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After Trump Attacks Bernie on Foreign Policy, Sanders Campaign Says 'Bring It'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump is attacking us because he knows we will beat him in the general
election," said Bernie Sanders.
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'Completely Lawless President': Trump Reportedly Tried to Kill Another Top Iranian Commander on Same Day as Soleimani
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Multiple strikes on top IRGC officials is starting a war. These were
decapitation strikes."
Greta Thunberg and 20 Youth Climate Activists Call on Davos Attendees to 'Abandon the Fossil Fuel Economy'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As climate groups launched a new campaign targeting Wall Street's
funding of the dirty energy industry and school strikers took part in
weekly #FridaysForFuture protests across the globe, Swedish teenager
Greta Thunberg and 20 fellow youth activists published an op-ed calling
on world leaders to "abandon the fossil fuel economy."
Tens of Thousands Join 'Sack ScoMo' Protests Against Government Climate Inaction as Bushfires Rage Across Australia
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in cities across
Australia Friday to protests their government's inaction on the global
climate emergency as the country continues to battle catastrophic
bushfires that have devoured millions of acres of land, destroyed
hundreds of homes, and left over a billion animals and 27 people dead.
'Cowardice': Olympics Committee Slammed for New Guidelines Barring Athletes From Kneeling, Raising Fists
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"God how I despise these Olympic politician opportunists."
'See? Not Radical': New Poll Shows Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Support a Wealth Tax to Fund Universal Programs
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Supporters of a wealth tax to combat persistent economic inequality in
the U.S. pointed to the latest polling by Reuters/Ipsos, which showed
that nearly two-thirds of respondents support taxing the rich at higher
rates to support programs that would benefit all Americans.
Was 'Imminent Threat' His Impeachment? Trump Reportedly Admitted Soleimani Killed to Appease GOP Senators
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both seized upon the report as
evidence that Trump nearly sparked a catastrophic war for political
gain.
New Report Details How EPA Is Promoting 'Worst of the Worst Pesticides'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
From 2017-2018, the agency approved 69 new pesticide products containing
an ingredient the EPA recognizes as a "known" or "likely" carcinogen.
USAID Arriving in Bolivia to 'Monitor Elections,' Raising Fears of US Meddling in May 3 Vote
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The Trump administration has clearly picked sides."
Thousands Across US Send Message to Trump: 'No Threats, No Bombs, No War With Iran'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Tonight, the American people spoke with one voice. No war."
Pompeo Says 'No Doubt' Soleimani Was Planning Imminent Attacks But Admits He Doesn't Know When or Where
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That is not what 'imminent' means. It's this kind of obfuscation, lying
to Congress, and unchecked provocation that dragged us into the Iraq
War."
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10 Ways Trump's Actions Against Iran Hurt the US, the Region, and the World
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies
We, the American people, must rise up to overcome the power of the
military-industrial complex and take our country's destiny out of the
hands of warmongers and monsters.
Steady Hand Joe? Biden's Foreign Policy Instincts Are Exactly What We Don't Need
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by Julie Hollar
Turning Biden's support for Iraq War into foreign policy 'experience.'
Ukraine Airliner Tragedy Evokes Memories of US Iran Air Shootdown, Cubana Flight 455 Attack9
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by Brett Wilkins
On July 3, 1988 the US guided missile destroyer USS Vincennes shot down
Iran Air Flight 655, an Airbus A300 flying in Iranian airspace and
carrying 290 civilians from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas, killing
all aboard.
From Resistance to Assistance: Corporate Media's Pathetic Pushback to Trump's Iran Assassination
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by Alan MacLeod
While corporate media like to present themselves as holding the current
administration to account, in reality they offer little meaningful
resistance to its foreign policy adventures.
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Issues Call to Catholics: Let Us End Our Complicity in War
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by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
All Catholics should refuse to kill and should refuse cooperation with
United States wars.
Why Do We Allow This Madness To Continue?
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by Cathy Breen
"What right does your president have to attack us, to ruin our country?"
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25 People Occupy Chase Bank Branch in D.C. as Climate Activists Launch a Major New Campaign Targeting the Financial Industry
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Final Details for No War on Iran Demonstration
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House Passes Long-Fought-For Forever Chemical Action Bill With 247-159 Vote
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NIAC Statement on House Passage of Resolution to Halt Iran War
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee Supports the War Powers Resolution
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