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News & Views | 12/13/19
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'He Is Planning to Rig the Impeachment Trial': McConnell Vows 'Total Coordination' With Trump on Senate Process
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The jury—Senate Republicans—are going to coordinate with the
defendant—Donald Trump—on how exactly the kangaroo court is going to be
run."
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McConnell Faces Calls to Recuse Himself From Impeachment Trial After Saying 'No Chance' Trump Will Be Removed
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"No court in the country would allow a member of the jury to also serve
as the accused's defense attorney."
Progressives Blast New NLRB Union Elections Rule That 'Betrays the Workers It Is Meant to Protect'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Republican-dominated National Labor Relations Board on Friday
unveiled a new rule amending its procedures for union elections that,
according to at least one progressive think tank, "betrays the workers
it is meant to protect."
Warren and Sanders Lead 2020 Candidates in Backing Workers Demanding Fair Wages, Vowing Not to Cross Picket Line for Debate
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After the progressive senators announced they would not be crossing the
picket line, the rest of the Democratic field followed.
'We Are Furious': As COP 25 Draws to Close, Green Campaigners Fume as Rich Nations Move to Gut Paris Agreement
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Just as we thought the slow pace and weak ambition shown at the climate
talks couldn't get worse, along comes COP 25."
Biden Parrots 'Profoundly Silly' Narrative That Lesson From UK Elections Is Democrats Should Not Go 'So, So Far Left'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Don't let neoliberals use Jeremy Corbyn's defeat as an attack on Bernie
Sanders," warned one progressive commentator.
Outrage After South Carolina Gets Trump OK to Attack Medicaid With Work Requirement Policy
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Instead of addressing the "alarming increase in the number of uninsured
children across the country," the state chose to put up "more barriers
to coverage that will worsen this trend."
'Sick to my Stomach': Explosive Report Details ICE Negligence in Medical Care for Detained Children Resulted in Deaths, Preventable Surgeries
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"ICE is operating exactly as the Trump administration wants it to when
migrants are being so violently neglected."
Arms Expert Warns of 'Reckless and Unnecessary Escalation' After Pentagon Tests Missile Banned by INF Treaty That Trump Ditched
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Arms experts warned of negative global implications after the Pentagon
on Thursday test-launched a second missile that would have been banned
under a Cold War-era treaty that U.S. President Donald Trump ditched in
early August.
Britons Gear Up to Defend NHS From Privatization Scheme as Tories Win Strong Majority in UK Election
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We will defend our public services—especially the NHS—from attempts to
degrade or destroy them, and support, as well as we are able, the
overworked heroes who keep them afloat."
'A Vote for We, the People': House Judiciary Committee Approves Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Unless he is removed from office, Trump's corruption will only become
more brazen."
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Afghanistan Papers Confirm That the Longest War Is a Lie
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
The important question today is: Will the Afghanistan Papers bring about
the end of the longest war?
I Have 'Some of the Best' Health Insurance a Union Member Can Get, But I Would Trade It Today for Medicare for All
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by Marcie Wells
Earlier this month, I witnessed a paid Culinary 226 Union organizer
heckle Bernie Sanders and I haven't stopped wondering why
For Corporate Media, Voters Are Obstacle to Buttigieg’s Centrist Rise
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by Joshua Cho
The alleged "Buttigieg boom" may now be crumbling under the candidate's
stubborn opacity around his funders and great swaths of his career, as
well as the entry into the field of fellow smug centrist Michael
Bloomberg.
Trump’s Hunger Games
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by Greg Kaufmann
More damage to our nation's most successful anti-hunger program is on
the horizon.
The Recent Natural Gas Blowout in South Texas Highlights the Need for Strong Regulation
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by Hasan Seede
The proposed rollback of existing methane standards would allow oil and
gas wells to release both methane and VOCs with virtually no control.
UK Election Shows Progressive Must Have More Than Great Policies, They Need to Win
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by Peter Bloom
There is no way to spin the results of this election as anything other
than disastrous. So what should be done?
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Stand Up America Implores Lawmakers to Impeach Donald Trump
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Common Cause Presses House to Impeach and McConnell to Recuse from Senate Trial
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Shareholders Call for #RebootFacebook to Put Company on Path to Democracy, Decency, and Disclosure
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COP25: Climate Talks 'Out of Touch With Reality' As Rich Countries Seek to Gut Paris Agreement, Says Friends of the Earth International
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OAS Final Audit Report on Bolivia Elections Raises More Questions About Its Own Work Than It Answers, CEPR Analysis Concludes
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