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'Staggering' New Data Shows Income of Top 1% Has Grown 100 Times Faster Than Bottom 50% Since 1970
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
New data released by an economist focused on inequality and the
accumulation of wealth by top earners explains the numbers behind Sen.
Bernie Sanders' often-cited statistic that the three richest Americans
hold more wealth than the 160 million people who make up the bottom 50%
of the population.
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'An Abomination': Sanders Decries Reality in Which GoFundMe Has a 'Six Cancer Fundraising Tips' Webpage
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Not upset with with the crowdfunding service for providing resources to
those in desperate need, 2020 presidential candidate lashed out against
a system that creates the need for such campaigns in the first place.
'Read Every Word of This': WaPo Investigation Reveals US Officials' Public Deception Campaign on Afghan War
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Officials repeatedly told the public "progress" was being made, but new
documents show they knew that wasn't true.
Setting Gallup Record, Quarter of Americans Say They or Family Member Delayed Medical Care Over Cost in Last Year
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is the 'choice based' system Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg want to
preserve."
Calling for 'Climate President,' 500+ Groups Demand Next Administration Take Immediate Action
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Swift action to confront the climate emergency has to start the moment
the next president enters the Oval Office."
DOJ Inspector General Report Finds No Evidence of FBI Conspiracy Against President in Russia Investigation but Reveals 'Structural Problems' With FISA Court
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The report addressed allegations of bias and impropriety on behalf of
FBI agents investigating connections between the President Donald
Trump's 2016 election campaign and Russia.
Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal of Kentucky's Forced Ultrasound Law, Allowing Law Intended to 'Shame' Patients Stand
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Kentucky will uphold a law reproductive rights groups say is intended
only to "shame and intimidate" patients who seek abortion care,
following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Monday not to hear an
appeal to H.B. 2, or what the ACLU calls a "forced narrated ultrasound
law."
Update: Buttigieg Campaign Reverses Course, Will Open Doors to the Press for Big-Dollar Fundraisers
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The move follows a weekend of sustained activist pressure demanding
Buttigieg open the events.
Harris, Booker, Sanders, and Warren Among 27 Senate Democrats Calling on Trump to Fire White Nationalist Stephen Miller
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
A month after explosive emails exposed depth of Miller's hateful
ideology, letter to president says his top policy advisor "must be
removed."
"It Is About Perseverance Against Cruelty": California Church's Nativity Scene Shows Holy Family Separated in Cages
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If this isn't your church's politics, you've got the wrong faith."
Devin Nunes Claims He Was 'Stalked' After Reporter Asked Basic Questions About His Role in Trump's Ukraine Scheme
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Based on this video, Nunes' depiction is an outrageous smear. Nunes is
out of control. He's a public servant. He's functioning as Trump's
servant."
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The Great American Shakedown
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by Chris Hedges
The mortal wounds inflicted on our democratic institutions are
bipartisan.
Toys R Us Worker: Wall Street Billionaires Should Not Be Making Money By Putting People Out of Work
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by Sarah Anderson
As the bankrupt toy chain attempts a comeback, retail workers who lost
their jobs after private equity takeovers are fighting for
accountability.
Savoring What Remains in an Age of Climate PTSD
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by Dahr Jamail
Vast numbers of climate scientists are now grieving for the planet and
humanity's future, with some even describing their symptoms as a
climate-change version of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD.
In Wag the Dog Move, Indicted Israeli PM Netanyahu Moves to Annex 25% of Palestinian West Bank
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by Juan Cole
Netanyahu is brazenly planning to steal a quarter of all the land in the
Palestinian West Bank, forever ending any chance of a Palestinian state.
Money, Power and Turf: Winning the Middle East Media War at Any Cost
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by Ramzy Baroud
Thousands of foreign journalists, with no cultural or political
connection to the Middle East, were shipped in, to replace their Arab
colleagues, and to participate, willingly or otherwise, in the dirty
propaganda campaigns championed by one rich Arab countries or another.
The Women Who Will Save Us All
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by Michael Winship
They must pull us from the pyre of political madness.
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Newswire...
Rep. DeFazio’s Campaign Declares He Does Not Support Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
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500 Groups Call for Next President to Declare National Climate Emergency
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Medicare for All in the Spotlight at Tuesday Hearing; Public Citizen Experts Available to Explain Why It Is the Only Viable Health Care System
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Native American COP25 Delegation Demands United States Take Action to Protect Indigenous Women
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Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez Urge Administration to Deny Gilead Monopoly Profits on HIV Drug Over Misconduct
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