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News & Views | 12/26/19
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'People Should Take Him Very Seriously': Sanders Polling Surge Reportedly Forcing Democratic Establishment to Admit He Can Win
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He has a very good shot of winning Iowa, a very good shot of winning
New Hampshire, and other than Joe Biden, the best shot of winning
Nevada," said one former Obama adviser.
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Buttigieg's Small-Dollar Contest Seen as 'Cynical Ploy' to Lower Average Donation Amount
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The only reason to do this is to rig the stats."
Michael Moore Talks Impeachment, Medicare for All, and Why Trump Might Win Again in 2020
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by Democracy Now!
"If we go that route—it's guaranteed we will lose the Electoral
College."
Top Syrian Official Says US Has 'Absolutely No Right' to Occupy or Plunder Nation's Oil Fields
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He's talking about stealing it," Bouthaina Shaaban said of U.S.
President Donald Trump, who has kept troops in Syria to guard that
country's oil fields.
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Poll Showing Record Support for Trump's Ouster Indicates GOP 'Policy of Complete Obstruction Not Selling'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Daily tracking poll reveals support for Senate conviction of Trump is
all-time high while opposition hits all-time low.
In Christmas Night Twitter Eruption, Trump Questions Why House Is 'Allowed to Impeach the President'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The words of an aspiring dictator."
Typhoon Devastates Philippines With at Least 20 Dead on Christmas Day
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by Common Dreams staff
Flooded villages and widespread power outages after powerful storm hits
island nation on holiday.
'Just About Cruelty': Sanders and Tlaib Rip Trump 'Holiday Menu' of Gifts for the Rich and Nutrition Cuts for the Poor
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Two years after passing a $1.5 trillion tax giveaway to the wealthiest
Americans and large corporations, the Trump administration plans to
strip 3.7 million people of their nutrition benefits."
Evo Morales Says He Is 'Absolutely Convinced' US Led Coup in Bolivia to Exploit Lithium Reserves
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It was a national and international coup d'etat... it's a coup against
lithium."
Bloomberg Says Explosive Report on His Campaign's Use of Prison Labor Is 'Fundamentally Accurate'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's honestly one of the most evil things we've ever seen from a
presidential campaign, and hopefully Bloomberg's campaign will end with
him paying out unimaginable sums to the people he exploited. In a just
world it would."
Firefighters in Australia Say Situation 'Out of Control' as Prime Minister Denies Request for Emergency Aid
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"They believe they have the situation in hand. That is definitely not
the case."
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WaPo’s Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry
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by Joshua Cho
The scandal of the Afghanistan War is not that the US entered into and
prolonged an "unwinnable" war; the scandal is that the US empire's
invasion of Afghanistan is a war crime in violation of international
law, and has inflicted imperial violence on the Afghan people.
While Americans Slept in 2019, Uprisings Reshaped Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, and Algeria
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by Juan Cole
All four of these popular revolts caused a sitting prime minister or
president to step down.
5 Ways to Stop Corporations From Ruining the Future of Work
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by Robert Reich
Why we need to assert our roles as workers and members of a democratic
society to ensure that new technologies benefit all of us.
The Khashoggi Verdict Is Exactly What Impunity Looks Like. It Must Be Denounced.
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by Agnes Callamard
Impunity for the killing of a journalist commonly reveals underlying
political repression, corruption, abuse of power, propaganda and even
international complicity. All are present here.
Propaganda and the Defeat of Jeremy Corbyn
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by Margaret Kimberley
If Americans are going to make connections with the British elections
they must talk about the assault on democracy from the billionaires and
their willing minions.
I Was Jailed for my Trafficker’s Death. I’m Free Now—But Other Women Languish.
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by Cyntoia Brown-Long
An injustice to one is a threat to us all. #FreeEveryCyntoia
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