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Second Largest Physicians Group in US Has a Prescription: It's Medicare for All
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Major changes are needed," declares the 159,000-member American College
of Physicians, "to a system that costs too much, leaves too many behind,
and delivers too little."
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'Welp, Glad That's Settled:' Global Poll Finds Majority Believe Capitalism More Harmful Than Good
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The majority also said they believe they won't be better off five years
from now.
Countering Annual Whitewash of His Legacy, Progressives Remember the 'Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Imperialist' Martin Luther King Jr.
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While the likes of President Donald Trump, right-wing Republicans, and
Pentagon officials—in addition to many liberals—marked Martin Luther
King Jr. Day with selective quotes and messages, progressives aimed to
challenge their whitewashed narrative of the civil rights leader's
legacy with detailed reminders of King's scathing critique of not only
racism but also capitalism, militarism, and imperialism.
Bernie Sanders Has Been Getting It Right for 40 Years. Now, Says His Movement: 'We Are Going to Win'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We've never ever in our lifetimes had a true champion of social,
economic, and climate justice this close to the White House."
Blaming 'Flawed and Sexist' Capitalist System, Oxfam Report Finds 2,153 Billionaires Wealthier Than 4.6 Billion of World's Poorest
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Our broken economies are lining the pockets of billionaires and big
business at the expense of ordinary men and women. No wonder people are
starting to question whether billionaires should even exist."
'Love Letter to Capitalism and War': Progressive Scorn Follows New York Times Endorsement
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The newspaper's endorsement of both Warren and Klobuchar, said one
critic, reveals "so much about the liberal reaction to a resurgent left,
a reaction that holds Trump as an aberration and polite, well-mannered
centrism as the greatest virtue."
'Global Precedent' Set as UN Rules Climate Refugees Cannot Be Sent Back to Life-Threatening Conditions
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Human rights advocates on Monday applauded a "ground-breaking" ruling by
a United Nations panel, which stated that climate refugees cannot
legally be sent back to their home countries after applying for asylum,
if they would face life-threatening conditions such as high sea levels,
drought, or other effects of the climate crisis.
Gun Control Advocates Counter Pro-Gun Richmond Rally, Lobbying for Regulation and Calling for Nonviolence
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Gun control advocates and anti-racism advocates arrived in Richmond,
Virginia Monday to counter the rally held by an estimated 15,000 pro-gun
people from all over the country, with the counter-protesters applauding
recent firearm regulations passed in the state legislature.
'Sit This One Out': FBI Slammed for Social Media Shoutout to Martin Luther King Jr.
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"FBI, translated: Of all the people we have wiretapped, blackmailed, and
tried to drive to their deaths through suicide, there are none we think
more highly of than Dr. King."
Because 'I Can Feel Bernie Beating Trump,' Pramila Jayapal Endorses Sanders for President
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by Common Dreams staff
The co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus "has led the fight
against Trump's racism, sexism and xenophobia," Sanders said responding
to the news. "Together, we will defeat Trump and build a working class
movement and transform this country so it works for all."
'Naked, Unapologetic and Insidious' Corruption: Democrats Respond to Trump's Official Statement on Impeachment Charges
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by Common Dreams staff
"Though the President describes this conduct as perfect," said the House
Managers assigned to prosecute the Senate trial, "the Founders had a
different word for it: impeachable."
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Dr. King Called On Us to Express the Better Angels of Our Souls
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by Jesse Jackson
Dr. King's commitment provides a wonderful example for all of us, but
particularly for the young. By the wisdom of his teaching, the justice
of his cause, the intensity of his commitment, he helped transform
America.
7 Pointed Questions for Corporate Media About Their Anti-Progressive Biases
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by Jeff Cohen
Over the last year, corporate outlets have continuously portrayed
progressive reforms as scarily left-wing despite poll after poll showing
they are broadly popular.
Don’t Listen to Davos. We, the People, Have the Solutions to Inequality
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by Dr. Wanda Wyporska
The UK, a nation of food banks and Ferraris, ranks as the world's
sixth-richest economy. Advocates are demanding change.
Teaching War So That It Matters
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by Brian Gibbs
Students need to be taught a more nuanced and complete narrative on the
endless wars America has been involved in.
Dr. King's Radical Revolution Of Values
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by Richard Eskow
Dr. King's spirit lives on in the new Poor People's Campaign, and in
every place radicals gather to change the world.
Disease of Contempt: When Will the PBS Public Editor Pick Up the Phone?
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by Russell Mokhiber
For too long, PBS has been afflicted by a disease of contempt for its
viewers. Corporate sponsors come first.
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Doctors Prescribe Medicare-for-All: Single Payer Reform Endorsed by America's Largest Medical Specialty Society and Recommended in Open Letter from Thousands of Physicians
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Reaction to UK-Africa Investment Summit
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PFAW Statement in Honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
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UN Landmark Case for People Displaced By Climate Change
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Ninth Circuit Concludes US Government and Fossil Fuels Responsible for Grave Harms; Abdicates its Role to Remedy those Harms in Juliana v United States
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