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February 28, 2023

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New College of Florida Students and Faculty Protest DeSantis' Right-Wing Assault on Education <[link removed]>

"The long arc of history will grind you into dust," one critic told the school's board of trustees, "and you will be remembered for the sycophants that you are." <[link removed]>

Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>

 

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'Fantastic News for the Country!' Biden Nominates Julie Su for Labor Secretary <[link removed]>

"She's really been a champion her entire career for all workers, regardless of immigration status, regardless of economic status," said one advocate. <[link removed]>

Julia Conley <[link removed]>

 

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Sanders, Democrats, and a Lone Republican Revive PRO Act to Strengthen Workers' Rights <[link removed]>

"We need to hold CEOs accountable for flagrantly violating labor laws, illegally firing pro-union workers, and closing down pro-union shops." <[link removed]>

Jake Johnson <[link removed]>

 

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Conservative US Jewish Groups Issue Rare Rebuke of Israeli Settler Violence <[link removed]>

But attacks viewed by the Rabbinical Assembly and Orthodox Union as an aberration are seen by human rights groups as inherent in Israeli policies and actions. <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>

 

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Calls to 'Scrap the Cap' Grow as Millionaires Stop Paying Into Social Security for the Year <[link removed]>

"Despite earning much more than the average worker, a millionaire's effective tax rate is far lower than the average worker's," noted one researcher. <[link removed]>

Jake Johnson <[link removed]>

 

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Report Shows Big Insurance Profiting Massively From Medicare Privatization <[link removed]>

The seven largest for-profit insurance companies in the U.S. have seen their combined revenues from taxpayer-backed programs grow 500% over the past decade. <[link removed]>

Jake Johnson <[link removed]>





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Immigrants Win 'Unprecedented' Settlement Over Violent ICE Raid in Tennessee <[link removed]>

 

Khanna, Deluzio Unveil 'Derail Act' to Prevent Another Disaster Like East Palestine <[link removed]>





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Be Afraid of Rick Scott's Reactionary Plan, But Thank Him for Saying It Out Loud <[link removed]>

Everything you thought you hated about Florida's junior reactionary senator but were afraid to ask. <[link removed]>

Mike Hersh <[link removed]>

 

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Democratic Establishment Targets Progressive Party Chair in Nevada <[link removed]>

What's happening to Judith Whitmer and her allies in Nevada is a classic battle between top-down corporate money and bottom-up progressive activism. <[link removed]>

Norman Solomon <[link removed]>

 

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A Simple Choice: Social Security or Billionaire Greed <[link removed]>

Any politician who expresses concern about Social Security's finances without being willing to tax the rich is a phony. Nothing but a phony. <[link removed]>

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