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'Saving Life on Earth' for Just $100 Billion: New Roadmap Shows How US Can Address Global Extinction Crisis
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The plan calls for the president to declare the global extinction crisis
a national emergency and establish 500 new national parks, wildlife
refuges, and marine sanctuaries.
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'Ludicrous': Sanders Refutes Claims Made in Anonymously Sourced Hit Piece by CNN About Warren Meeting
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"This story—based on the accounts of four anonymous sources—is the most
outrageous hit piece I've ever seen," said one critic of the news
outlet's decision to publish the reporting.
US Government Lists Non-Violent 'Valve Turner' Climate Activists as Threat on Par With Murderous Neo-Nazis
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Climate action advocates condemned reports that the Department of
Homeland Security has placed non-violence anti-fossil fuel campaigners
on a list of domestic threats alongside violent white supremacists and
mass murderers.
Progressives Applaud Sanders for Willingness to Release List of Possible Judicial Nominees Before Election
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The progressive campaign Demand Justice applauded Sen. Bernie Sanders
for his stated willingness to release a shortlist of judges who he would
consider appointing to federal judicial seats, should he win the
presidency in 2020.
Ocasio-Cortez's Revolt Against DCCC 'Exactly What We Need' Say Progressive Democrats
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Congresswoman from New York withholds dues from the party machine and
launches a new PAC to help insurgent left-wing candidates.
Citing Dark Money Fears, Coalition Raises Alarm Over 'Zombie' FEC During Pivotal 2020 Elections
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is beyond belief that in this presidential year of enormous
consequence, the nation's campaign finance enforcement agency is
defunct."
'A Recipe for Disaster': Consumer Safety Groups Sue USDA Over Trump's Effort to Privatize Inspections for Pork Industry
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We're suing the crap out of USDA for... feeding us crap."
Citing Betrayal of Oath, Watchdog Group Files Formal Ethics Complaint Against McConnell Over Trump Impeachment
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The public declarations by Senator McConnell that his role in the
impeachment process is to coordinate with the White House and thereby
make a mockery of the trial directly contradict his oath of
impartiality."
Seems Increasingly Likely Trump Just Made Up the 'Imminent Threat' Posed by Soleimani
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
New reporting reveals the president conditionally approved the Iranian
general's assassination seven months ago.
Defying Threat of Termination, 1,200 Florida Teachers Rally to Save Public Education
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
More than 1,200 Florida teachers on Monday followed through on their
pledge to stand up for their students and schools at a statewide rally
in Tallahassee, despite a threat from the state Department of Education
which warned the teachers were risking termination by attending the
event.
#JoeVotedForTheWar Trends After Sanders Camp Fires Back at Biden's Denials of Support for Iraq Invasion
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is appalling that after 18 years Joe Biden still refuses to admit he
was dead wrong on the Iraq War."
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Biden, Buttigieg, and Corporate Media Are Eager for Sanders and Warren 'Trash Talk' Narrative to Take Hold
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by Norman Solomon
It would be a serious error for progressives to buy into corporate media
portrayals of the Sanders and Warren campaigns as destined to play a
traditional zero-sum political game.
Droning the World: The Assassination Complex From Bush to Obama to Trump
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by Allegra Harpootlian
"Be assured of one thing: whichever candidate you choose at the polls in
November, you aren't just electing a president of the United States; you
are also electing an assassin-in-chief..."
Bring Democracy Back to North Carolina
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by Blair Reeves
Finally, there's good news.
Why I'm Still Hopeful and Not Done Fighting for a More Just Society
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by Robert Reich
How Democracies Die
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by Chris Hedges
The U.S. suffers from an epidemic of nihilistic violence.
Trump's "WMD" Scandal? Was the Charge of "Imminent" Soleimani Attack Just Made Up?
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by Juan Cole
The "intelligence" on which Trump and Esper and secretary of state Mike
Pompeo made their decision to off Soleimani was likely raw and
cherry-picked.
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Newswire...
New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA’s Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System
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Youth Climate Groups, Allies and Mothers’ Voices Demand Tangible Action and Time Bound Changes from Larry Fink in Advance of His Annual Letter
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Plan: Ending Extinction Crisis Requires $100 Billion, 500 New National Parks, Refuges, Ocean Sanctuaries
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Ethics Complaint Alleges McConnell May Have Violated the Rules of the Senate on Impartiality with Impeachment
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Coalition Urges White House, Senate to Restore FEC Quorum with Commissioners Committed to Enforcing Anti-Corruption Laws
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