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September 12, 2022
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MN nurses on strike
15,000 Minnesota Nurses Launch Historic Strike to Put 'Patients Before Profits'
"We feel like this is the only thing we can do," said one nurse. "Hospitals tell us it's our fault, but we've been actively involved and getting nowhere."
by Jessica Corbett



Election worker
Trump Backers Accused of Weaponizing Records Requests to 'Destabilize' Midterms
Requests "should not be used to harass or overwhelm a system as these coordinated requests from Trump supporters to local election offices appear intended to do," said one critic.
by Julia Conley



U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman greets supporters during a rally
At Packed Rally, Fetterman Vows to 'Be That Vote to Scrap the Filibuster and Codify Roe'
"Women are the reason we can win," said the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate. "Don't piss women off."
by Jake Johnson
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student-debt
Canceling All Student Debt Would Cost About as Much as The Pentagon's F-35 Boondoggle
When it comes to military spending in the United States, money is no object—even for programs like the F-35, which has been criticized for many years as an expensive failure that should be phased out altogether.
by Ashik Siddique



Stop-Line3
'We'll Meet Them Out in the Fields': Challenging the Pipelines to Nowhere
The primary purpose of these and other carbon pipeline systems was never to reduce atmospheric CO2. Its backers' aim is to turn a profit by spiffing up the environmental image of US feed-grain agriculture.
by Stan Cox



Lockheed Martin f-35
The Weapons Industry as a Taxpayer Scam
Military contractors and arms manufacturers cash in as Congress adds billions to the Pentagon budget each year.
by Julia Gledhill, William Hartung
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