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News & Views | 12/4/19
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'What Cruelty Looks Like': Trump Finalizes Plan to Strip Food Aid From 750,000 Low-Income People by 2020
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When it came to tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, Trump felt
the nation's finances were firm enough to give up more than
$1,500,000,000,000. When it's time to spend a fraction of that to help
poor people eat, that's when the well has supposedly run dry."
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Progressives Fire Back at Buttigieg's 'Bad Faith' Claim That Tuition-Free College Proposals Are Elitist
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Progressives and supporters of the tuition-free public college plans
backed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday
denounced Mayor Pete Buttigieg's most recent attack on the proposals, in
which the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate claimed offering a free
public college education furthered an "elitist" worldview.
Legal Scholar Points to Sondland Testimony as 'Most Chilling' Evidence Trump Used Power of Office for Private 'Political Benefit'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A candidate for president should resist foreign interference in our
elections, not demand it. If we are to keep faith with the Constitution
and our Republic, President Trump must be held to account."
Trump's Rightward Shift of Federal Courts Advances as Senate Confirms Anti-Choice Sarah Pitlyk
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Appalling."
'People Here Will Start Dying': Dire Warnings as Stranded Refugees Freeze in Hellish Conditions Near Bosnia-Croatia Border
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
The conditions of the refugee camp are being decried as "not for human
beings" as officials demanded immediate relief for those languishing
there.
Massive Leak of Data Reveals Money-Hiding Secrets of Superrich—and This Is 'Only the Beginning'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's hard to overstate how notorious and suspicious the firm is."
'He Has a Lot of Explaining to Do': Call Records Show Devin Nunes Spoke With Giuliani Multiple Times Amid Ukraine Scheme
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Hugely incriminating" was how one commentator described the previously
undisclosed call records.
'Another Victory for #MedicareForAll!' Says Jayapal as Fourth House Hearing on Proposal Is Announced
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The Washington Democrat called the development "proof of the historic
momentum we have in our fight to ensure quality, affordable healthcare
for everyone."
'Disgraceful Sham': George Zimmerman Sues Parents of Trayvon Martin, Others for $100 Million
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Imagine killing an unarmed child and then suing his parents."
Big Polluters Must Be 'Held Liable' for Destruction of Climate, Campaigners Say at COP 25
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"For decades, big polluters have gone to any lengths to block, weaken,
and delay policy. That time is over."
'A Damning Indictment': Global Poll Shows 71% Support Regulation of Tech Giants to Protect Data Privacy
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"People want to see an end to tech companies trampling over our right to
privacy."
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Ukraine? Yes. But Trump Must Also Be Impeached for Obstruction
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by John Nichols
This is about the specifics of a constitution that can only work if the
president cooperates with congressional investigations.
What the U.K. Election Tells Us About Universal Health Care
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by Sarah Jaffe
Across the political spectrum, the British are clear: American-style
health care is a terrible idea.
The Left Is Finally Winning the War of Ideas
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by Lee Camp
Simply take a look at the ideas that are dominating the Democratic
presidential race, even though the corporate media has tried to ignore
these solutions, attack them, dispute them, and then ignore them all
over again.
The New Stateless Peoples: Confronting US Culpability in the Climate Refugee Crisis
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by Gwyneth Bernier
If floods and wildfires can take lives as surely as bombs and bullets,
why has the United States adamantly denied entrance to climate refugees?
Bernie Sanders Has the Backing of Leftists Worldwide
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by Ilana Novick
Sanders' support for international far-left leaders, Politico explains,
"are a clear mark of distinction from Warren in a race in which their
domestic agendas are viewed as very similar."
A Few Things From the WTO Shutdown I Carry Into the Future
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by David Solnit
There is an incredible opportunity to use street theater—art, dance,
music, giant puppets, graffiti art and theater—and nonviolent direct
action to simplify and dramatize the issues of corporate globalization
and to develop and spread new and creative forms of resistance.
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Newswire...
Judiciary Committee Hearing Puts Clear Legal Framework Around “Devastating” Facts
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Grand Canyon Under Threat As Trump’s Nuclear Working Group Considers Allowing Uranium Mining
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Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Secretive ALEC Meeting
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Earthjustice and National Butterfly Center Urge U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Shut Down Illegal Private Border Wall Construction in Texas
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Hundreds of Thousands of People, 200 Organizations to UNFCCC: Make Big Polluters Pay
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