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December 08, 2022
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War Industry 'Celebrating Christmas Early' as House Passes $858 Billion NDAA
"There is no justification to throw... $858 billion at the Pentagon when we're told we can't afford child tax credit expansion, universal paid leave, or other basic human necessities," said the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. "End of story."
by Brett Wilkins



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Keystone Pipeline Shut Down After Oil Leaks Into Kansas Creek
"Pipelines leak," said one climate campaigner. "Especially ones named Keystone."
by Julia Conley



President Joe Biden speaks at a Democratic National Committee rally on November 10, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Biden, DNC Urged to Make Diverse Swing State—Not South Carolina—First Primary Contest
"Our first priority must be to select states early in the process that help produce the strongest Democratic nominee consistent with our working-class values and agenda," says a new petition from More Perfect Union.
by Kenny Stancil
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• GOP Florida Lawmaker Behind 'Don't Say Gay' Law Charged with Covid Relief Fraud
• People in US Trying to Flee Extreme Weather Can't Escape Climate Catastrophe: Study
• 'On Her Way Home': WNBA Star Brittney Griner Freed in US-Russia Prisoner Swap
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What You Need to Know—But Probably Don't—About the Railway Labor Strike That Wasn't
Blaming Joe Biden diverts attention from the real problem: lack of a better organized, fully unified—and much more militant—railway union movement.
by Carey Dall



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Run-off Victory in Georgia Signals Good News for Social Security Recipients
With their run-off victory in Georgia, Democrats now have a mandate to protect Social Security. Here's what they need to do next.
by Nancy J. Altman



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The Powell Memo Revisited
Thanks to Powell and his colleagues, the planet now faces multiple crises, and perhaps extinction, by way of corporate hand.
by Brad Wolf
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