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'Absolutely No Respect for Human Life': Trump Compares Turkish Assault on Kurds to Two Kids Fighting in a Parking Lot
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The president is talking about genocidal slaughter and hundreds of
thousands of war victims like it's a playground squabble."
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House Democrats Demand Probe Into 'Suspicious' Stock Trades Surrounding Economy-Shifting Statements by Trump
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Multiple large trades, resulting in billions in profit, occurred
shortly before geopolitical events or statements by the president of the
United States that moved the markets significantly."
Jill Stein Challenges Hillary Clinton to Debate After 'Russian Asset' Smear
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's past time to give the American people the real debate they
deserved in 2016."
Blasts in Afghan Mosque Kill 62 as UN Says Violence Across Country Causing 'Unprecedented' Level of Civilian Casualties
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Civilian casualties are totally unacceptable, especially in the context
of the widespread recognition that there can be no military solution to
the conflict in Afghanistan."
As Zuckerberg Defends False Trump Ads as Free Expression, Critics Say Facebook's Assault on 'Foundations of Democracy' Must Be Stopped
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Amid the ongoing debate over Facebook's policy of exempting political
advertising from its "misinformation" standards, a "defiant" speech on
free expression delivered Thursday by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has
elevated broader concerns about how powerful tech giants are "poisoning
the well of our democracy."
Extinction Rebellion Faces Backlash Over 'Self-Defeating' Disruption of London Public Transit
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Everyone can relate to the annoyance of a delayed commute, but the
people who suffer the worst consequences are society's most vulnerable."
Daniel Ellsberg Backs Anti-Nuke Activists Now Facing 25 Years in Prison for Acting to 'Avert a Much Greater Evil'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The sign they displayed during their action on the base—'The Ultimate
Logic of Trident is Omnicide'—is exactly right."
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Trump’s Fake Withdrawal From Endless War
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies
Despite his endless promises to end these wars, Trump has instead been
dropping more bombs and missiles on other countries than Bush II and
Obama put together—a terrifying feat.
The Antidote to Trump's Corrupt G7 Deal? Impeachment and Conviction
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by Robert Weissman
This is a president who believes the powers of the presidency are
bestowed on him to advance his own personal interests—political and
profit-seeking—rather than those of the American people.
No, Warren and Sanders Are Not the Same
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
Do progressives want the candidate who may be feeling pressured to move
to the left or the person whose candidacy is setting the progressive
standard?
The Greening of the New Deal
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by Steve Fraser
The great depression and the climate crisis, new deals then and now.
The Ukraine Whistleblowers and the Rise of Partisan Whistleblowing
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by Hannah Gurman, Kaeten Mistry
This moment should spark a conversation about the place of national
security whistleblowing in a democratic society.
The United States Air Force at Incirlik, Our National "Black Eye"
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by Brian Terrell
There is no lie that can cover the black eye of US complicity in
genocide.
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Newswire...
No More Excuses: The World Bank Must Halt All Funding for Fossil Fuels
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As NBC Rejects Calls for Independent, Outside Investigation, Women’s Group Urges DNC to Cancel Upcoming Presidential Primary Debate on MSNBC
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IMF Fears Financial Crisis
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New Report Reviews Changes in Bolivia’s Economy under Evo Morales’s Presidency
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Trump’s Logging Proposal in the Tongass National Forest Reveals Interior Ties to Timber Industry
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