitude of Israeli hypocrisy and
deceit.
Remaking the World Starts With the Green New Deal
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by C.J. Polychroniou
While the Green New Deal will decarbonize the economy, it will also be
egalitarian.
We Cannot Afford to Forget the Death and Damage Trump Has Caused
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by Robert Reich
Trump's big lie and all that it has provoked are still with us. If we
forget what has occurred the trauma will return, perhaps in even more
terrifying form.
Endless War Is A Feature of Our National Programming
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by William Astore
On pulling the plug on the war machine.
By Supporting Trump's Move of the US Embassy to Jerusalem, Biden Enabled Israeli Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians
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by Juan Cole
The Biden administration gives lip service to a negotiated settlement
and a two state solution. But Washington has done nothing at all to
prevent the gradual colonization of the Palestinian West Bank.
It Is Not Time for Progressives to Be Giving Joe Biden an 'A' Grade
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by Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon
If we're going to get maximum reforms in this crucial period, President
Biden needs focused pressure—not the highest rating.
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Newswire...
Chairman Sanders Announces Senate Budget Committee Hearing on Wasteful Pentagon Spending
Senator Bernie Sanders
AFL-CIO, SEIU, SNITIS And Public Citizen Announce Filing of First USMCA 'Rapid Response Mechanism' Labor Case to Fight for Mexican Workers Denied Independent Union Representation
AFL-CIO
Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Spotlights Need for Safe, Distributed Clean Energy Networks
Food & Water Watch
350.org Responds to Asian Development Bank’s New Draft Energy Policy
350.org
New Report Exposing Corporate Donors of Attacks on Voting Rights and Peaceful Protest
Greenpeace
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