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May 12, 2022
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A worker cleans broken glass from one of the entrances to the U.S. Capitol the day after a pro-Trump mob broke into the building on January 6, 2021. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
120+ Groups Call On Social Media Giants to Combat Election Disinformation Ahead of Midterms
"The last presidential election, and the lies that continued to flourish in its wake on social media, demonstrated the dire threat that election disinformation poses to our democracy," said one advocate.
by Kenny Stancil



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'The Realistic, Humane, and Just Choice': Sanders Unveils Medicare for All Act of 2022
"As we speak, there are millions of people who would like to go to a doctor but cannot afford to do so," said the Vermont senator. "This is an outrage."
by Jake Johnson



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Reproductive Rights Coalition Tells Dems to 'Stop Defending the Filibuster in Our Name'
"While the filibuster has prevented passage of anti-abortion legislation in the past, we are under no illusion that clinging to the filibuster will protect us now."
by Jessica Corbett
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• 'Donation Model Has Failed': Supremacy of Greed Decried as Covid Summit Begins
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$40 Billion War Fever Grips Congress as US Escalates Ukraine War
It's time for negotiations, not arms shipments, to end the Ukraine/Russia war.
by Cole Harrison



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Time to Replace Deadly 'Wile E. Coyote Healthcare' With Lifesaving Medicare for All
Medicare For All is a call to sanity.
by Richard Eskow



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Everyone on Planet Earth Should Be Rooting for Climate Trailblazer Doyle Canning's Win in Oregon
We need climate and environmental justice activists in Congress. Doyle will be the first.
by Alan Minsky
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