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News & Views | 11/16/19
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Left Twitter Responds With Viral #TooFarLeft Hashtag After Obama Counsels Democrats to Tamp Down Progressive Ambitions
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"I launched the #TooFarLeft tag," declared Peter Daou, "because I've had
it with Republicans, media elites, and corporate Dems enabling fascists
while denigrating those who seek economic and social justice as 'too far
left.' I'd like to ONCE hear them complain America is too far right."
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While Warning of Nazi-Like Fascism and Corporate Crimes, Pope Francis Proposes Adding 'Ecological Sin' to Church Teachings
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
In remarks at the Vatican, the leader of the Catholic Church condemned
"the large-scale delinquency of corporations."
Police in Bolivia Pepper Spray Journalist 'On Purpose' During Live Coverage of Anti-Coup Protests
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"I hate to be the story because we are here to report on what is
happening to the people in the amazing country," said Al-Jazeera English
senior correspondent Teresa Bo. "I hope it helps denounce that such
practices cannot be tolerated. Not here not anywhere."
Extinction Rebellion Members Blockade Private Jet Terminal Used by Wealthy Elites in Geneva
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We want to denounce this completely absurd means of transport since a
private jet emits twenty times more CO2 per passenger than a
conventional airplane."
'Grand American Tradition of Immunizing Its War Criminals' Continues as Trump Pardons US Soldiers
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"A shameful use of presidential powers," said the ACLU. "It sends a
clear message of disrespect for the law, morality, the military justice
system, and those in the military who abide by the laws of war."
Rodney Reed Lawyers 'Relieved and Thankful' After Stay of Execution Granted by Texas Court
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Reed's execution should not just be delayed, but canceled," said Bernie
Sanders. "Real criminal justice reform must include joining every other
major democracy in eliminating the death penalty."
'This is What a Dictatorship Looks Like': Bolivian Security Forces Open Fire on Indigenous Protesters in City of Cochabamba
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
" State violence in Bolivia."
Putting 'Health of All Species' in Danger, Trump EPA Proposal Guts Restrictions on Toxic Herbicide Linked to Birth Defects
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The pro-industry zealots now running the EPA's pesticide office are
making a mockery of science and eliminating key safety measures, all for
company profits."
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The Most Impeachable President in US History vs. The Most Hesitant Congress.
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by Ralph Nader
What are the Democrats waiting for? Trump is the most impeachable tyrant
in the country's history—hands down.
The Disdain for Ukraine Is Mainly in Trump's Brain
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by Michael Winship
The President of the United States treats Ukraine as if it were the
slaphappy Freedonia of the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup.
Tanisha Anderson, Impeachment, and a Hawk
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by Laura Flanders
This column could probably have gotten more likes if I'd made it about
Trump instead of Tanisha Anderson or a hawk.
The Progressive Press Is Facing Mass Extinction
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by Jack Crosbie
Deadspin, Splinter, and ThinkProgress are gone. The mainstream media is
hopelessly neutral. Who's left to check capitalism?
Venice Is Flooded—A Look at Our Coastal Future
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by Arshad M Khan, Meena Miriam Yust
It might look likes the city—world famous for its canal streets—is
sinking. But that is not what's happening.
The Violence of Fascist Leaders, Then and Now
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by Christopher Brauchli
Although lacking internet, the Nazis knew the value of film in order to
get their message to the people.
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Newswire...
NIAC Statement on Protests Across Iran over Gas Price Hike
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Hundreds of Nurses Gather for Bernie Sanders Endorsement
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