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Manchin Admits Getting His Bill Passed and Then Tanking Progressive Package Was Always the Plan
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by Kenny Stancil
"Thank god," said one observer, that the Congressional Progressive
Caucus is "holding the line on the original deal otherwise we'd be toast
on child care, climate, housing, prescription drugs, and everything
else."
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As Canada Honors Indigenous Children, Judge Rejects Trudeau Challenge to Compensation
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by Julia Conley
"Mr. Trudeau's government should end the legal battle, address the
systemic underfunding and chronic denial of services to Indigenous
children, and take clear steps towards truth, justice, and
reconciliation," said New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh.
'Eye-Popping Rip-Off': Americans Pay Nearly Double Rest of World Combined for Top Meds
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by Brett Wilkins
"Drug corporations clearly are taking advantage... and abusing their
monopoly privileges—and everyone in the U.S. is paying for it."
Warning of 'Looming Harsh Winter,' IFRC Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Aid for Afghan People
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by Julia Conley
"There needs to be some solution to the financial flows into
Afghanistan," said one official.
'Let Them Know How You Feel,' Voters Urged as Pharma-Backed Dems Tank Drug Cost Plan
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by Brett Wilkins
"We cannot and will not let a few of Big Pharma's fans in Congress who
are more interested in protecting drug corporation profits than helping
their constituents get affordable medicines block this overdue reform."
'A Stunning About-Face': Rights Group Lambast Biden for Expanded For-Profit Immigrant Detention
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by Andrea Germanos
"For ICE and the private prison industry, cruelty—and profit—is the
point."
'Be Our Climate President': Biden White House to Face Full Week of Protests
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by Jessica Corbett
Demonstrators' message for the president is: "Stand with frontline
communities, stand with future generations, stop approving fossil fuel
projects, declare a climate emergency now."
Manchin: If You Want to Save the Planet, Elect More Progressives in 2022
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by Andrea Germanos
The West Virginia senator's suggestion came as he declared a topline
figure of $1.5 trillion for Democrats' reconciliation bill.
Progressives Deliver Message to Democrats on Infrastructure: 'Don't F**k This Up'
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by Jon Queally
"The problem in American democracy today," said Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez, "is that people have lost faith in us, in government,
that we actually will fight for working people."
'Appalled' UN Human Rights Experts Urge Immediate Release, Compensation for Steven Donziger
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by Jessica Corbett
The detained American attorney who won a judgment against Chevron in
Ecuador is set to be sentenced for contempt of court charges in a case
stemming from the oil giant's legal retaliation.
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Close This Perverse Tax Loophole in Order to Save Jobs and Fund Infrastructure
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by Brian Wakamo
Greedy private equity executives often pay lower tax rates than the
employees they put out of work. Here's how to fix it.
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Newswire...
Doctors Hospital of Manteca RNs Vote by 94 Percent to Join CNA
National Nurses United
President Biden Issues Proclamation on Youth Justice, Calls for "Shift" From Incarceration to Prevention
The Sentencing Project
Shutdown Averted as Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill
American Federation of Government Employees
Congress' Passage of Continuing Resolution Is a Critical First Step in Supporting Afghan Refugees
Amnesty International
Demand Progress Applauds Introduction of the National Security Reforms and Accountability Act (NSRAA)
Demand Progress
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