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'Money Is Not Speech and Corporations Are Not People': Sanders Unveils Plan to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Our grassroots-funded campaign is proving every single day that you
don't need billionaires and private fundraisers to run for president,"
Sanders said.
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Just Hours After Trump Bends to Erdoğan, Reports Indicate Turkey's Bombing of Syrian Kurds Has Begun
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by Common Dreams staff
"The Turkish threats mean that the situation in this region will return
to point zero," warned the SDF on Monday. "There will be chaos once
again."
'Maddening' Graphic Shows How 400 Richest Americans Paid Less In Taxes Than Any Other Income Group
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
For the first time in U.S. history, the 400 wealthiest Americans paid
less in taxes last year than people in any other income group, thanks to
decades of tax cuts and loopholes benefiting the rich.
Brazilian Experts Warn in Open Letter to President Bolsonaro a 'Genocide Is Underway' Against Uncontacted Tribes
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In an open letter to Brazilian society and right-wing President Jair
Bolsonaro, a group of experts warned that a "genocide is underway"
against uncontacted tribes because of Bolsonaro's efforts to strip away
Indigenous peoples' rights and lands, and open up more of the Amazon
rainforest to agribusiness and mining.
Workers Stuck 'Paying the Ultimate Price' as GE Freezes Pensions for 20,000 Employees
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"GE hired a new CEO last year with a pay package worth up to $300
million."
'Get On the Streets. And Bring Everybody': Extinction Rebellion Kicks Off Two Weeks of Global Action
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Nearly a year after Extinction Rebellion launched in London, the global
movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to demand ambitious
climate action kicked off two weeks of protests on Monday with
demonstrations around the world that blocked major roadways and led to
arrests.
Trump Just Tweeted He Has 'Great and Unmatched Wisdom.' Seriously.
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Just wow. Possibly, said one observer, the "dumbest moment of the Trump
presidency."
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Paying the Boss 1,000 Times More Than a Worker Encourages Reckless Corporate Behavior
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by Sarah Anderson
Sentiment is building to tax excessive CEO pay at public companies.
How the US Could Afford 'Medicare for All'
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by Gerald Friedman
Medicare, America's greatest success in advancing health care, succeeded
precisely because it was limited and had its own dedicated funding
streams.
Time to Rebel
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by Chris Hedges
The corporate forces that have seized control of our political and
economic systems will, unchecked, drive us into extinction for profit.
All we have left is nonviolent, disruptive civil disobedience. A
rebellion.
Trump Talks Tough With Journalists But Lets Real Strongmen Like Turkey’s Erdogan Walk All Over Him
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by Juan Cole
Never has the United States had a more cowardly president, or one who
could not be bothered to actually pursue a coherent foreign policy.
We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis
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by Vandana Shiva
We need to move from oil to soil.
When Lies Trump Truth
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by Larry Beinhart
If Trump's falsehoods do not get him impeached or defeated in 2020, the
future of American democracy will be bleak.
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Newswire...
Immigrant Rights Groups in Court to Halt Public Charge Rule
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70+ Civil Society Groups Call on European Investment Bank to Stand Behind Proposal to Stop Funding Fossil Fuels
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Patriotic Millionaires Launch 2020 Candidate Training Website
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Andrew Smith Must Recuse Himself From Revisions to FTC’s Online Children’s Privacy Protections
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