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News & Views | 1/9/20
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Has Nothing Been Learned Since 2003? Corporate Media Welcome Back Iraq War Hawks To Make Case for Iran
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"No voices calling for peace. No voices critical of empire. Just
establishment media and current and former Pentagon officials who feed
off the trillion dollar war machine."
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Climate Movement Takes Aim at Wall Street, Because 'Money Is Only Language Fossil Fuel Industry Speaks'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Climate activists on Thursday announced a new campaign that aims to send
a message to Wall Street: "Stop financing fossil fuels and deforestation
and start respecting human rights and Indigenous sovereignty."
Green Groups Denounce Trump Rule Change That Takes 'Chainsaw to a Bedrock Environmental Law'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Conservation and climate action groups condemned President Donald
Trump's "unprecedented" rollback Thursday of a 50-year-old law which
made history when it was passed in 1970, allowing communities to have a
say in federal projects that would affect their environments.
In Unprecedented Move, NYC Bar Association Calls for Congress to Probe Attorney General for Partisan Bias
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The NYC Bar's letter represents the first time it or any comparable
association has called for an investigation into a sitting attorney
general.
Accident or Tragedy of War? Transparent Probe Demanded After US and Canada Claim Iranian Missile Downed Ukraine Jetliner
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Horrible accidents happen in the context of war so maybe we just
shouldn't be at war with Iran."
Without Evidence, Trump Blurts Out US Assassinated Soleimani Because He Was Trying to 'Blow Up Our Embassy'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Journalists immediately wondered whether Trump just revealed the
supposed "imminent" threat that top officials claimed for days was too
sensitive to make public.
Fresh Calls to #RaiseTheWage After Study Shows $1 Increase Could Prevent Thousands of Suicides
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A new study that suggests raising the minimum wage could prevent
thousands of suicide deaths in the United States sparked fresh calls for
relief from federal lawmakers and cast a spotlight on Republican Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's legislative graveyard.
Urging World to Blindly Trust Trump, Pence Claims 'Most Compelling' Intel on Soleimani 'Too Sensitive' to Show US Lawmakers
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I can assure your viewers that those of us that have seen all the
evidence—that saw the evidence in real time—know that President Trump
made the right decision."
Survey Shows Richest 1% Not Necessarily Happier, But All That Money Has Convinced Them the 'American Dream' Is Real
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A new survey shed new light on the wide gulf between the richest
Americans and low-income families, particularly in terms of how the two
groups view their own life experiences and satisfaction.
For Grasping Scope of Climate Crisis and 'Fully Embracing' Green New Deal, Youth-Led Sunrise Movement Endorses Bernie Sanders
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We believe a Bernie Sanders presidency would provide the best political
terrain in which to engage in and ultimately win that struggle for the
world we deserve."
Move by Olympia, Washington to Create 'Zero Fare' Public Transit Called a 'Beautiful Thing'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
City is latest in the country to offer publicly-funded transportation
for residents and visitors.
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We Must Stop War With Iran. Here's What You Can Do Today.
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by Lindsay Koshgarian
War with Iran would be bloodier and costlier even than the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan. We can't afford another war.
Democrats Need to Rip Off the Mask of Timidity and Impeach Trump on All Counts
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by Ralph Nader
Only a full accounting of Trump's high crimes and misdemeanors will
shake the Republicans from backing McConnell's kangaroo court
There Are No Winners in a War With Iran
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by Assal Rad
Now more than ever, anti-war voices are crucial to end the madness of
our ineffective policies.
The Global War of Error
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by Tom Engelhardt
No, that's not a typo.
Trump Is a Reckless and Dangerous Warmonger, But Too Many Democrats Continue to Work Against Peace
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by Norman Solomon
Much has changed during the last five decades, but deception remains
central to the state of perpetual war that funnels mega-billions in
profits to the military-industrial complex. And Democrats continue to
play a central role in this costly destruction.
The Endless War With Iran
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by John Feffer
The current crisis might be averted, but the longer U.S. war with Iran
continues.
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Newswire...
Demand Progress Statement on War Powers Resolution Vote
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Activists to Shut Down Chase Branches Across Seattle With Song
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Trump Gifts Interior Secretary Bernhardt Long-Desired Rollbacks to America’s Bedrock Environmental Law
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Food & Water Action Endorses Bold, Progressive Challengers for Congress
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Amnesty International USA, Human Rights Groups Call for Closure of Guantánamo Prison on 18th Anniversary
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