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News & Views | 7/17/19

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If we are going to break the stranglehold of corporate interests over the healthcare needs of the American people," Sanders plans to say in Medicare for All speech, "we have got to confront a Washington culture that has let this go on for far too long."

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Rep. Ilhan Omar

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Minnesota Democrat and co-sponsors, says Jewish Voice for Peace, have shown "unwavering support for human rights, free speech, and the fight for social justice—everywhere"


Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) joins a coalition of advocacy groups in delivering over ten million petition signatures to Congress on Thursday, May 9, 2019, urging the U.S. House of Representatives to start impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Impeachment proceedings must start immediately," says Texas Democrat, "in order to protect our country's values and our families' lives."


Close-up of sign with logo on facade of the regional headquarters of ecommerce company Amazon in the Silicon Valley town of Sunnyvale, California, October 28, 2018.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If you believe in competitive markets, you cannot ignore the problem Amazon presents."


power plant

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After months of experts raising alarm over the nuclear power industry pressuring U.S. regulators to roll back safety policies, staffers at the federal agency that monitors reactors sparked concerns Tuesday with official recommendations that include scaling back required inspections to save money.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not just symbolic—we're actually shutting down ICE," said one organizer


Boris Epshteyn

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the nation's largest television station owner, is facing fresh scrutiny for its latest "must-run" segment, which features the right-wing broadcaster's chief political commentator Boris Epshteyn trying to defend President Donald Trump's recent racist attacks on a group of freshman Democratic congresswomen.

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The "Squad": Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar (Photo: Shutterstock)

by Peter Certo
Trump’s not the only one terrified of these four congresswomen—leading Democrats apparently are, too.


A folder reading "Terrorists" on its cover, that forms part of the "Archives of Terror" is pictured at the Documentation and Archive Center for Human Rights Defense, at the Justice Palace in Asuncion, on January 16, 2019. - The archives that were found in 1992 at a police station in Asuncion, contain the most important documentation of the exchange of intelligence information and prisoners among the military regimes of the region known as "Operation Condor". The files served to order the arrest of former Pa

by Brett Wilkins
Revelation comes after Italian court sentences 24 men to life behind bars for roles in U.S.-backed state terror campaign


This trend not only magnifies the risk of economic stagnation and market failures; political changes around the world suggest that it has also become a profound threat to democracy. (Photo: Getty Images)

by Jayati Ghosh
Worsening economic inequality in recent years is largely the result of policy choices that reflect the political influence and lobbying power of the rich. There is now a self-reinforcing pattern of high profits, low investment, and rising inequality—posing a threat not only to economic growth, but...


how could Trump get reelected, and how could democracy get wiped out in the USA? (Photo: AP)

by Thom Hartmann
It’s looking more and more like the endgame here for Trump—and the right-wing billionaires who support him and the GOP—is not just to get reelected, but to actually rewrite our Constitution and end the American experiment


Rep. Ro Khanna is Vice Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and is co-sponsoring House Resolution 246 attacking the BDS movement. (Photo: Screenshot)

by Michael Arria
"They are deluding themselves."


Both media and politicians love to use coal miners as anti-environmental props—as in Donald Trump's February 16, 2017, signing ceremony for a bill removing protections for streams. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM)

by Sarah Lazare
In 34 stories about coal miners, the New York Times, Washington Post and Politico did not once cover miners’ pension and healthcare demands

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