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President Donald Trump leaves his Merry Christmas Rally at the Kellogg Arena on December 18, 2019 in Battle Creek, Michigan. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We'd be in much better shape if Trump and company were merely heartless misers. What they really are is much, much worse."

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"Nothing says Merry Christmas like hurling insults at relatives," said one person in reaction to the new Trump campaign tool. (Image: SnowflakeVictory.com)

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Nothing says Merry Christmas like hurling insults at relatives."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Hit pieces on progressive candidates become questionable when run by a news outlet owned by one of their rivals. This as much as anything shows why Bloomberg must sell Bloomberg News ."


Fire and Rescue personnel run to move their truck as a bushfire burns next to a major road and homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"They believe they have the situation in hand. That is definitely not the case."

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"McConnell's not protecting the economy. He's stalling while his friends loot the safe."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It shows the incredible momentum that the Fight for $15 movement has built up. People who work low-wage jobs need and deserve a raise—and companies can afford it. There's no excuse."


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) smiles as then-President Barack Obama signs a bill into law.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Whoever emerges from the primary process, I will work my tail off to make sure that they are the next president."


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) gestures during the first round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on July 30, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Looking forward to winning this thing without the assist."


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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The chemical company is asking a federal appeals court to reverse its ruling in favor of a California man suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.


U.S. President Donald Trump looks up toward the Solar Eclipse on the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The relevant U.S. actions are a serious violation of the international consensus on the peaceful use of outer space, undermine global strategic balance and stability, and pose a direct threat to outer space peace and security."


Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is, uh, extremely anti-Semitic."

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Medicare for All is the gift we need this holiday season. And it's what we'll continue to fight for in the New Year. (Image: Samuil_Levich / iStock / Getty Images Plus)

by Chuck Idelson
Medicare for All would eliminate the debilitating health insecurity caused by skyrocketing costs while guaranteeing everyone will get the health care they need, when and where they need it.


The only tricks left to Trump and the Republicans are stoking social and racial resentments and claiming to be foes of the establishment. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Robert Reich
The consequences of Trump’s and the Republicans’ excessive corporate giveaways and their failure to improve the lives of ordinary working Americans are becoming clearer by the day.


He showed that people of conscience can make a difference, even against the most powerful oppressor. (Photo: Dave Bredeson/Dreamstime.com)

by Jesse Jackson
The Prince of Peace, he taught us that peace is not the absence of violence; it is the presence of justice and righteousness.


If there’s ever to be genuine and just peace between the two nations, diplomacy must be the priority, and Iranian civil society must be acknowledged and respected. (Photo: opeth91 / Shutterstock)

by Kristin Henderson
Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society—and wars of choice should always be off the table.


A Nativity scene in the southern Califiornia city of Claremont depicting the Holy Family as a separated family held in cages at the U.S. border is sparking controversy and conversations over President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (Photo: Rev. Karen Clark Ristine/Facebook)

by Juan Cole
These American, Christian politicians would not have admitted the holy family when they fled Herod the Great.


Such a cavalier approach to the use of deadly force permeates American behaviour among citizens, between citizens and the police, as well as between the military and other states, raising questions about US society beyond the ambit of foreign policy. (Photo: Veronique de Viguerie/Edit by Getty Images)

by Ahsan I Butt
The US-made mess in Afghanistan has much to do with its failed policies and shoot-first-ask-questions-later attitude.

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