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Your Week in Review
'Heaven Help the Opposition': Team Bernie Says Progressive Champion Emerging From Minor Heart Attack Stronger Than Ever
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He is the most effective possible weapon we have against Trump, and his
presidency would be an opportunity for an unprecedented transformation
of the political system."
'This Is Truly Terrifying': Scientists Studying Underwater Permafrost Thaw Find Area of the Arctic Ocean 'Boiling With Methane Bubbles'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Scientists studying the consequences of methane emissions from
underwater permafrost in the Arctic Ocean announced this week that they
found a 50-square-foot area of the East Siberian Sea "boiling with
methane bubbles."
Breastfeeding Mothers at London "Nurse-In" Demand Climate Action as Part of Global Extinction Rebellion
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Extinction Rebellion urged the thousands of people who are taking part
in its International Rebellion to "keep strong" on Wednesday, the third
day of a planned two-week global demonstration to demand climate action
and environmental justice, as an estimated 800 were arrested in dozens
of cities for occupying public spaces.
'Humanitarian Catastrophe': Civilians Flee as Turkey Launches Trump-Sanctioned Military Assault on Kurds in Syria
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
A spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) accused
Turkish forces of deliberately targeting "civilian areas."
'The Tide Has Shifted': New Poll Shows Nearly 60% of Americans Support Trump Impeachment Inquiry
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The Washington Post-Schar School poll also found 49 percent of Americans
want the House to call for president's removal from office
'Seriously Folks This Is Actually a Constitutional Crisis': Trump Tells Congress White House Won't Cooperate With Impeachment Probe
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"There is no legal basis for Trump's position. Hard stop."
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.
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."
'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.
'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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