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News & Views | 12/18/19
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'The President Is the Smoking Gun': Pramila Jayapal Makes Case for Trump Impeachment Ahead of House Vote
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Today, to uphold my oath to Constitution and country, I will vote to
impeach Donald J. Trump."
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Sanders Report Shows How Millennial Generation Is 'Being Punished With Crushing Student Debt and Low-Paying Jobs'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In the richest country in the history of the world, we have an
obligation to turn this around and make sure our kids live healthier and
better lives than we do."
As Susan Collins Announces 2020 Run With Familiar Claims of Centrism, Progressives Are 'Ready to Defeat Her'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In her announcement Wednesday that she will run for a fifth Senate term
in 2020, Sen. Susan Collins attempted to portray herself, as she has for
decades, as a badly-needed moderating voice on Capitol Hill—but her
constituents in Maine and critics across the country signaled that
Collins has made clearer than ever during the Trump administration that
she is far from a centrist, and said progressives are intent on
defeating her.
'An Idiotic False Equivalency': GOP Rep. Loudermilk Implies Trump Impeachment Worse Than Trial of Jesus Christ
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If you thought the comparisons to Salem were perhaps misguided, we now
have the Crucifixion itself."
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'Huge Step Toward a More Inclusive, Representative Democracy': NJ Restores Voting Rights of People on Parole and Probation
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Pro-democracy and criminal justice reform advocates celebrated Wednesday
as Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill restoring the
voting rights of tens of thousands of state residents on parole and
probation, following the lead of over a dozen other states that allow
those individuals to participate in political elections.
"Let's Nip This Sh*t in the Bud": Cynical Accusations of Anti-Semitism Against Bernie Sanders Draw Fire From Progressives
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Bernie Sanders' willingness to criticize Israel, his support for
Palestinian rights—these are not anti-Semitic."
To Protect Nation's Waterways, New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin's Failure to Update Slaughterhouse Pollution Guidelines
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"EPA is rewarding dirty slaughterhouses at the expense of the public."
New Petition Calls On 2020 Candidates to Break Up Big Tech to Rein In Threat to Democracy
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The future of our democracy shouldn't be left to the whims of a few
reckless billionaire CEOs and their dangerous corporate empires."
In 'Mind-Blowing Omission,' Buttigieg Campaign Failed to Disclose Wall Street Power Brokers in Release of Major Fundraisers
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Among the more than 20 top fundraisers for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's
presidential campaign who were omitted from a release of the 2020
Democratic candidate's "campaign bundlers" on Friday were hedge fund
executives and other power brokers with ties to Wall Street—leading
critics to refer to the mayor, as protesters at his events have
recently, as "Wall Street Pete."
In New Study Naming Pollution the 'Largest Environmental Threat to Health,' US Ranks Among Top 10 Nations for Premature Deaths
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
An analysis published Wednesday found that "exposure to toxic air,
water, soil, and chemical pollution" kills 8.3 million people worldwide
each year, with the United States among the 10 countries that have the
most pollution-related premature deaths—underscoring the necessity of
urgent, collaborative efforts to safeguard public health.
'An Unthinkable and Unlivable Reality': Australia Sees Hottest Day on Record as National Average Temperature Hits 105.6°F
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are in a climate emergency," said meteorologist Eric Holthaus.
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People Power in Romania Stopped a Mining Project. Now the Corporation Is Suing for Billions of Dollars.
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by Stephanie Danielle Roth
Romanian and U.S. environmental justice activists demonstrated in
Washington, DC, outside a World Bank tribunal hearing on a case brought
by Canadian-based Gabriel Resources.
Can 'Powerless Nobodies' Fight the Corporate Powers?
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by Jim Hightower
The Formosa settlement victory sets a major legal precedent to advance
other citizen lawsuits against polluters, requiring that the polluters
(not taxpayers) pay for their messes.
Google Nest or Amazon Ring? Just Reject These Corporations' Surveillance and a Dystopic Future
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by Evan Greer
Purchasing devices that constantly monitor, track and record us for
convenience or a sense of safety is laying the foundation for an
oppressive future.
Even in Defeat, Labour Mobilized the New Working Class
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by Sarah Jaffe
The U.K. election demonstrated the urgent need for grassroots
organizing.
Trump’s Judaism Order Has Nothing to Do With Fighting Anti-Semitism
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by Sarah Gertler
The man who called neo-Nazis "very fine people" has no business defining
anti-Semitism for the rest of us.
California DOJ Cuts Off ICE Deportation Officers from State Law Enforcement Database
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by Saira Hussain
The Trump administration relentlessly targets immigrant communities and
ICE continues to exploit state and local resources, including databases,
to act as force multipliers for immigration enforcement.
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Congress Passes Somalia Debt Relief
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Grassroots Coalition Launches Campaign Calling on 2020 Presidential Candidates to Break Up Amazon, Facebook, Google and Other Big Technology Monopolies
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Public Interest Groups Sue EPA to Curb Slaughterhouse Pollution
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House Spending Package Includes Clear Intent to Keep Fossil Fuels Out of Clean Energy Program
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Women's March Global Worldwide Protests Against the Rollback of Women's Human Rights To Take Place 18 January 2020
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