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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, pumps his fist in the air toward supporters as he arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Civic Center Park on September 9, 2019 in Denver.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"What we are proving on this campaign is that one does not need to beg the wealthy and the powerful for campaign contributions in order to win elections."

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marijuana

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
On Tuesday, just one day before "equity-centric" legislation legalizing sales and adult use of recreational marijuana took effect in Illinois, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker granted pardons to more than 11,000 individuals with low-level cannabis convictions.


Alleged war criminal Edward Gallagher is promoting apparel and branding himself a "conservative influencer."

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Everything's a grift today. Even, it seems, for pardoned war criminals."


US troops

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Bolstering sustained global skepticism of President Donald Trump's promises to bring home U.S. forces from the Middle East, the Pentagon deployed hundreds of soldiers to the region Tuesday and is reportedly preparing to send up to thousands more troops in the coming days amid ongoing protests at the American Embassy in Baghdad.


Canberra, Australia on Wednesday was so smoky that visibility past a few hundred yards was virtually non-existent.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Over 2,500 miles away, in New Zealand, smoke from the fires blotted out the sun at the Tasman Glacier.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Civil rights advocates on Tuesday praised a federal judge in North Carolina who struck down the state's new voter ID law, saying there was likely "discriminatory intent" behind state Republicans' attempt to force voters to present specific forms of ID at the polls.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
A federal panel of independent scientific experts says the EPA has flouted its guidance in its push to roll back a number of Obama-era regulations, resulting in the country's regulators dictates rules that will affect public health for millions of Americans without considering environmental science.



by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"When viewed as a whole," the lawmakers wrote, the slate of changes "appears to be a pretext to make the U.S. immigration system inaccessible to working class families and children."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Corporate greed is threatening one of the most basic necessities of life: clean water."


Locals and tourists holding tight on the Mallacoota wharf as the bushfire passes through the popular seaside summer holiday spot.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is time to declare a National Climate Emergency."


People run through tear gas

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A United Nations human rights researcher on Tuesday hailed the International Criminal Court's recent decision to pursue a formal investigation of alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability."

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U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, announces a formal impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump on September 24, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

by Ralph Nader


Mural at 510 West Broadway, Hwy. 56, downtown Okemah, Oklahoma, depicting Woody Guthrie and Okfuskee County history. Painted by DeAnna Mauldin in 1994.

by Randall Amster
All things considered, we could do worse than embracing Woody Guthrie's resolutions for the new year.


We, the global grassroots, can move forward and solve the climate crisis and all the other interrelated crises that plague us.

by Ronnie Cummins
There is a practical, shovel-ready solution to our impasse, powered by a massive leap in grassroots consciousness, a youth-led climate movement and a 2020 ballot box revolution.


The Morton County Sheriff's Department deployed a tank and sprayed peaceful protesters with a water cannon amid below-freezing temperatures on November 20, 2016 at the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

by Tara Houska
Only when indigenous people are heard by those financing climate disaster can we stop the destruction, together.


Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) could become a hero of the impeachment trial.

by Alan Hirsch
Republican senators like Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Cory Gardner, and Lamar Alexander—history has its eyes on you.


House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks with reporters during her weekly press conference at the Capitol on July 12, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

by Jeffrey C. Isaac
She can threaten to reopen the House investigation into the president.

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