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News & Views | 10/16/19
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Can Anyone Stop Facebook from Poisoning Democracy?
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by Timothy Karr
While the social media giant wraps itself in the banner of free
expression and political speech, it serves more as a scrim to hide its
continued spread of political disinformation to tens of millions of
voters in advance of the 2020 elections.
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'Is This Real? This Can't Be Real': Stunned Reaction to Unhinged Trump Letter to Erdoğan
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Political journalists on Wednesday questioned whether a letter from
President Donald Trump to Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, leaked by
the White House to Fox News, was authentic—expressing shock over the
president's sophomoric threats and demand that the two "work out a good
deal!"
Critics Warn 'Consumers Will Pay the Price' After GOP-Controlled FCC Approves T-Mobile/Sprint Merger
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Consumers advocates called out Republicans on the Federal Communications
Commission Wednesday for a party-line vote approving a "blatantly
anti-competitive" proposed merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, the
third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the United States.
Media Outlets Use Study of Healthcare Plan That Is Not Sanders' Medicare for All Bill to Fearmonger Cost of Medicare for All
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The plan assessed in a new study by the Urban Institute, said Matt
Bruenig, "uses hospital reimbursement rates that are 15 percent higher
than the rates in the M4A legislation, meaning that its cost estimates
are much higher than the actual costs of M4A."
Extinction Rebellion Making Things Inconvenient? Actually, Says Naomi Klein, the Climate Crisis 'Is Really, Really Inconvenient'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"There is nothing more inconvenient than being hit by a Category 5
hurricane, by having a wildfire raze your town."
Buttigieg Denounced for Spouting 'Pack of Lies' About Medicare for All While Swimming in Insurance Industry Cash
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Mayor Pete sounds like he's on the payroll of the Republican National
Committee."
CNN Host Faces Backlash for Pondering Whether Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, and Omar Endorsements Are 'Too Urban' to Help Sanders
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Campaign just went from too white to too urban. That's U R B A N for
those who couldn't hear the whistle from the back."
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Our Mad Dog President—and His Bible-Thumping Kennel Pals
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by Michael Winship
The White House theocrats may be the biggest danger of all.
Death, Bloodshed, and Misery in Yemen
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by Kathy Kelly
"Strike with creativity!" proclaims Raytheon.
Where Is 'Line Worker Barbie'?
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by Sarah Anderson
CEO-worker pay gaps are the clearest proof that corporations like Mattel
and many others don't respect their employees.
Why Are LGBTQ Rights Even a Debate?
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by Jill Richardson
Before I came out, I thought it was normal to "debate" our right to
marry or hold a job. Now I know it's not—at all.
Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed?
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by Robert Reich
In an era of increasing political polarization, we should rethink how
the Court is organized in order to rebuild public trust.
Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Is Alive and Well
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by Eric Levitz
Sanders was better, crisper, and funnier than ever before.
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Newswire...
More Than 270 Groups Urge Senate to Increase Endangered Species Funding
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Federal Agency Orders Halt to Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction
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IMF Warns of Unstable Financial System
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Women’s Group to DNC: Drop November Debate with MSNBC Until NBC News Cleans House and Launches Independent Investigation
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Groups Offer to Deliver 50,000 Comments That Election Assistance Commission Staff Didn’t Allow Decision-Makers to See
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