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News & Views | 11/8/19
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A Message to PBS: Televise the Trump Impeachment Hearings for All to See
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by Michael Winship and Bill Moyers
Why we took out that ad in The New York Times.
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'An Extraordinary Day': Brazilian Leftist Leader Lula Freed From Prison
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"An extraordinary day in Brazil—for the world, given Lula's stature."
'As Corrupt as It Gets': Oil Lobbyist Turned Interior Chief Proposes Giving 'Coveted' Contract to Ex-Client
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Watchdog and conservation groups called out former oil lobbyist and
current Interior Secretary David Bernhardt Friday over the department's
attempt to give a "coveted" government contract to one of Bernhardt's
ex-clients.
As PBS Did With Nixon, Bill Moyers Calls for Primetime Airing of Trump Impeachment Hearings
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Pull out the stops once again, and for the sake of the nation, throw
away the schedule," writes luminary of public broadcast journalism in
full-page ad. "Who wins? Democracy—and viewers like you."
As Mulvaney Claims 'Absolute Immunity,' Witness Testimony Reveals Chief of Staff's Central Role in Trump Quid Pro Quo
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's hard to imagine something more suspicious and damaging than the
White House's own chief of staff afraid to tell the truth under oath."
Study: At Least 15,600 Premature Deaths Resulted From GOP Blocking Medicaid Expansion
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
New research "shows that gaining Medicaid coverage is literally a matter
of life and death, particularly for people with serious health needs,"
and bolsters arguments in favor of states expanding their Medicaid
programs, according to a report published this week by a leading
progressive policy institute.
#HereToStay: Student Walkouts Across US to Demand Supreme Court Defend DACA
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Days before the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the first oral
arguments regarding President Donald Trump's decision to rescind working
permits for undocumented young people, thousands of high school and
college students staged walkouts Friday to declare that DACA recipients
are "here to stay."
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Looks Like GOP Might Run With the "Moron Defense" for Trump
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by Heather Digby Parton
Exhausted Republicans have given up on the claim that Trump did nothing
wrong. All they've got left is "he's dumb."
Governments Beware: People Are Rising Up All Over the World
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
Free-market capitalism has proved time and again to be a failure. The
promised riches are distributed far too unequally, and for most they
never transpire.
America's Streets and Squares Are Waiting, But When Will the People Rise Up to Fill Them?
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by Ralph Nader
While there are some street protests in the U.S., they are sadly too few
and far between.
Throwing the Base Under the Bus—and Other Deep Thoughts From NYT
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by Julie Hollar
Edsall wants Democratic candidates to appeal to white working-class
voters, not by offering them real economic succor, but by throwing the
rest of the party under the bus.
A Bold Plan to Strengthen and Improve Social Security Is What America Needs
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by Dean Baker
The average benefit this year is just over $17,600, certainly not enough
to maintain a middle-class lifestyle.
Examining Trump World’s Fantastic Claims About Ukraine
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by John Feffer
When it comes to Ukraine, Trump has been manipulated as deftly as a
mindless marionette. It's going to cost him.
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Newswire...
IPEN, the International Pollutants Elimination Network, Two Decades of Reducing and Eliminating the Most Harmful Chemicals
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Trump’s Interior Department Swamped by Corruption: Secretary Bernhardt Awards Water Contract to Former Lobbying Client
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Interior Sec. Bernhardt Attempting Water Giveaway to Former Client
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Mike Bloomberg Sides with Fossil Fuels and Fracking
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