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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) attends Women's March 2019 on January 19, 2019 in New York City.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I see decisions made every day that cost the American public billions of dollars a year for bogus reasons and nobody asks how we pay for it."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It was only until he felt that he was being exposed that he actually stepped up and actually released the funds."


XR protester arrested

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Extinction Rebellion and its supporters celebrated Wednesday after the agency that conducts criminal prosecutions in England dropped charges against 105 activists who were arrested in London last month for participating in the environmental movement's "Autumn Uprising" actions.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"From lofty heights, Obama has now become a dampener of hope, a barrier to change, and a threat to progress."


Women during a protest on the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Nantes, France, on November 25, 2019. (Photo: Estelle Ruiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

by Julia Conley, staff writer
Mass demonstrations and other public actions on Monday around the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women—with some fighting against violence even as they assembled to demand gender equality.


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
From patients and doctors to politicians and their staffers, advocates of Medicare for All reiterated their commitment to radically transforming the U.S. healthcare system in response to a Politico report Monday about how top health industry lobbies "have joined forces to take down socialized medicine."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Failure to heed these warnings and take drastic action to reverse emissions means we will continue to witness deadly and catastrophic heatwaves, storms, and pollution."


"The Web was designed to bring people together and make knowledge freely available. It has changed the world for good and improved the lives of billions. Yet, many people are still unable to access its benefits and, for others, the Web comes with too many unacceptable costs." (Image: Contract for the Web)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
The Web was designed to bring people together and make knowledge freely available. It has changed the world for good and improved the lives of billions. Yet, many people are still unable to access its benefits and, for others, the Web comes with too many unacceptable costs.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won applause and cheers from her constituents on Sunday at a town hall in The Bronx, where she expressed deep frustration with the routine dismissal of investment in public goods as "free stuff."


Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) appear headed for a collision course in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Multi-billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are not going to get very far in this election," Sanders said Sunday.

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