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News & Views | 7/26/19
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'Unprecedented, Wasteful, and Obscene': House Approves $1.48 Trillion Pentagon Budget
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Wanna know how broken and captured Washington is by the Pentagon and
the corruption of our nation's 'defense' budget? Well, look no further
than the soon to be enacted budget 'deal.'"
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'Bravo!' 'Great News!': Cheers as European Investment Bank Unveils Proposal to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"With this move, the world's largest multilateral lender is now poised
to leave oil, gas, and coal in the past," says Oil Change International,
praising it as "a massive step forward on climate leadership."
McConnell Dubbed 'Moscow Mitch' for Blocking Debate on Election Security Bill Just As Senate Report Details 2016 Russian Interference
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earned the nickname "Moscow
Mitch" Friday after blocking lawmakers from taking action to prevent
foreign interference in U.S. elections—just as the legislature he leads
concluded that Russians meddled in the 2016 elections in all 50 states.
Critics Charge New Trump Plan 'Recklessly Weakens Protections' for What Remains of 'Illegally Reduced' Bears Ears Monument
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Conservation groups and congressional Democrats slammed the Trump
administration Friday over its destructive new management plan for the
"illegally reduced" Bears Ears National Monument in Utah.
'A Message That Would Fit Just Fine in a Paul Ryan Speech': Biden Pilloried for Ad Celebrating Private Health Insurance Industry
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This web ad from Joe Biden attempts to pit working people and
generations against one another to perpetuate a broken healthcare system
that values health insurance CEOs' paychecks over people's lives."
Trump DOJ Denounced for Approving 'Anti-Competitive, Anti-Consumer' Merger of Sprint and T-Mobile
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Consumer advocates decried the Department of Justice's decision Friday
to sign off on T-Mobile and Sprint's proposed merger, warning that
allowing the nation's third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers to
join forces will drive up prices and negatively impact low-income and
marginalized communities.
'Our Pressure Is Working' Says Sunrise Movement as CNN and MSNBC Announce Climate Events for 2020 White House Hopefuls
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Sunrise Movement celebrated Thursday as CNN and MSNBC announced
climate-focused events featuring 2020 Democratic presidential primary
candidates, but reiterated its demand that the Democratic Party sponsor
a debate solely focused on the White House hopefuls' plans to tackle the
global crisis.
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Views...
We Are in Our Articles of Confederation Moment
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by Danielle Allen
Our national legislature no longer functions.
Puerto Ricans Demonstrate How to Oust a Corrupt Leader
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
What's happened in Puerto Rico provides important lessons for all
Americans fed up with our deeply corrupt, racist, misogynist and hateful
commander in chief
Why Impeach Trump? It's the Right Thing to Do
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by Robert Reich
The Constitution mandates that the House undertake an impeachment
inquiry and present evidence to the Senate
Trump Promised Massive Infrastructure Projects—Instead We’ve Gotten Nothing
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by Tom Conway
That contract Trump signed with American voters to produce an
infrastructure plan in the first 100 days: worthless. It never happened.
Geopolitical Crimes: A Revolutionary Proposal
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by Richard Falk
We can no longer afford the occurrence of deliberate choices by
representatives of leading governments that pose grave harm to the human
interest in achieving humane societies and a sustainable future for the
species
Mitch McConnell Is Right. Secure, Open Elections Would Elect More Democrats.
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by Paul Waldman
Legislation to secure our elections is partisan. And the fact that it's
partisan shows just how pathological the Republican Party has become in
its determination to hold on to power.
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Newswire...
The Trump Administration Releases New Plan for What’s Left of Bears Ears
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Trump Releases Management Plan for Illegally Reduced Bears Ears National Monument, Ignoring Courts and Public Outcry
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Approval of Sprint/T-Mobile Merger "Disappointing," Greenlining Institute Says
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DOJ Shirks Antitrust Enforcement Authority, Approves Anticompetitive T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
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