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May 20, 2022
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Nearly 90,000 Small Businesses in US Expected to Close After Senate GOP Kills Main Street Relief Bill
"The fate of these small businesses," said one advocacy group, "will be tied to those senators who voted down this lifeline today."
by Julia Conley



Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stands in front of a US flag after addressing a keynote speech during an extraordinary session of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Balna cultural centre of Budapest, Hungary on May 19, 2022. - The two-day CPAC meeting is being held in Europe for the first time. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)
To 'Have Our Own Media' Is Key to Political Power, Orbán Tells US Right-Wingers
Hungary's strongman prime minister gave the recommendations at CPAC's first-ever gathering in Europe.
by Andrea Germanos



Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to rally for Jessica Cisneros
'She Can Win If We Stand With Her': Sanders to Rally for Cisneros in Texas
"Her opponent, one of the very few anti-choice Democrats in Congress, is funded by over a million dollars in corporate contributions from Big Oil companies," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
by Jake Johnson
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One Million American Covid-19 Deaths Is a Searing Indictment of Poverty and Policy Choices
Politicians catering to the extremely wealthy at the expense of the 140 million Americans who are poor or low-income is precisely what made the pandemic so deadly.
by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Tope Folarin



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Trump-Loving Americans Drinking Deep From Orban's Fascist Well
Orbán's speeches this week raise the question: Is he teaching the American GOP through his example, or is the GOP teaching him through their "replacement theory" and new laws banning books.
by Thom Hartmann



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To Tax the Rich, We Need to Debunk the Myth of Fleeing Millionaires
As it turns out, high-earners won't leave if you increase their taxes.
by Omar Ocampo
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