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September 20, 2022
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Somalia famine
Number of Ultrarich Hits All-Time High as Someone Dies From Hunger Every 4 Seconds
"Those with the power and money to change this must come together to better respond to current crises and prevent and prepare for future ones," a coalition of charities asserted.
by Brett Wilkins



Sen. Joe Manchin holds a press conference
Manchin 'Getting Desperate' as Opposition to Dirty Permitting Deal Grows Louder
After the West Virginia senator claimed he's a victim of "revenge politics," Sen. Bernie Sanders responded: "Defeating the Big Oil side deal is not about revenge."
by Jake Johnson



People line up for food and fuel in Sri Lanka
World-Renowned Economists Call for 'Emergency' Corporate Profit Taxes to Avert Global Recession
Governments have a choice, argues a new report: Impose austerity programs that harm the poor, or tax "the multinationals and the super-rich, many of whom have also benefited from the crisis."
by Jake Johnson
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Peace Activists Hit the Streets From DC to San Francisco Urging Ceasefire in Ukraine
"There is no military solution short of economic ruin, global famine, climate catastrophe–or worse, nuclear Armageddon."
by Marcy Winograd



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Donald Trump and the Presidential Privatization of Secrecy
Enhanced secrecy techniques are the order of the day (and the century, too).
by Karen Greenberg



greg-abbott
Nobody Should Be Shocked by GOP Cruelty—It's Their Whole Brand
Republicans simply don't believe that protecting the people of America is a legitimate function of government.
by Thom Hartmann
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