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June 13, 2022
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'People Over Pentagon' Proposal Would Take $100 Billion From Pentagon to Fund Social Programs
"The Lee-Pocan bill disproves the claim that there's not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty, or protect the planet," said one proponent.
by Jessica Corbett



A clip of Donald Trump speaking is shown during a House hearing
Jan. 6 Hearing Offers Yet More Proof That 'Trump Lied' and 'He Knew He Lied'
"It's clear we cannot allow Trump or his allies to evade accountability for the dangerous lies and actions that continue to put our democracy in peril," said one observer.
by Jake Johnson



Peace activists wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden pose with mock nuclear missiles in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on January 29, 2021 in an action to call for more progress in nuclear disarmament. (Photo: John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images)
'Worrying Trend': Global Nuclear Stockpile Set to Grow for First Time Since Cold War
"The risk of nuclear weapons being used seems higher now than at any time since the height of the Cold War," said the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
by Kenny Stancil
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• WATCH: Second Jan. 6 Hearing Aims to Prove Trump's Willful Lies Drove Violent Insurrection
• Bipartisan Senate Deal on Guns Deemed 'Pathetically Weak'
• Jan. 6 Committee Confirms 'Big Lie' Was Also a 'Big Ripoff' of Trump Donors
• Doctors to Top UK Officials: 'Do Not Extradite Julian Assange; Free Him'
• As WTO Ministerial Opens, Civil Society Slams Rich Nations for Acting as Big Pharma 'Henchmen'
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January 6 Hearings: Examin­ing the Elec­tion Sabot­age and Ongoing Damage to Democracy
Legislation is necessary to protect our democratic system and stop future attacks.
by Lauren Miller, Wendy Weiser



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5 Reasons We Need a National Organization to Energize the Fight for Single Payer
Health care is a national crisis that requires a national solution.
by Judy Albert, Claire M. Cohen, Sandra Fox, Ed Grystar, Ana Malinow, Kay Tillow



A mob of Trump supporters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election on January 6, 2021.
Call Jan. 6 What It Was: An Explicit Attempt to Stage a Coup
'Kudos to Chairman Thompson for calling it a coup'
by John Nichols
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