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Rep. Jim McGovern, chair of the House Rules Committee, delivers remarks during Thursday's floor debate on the Trump impeachment inquiry resolution. (Photo: C-SPAN)

by Common Dreams staff
"This resolution ensures transparency, advancing public disclosure of deposition transcripts, and outlying the procedures for the transfer of evidence to the judiciary committee to use in its proceedings," said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ahead of the vote

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"History has shown us time and again that there is no safe way to transport fossil fuels, and pipelines are no exception."


CTU teachers

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Chicago public school teachers and their supporters celebrated Thursday after reaching a deal with Mayor Lori Lightfoot that will enable educators to return to classrooms Friday and make up five days of missed pay from the 11-day strike.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Katie Hill gave her final remarks on the House floor on Thursday, a week after nude photos of her were distributed by right-wing media outlets which allegedly obtained the images from Hill's estranged husband.

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"My Green New Deal will protect the pensions workers were promised and provide a just transition for all fossil fuel workers."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Will Joe Biden tell the American people how many more of them he's willing to allow to go bankrupt? How many more people would die because they don't get to a doctor in time?"


CIA-backed death squads in Afghanistan are allegedly behind mass atrocities in the country.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The CIA has enabled abusive Afghan forces to commit atrocities including extrajudicial executions and disappearances."

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Americans are fed up with a callous, often cruel system that treats them as collateral damage and a "medical loss ratio." (Photo: National Nurses United/Twitter)

by Zenei Cortez
How long must we allow fearmongering and health care industry talking points stand in the way of the transformative reform that would guarantee health coverage for all our nation’s residents without the backbreaking costs and heartbreaking health insecurity that burdens so many today?


Democratic presidential candidate, former vice President Joe Biden takes photos with people in the crowd at Wilson High School on October 26, 2019 in Florence, South Carolina. Many presidential hopefuls campaigned in the early primary state over the weekend, scheduling stops around a criminal justice forum in the state capital. (Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

by Jeff Hauser, Eleanor Eagan
The former Vice President's anti-transparency stance is definitely more concerning in light of his apparent fundraising desperation.


US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hold a meeting at UN Headquarters in New York, September 24, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

by Michael Winship
An ocean apart, both US and UK activists fight dangerous threats to democracy.


Greta has been adamant we need to listen to the science and adhere to regulatory practices. Sadly, the only thing Greta has provided is a platform for politicians to conceptualize the seriousness of it all. (Photo: Andreane Williams/CBC/twitter)

by Shahid Mahmood
Activism is meaningless unless there is the political will to leverage civic engagement into policy change.


Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 25, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Norman Solomon
While tenaciously challenging a despicable president who should be impeached, we should be aware that the California Democrat remains deeply enmeshed with corporatism and militarism.


Donald Trump’s declared intention to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria as a preliminary step toward reducing our regional military presence has elicited bipartisan condemnation expressed in the strongest terms. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

by Andrew Bacevich
Donald Trump and the ten commandments (plus one) of the national security state.

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