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News & Views | 1/17/20
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Biden Accidentally Makes Case for Medicare for All by Admitting Employers Can Take Away Your Insurance—Even If You Like It
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"No you don't have the choice, but you had the choice to — that's why —
I'm not saying, I said, if you like your plan, you can keep it, assuming
— I should add the obvious — if your employer doesn't take it away from
you. OK?"
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For Abuse of Office and Covering for Trump, Watchdog Group Files Formal DOJ Complaint Against AG William Barr
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The attorney general has acted in biased ways and violated Justice
Department norms, standards, and rules to protect President Trump at the
expense of fulfilling his responsibilities to provide fair and impartial
administration of justice."
Trump's Racist Demagoguery Only Works, Says Sanders, Because Too Many Americans Feel Establishment Has 'Failed Them'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In his interview with the New York Times as the newspaper determines
which 2020 Democratic presidential candidate it will endorse, Sen.
Bernie Sanders spoke about how President Donald Trump weaponized racism
and many Americans' sense that the political and media establishments
have abandoned them in 2016 to win support.
'Are You F*cking Kidding Me:?' Monica Lewinsky Reacts to Ken Starr Joining Trump's Impeachment Defense Team
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by Common Dreams staff
"That's the message Trump wants to send for his impeachment?" asked
another critic after president announced legal team for Senate trial.
IMF Head Gives 'Stark Message' of Looming Inequality-Fueled Global Financial Disaster
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Further fueling the potential threat are "climate-related shocks."
Amid Raft of State-Level Endorsements, Sanders Leads Democrats in New National Poll
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"It's just one poll, but it looks like Bernie is unhurt and Warren
unhelped by the brouhaha."
Joining Thousands of Swiss Climate Strikers Before Davos, Greta Thunberg Tells World Leaders: 'You Haven't Seen Anything Yet'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg joined thousands of
protesters on the streets of Lausanne, Switzerland Friday ahead a summit
for the world's business and political leaders in Davos that kicks off
Tuesday.
'Cruel to Its Core': 15 State Attorneys General Sue Trump Over Effort to Strip Food Assistance From Nation's Poor
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Calling the Trump administration's attempt to gut the federal
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program "unlawful" and well as
"cruel," 15 state attorneys general as well as the city of New York
filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Agriculture Department over its new
requirements for the program, a month after they were finalized.
'Let Her In': Outrage Swirls After Six-Year-Old Girl With Downs Syndrome and Heart Condition Turned Away at US Border
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Every child has a right to safety, protection, and future."
Canada's Top Court Rejects BC Bid to Halt Trans Mountain Tar Sands Project
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We are at a pivotal moment in human history, and we can do better than
banking on a future that continues to rely on fossil fuels."
Millions Expected to Join Global Women's March on Jan. 18 to 'Act as a Catalyst for Political and Social Change'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Millions of advocates for women's human rights are expected to take to
the streets in dozens of cities worldwide on Saturday, Jan. 18 for the
fourth annual Global Women's March.
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As Citizens United Turns 10, We Need Candidates Who Will Fight to Get Money Out of Politics
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by Tiffany Muller
In the decade since this disastrous Supreme Court ruling, just 11
wealthy people have made 20 percent of super PAC donations.
Why Advocates for the Homeless Are Forced to Repeat Themselves Again and Again
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by Pat LaMarche
Homelessness, at its root, is not about lack of housing. It is about
systemic poverty and the instability our tattered social safety net
creates.
Let Chief Justice John Roberts Cut the Gordian Knot of Trump's Impeachment Trial
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by Ralph Nader, Louis Fisher, and Bruce Fein
The Chief Justice serves for life shielded from partisan pressures. As a
way to dispel combustible suspicions of bias, life tenure makes him the
optimal choice for presiding over—and setting the rules for—the trial.
Three Reasons Why Trump Ordered Soleimani’s Killing
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
Trump killed Soleimani because he could, because he wanted to reassert
American military dominance—and because he thinks it can help his
chances of reelection.
Here's the Truth: Trump's Economy Is an Absolute Disaster for People and the Planet
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by Joseph Stiglitz
It is becoming conventional wisdom that US President Donald Trump will
be tough to beat in November, because, whatever reservations about him
voters may have, he has been good for the American economy. Nothing
could be further from the truth.
Environmental Changes in our Food System
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by Emily Folk
Consumers are calling for greater sustainability across the board, and
the agriculture industry is no exception.
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Newswire...
TC Energy Files Pre-Construction Plan for KXL Despite Ongoing Lawsuits
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Democracy 21 Files Complaint Against Attorney General Barr for Repeated Failures to Comply with DOJ Norms, Rules and Standards of Conduct
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New Photos of Australia’s Record-Breaking Bushfires Show Life in a State of Climate Emergency
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Anti-fracking Infrastructure Organizations Disrupt the Public Service Commission Meeting for Approving Con Edison’s ‘Climate Disaster’ Rate Hike
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Nurses to Rally at Women’s Marches Across the Nation
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