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'More Lies,' Says Sanders as Trump Vows to 'Save' Social Security Just One Day After Threatening Cuts
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As a candidate, Trump said he'd protect Social Security, Medicare, and
Medicaid. Now he has an obligation to tell the American people: 'I was
lying. It was all just a campaign ruse.'"
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In Open Letter to Brazilian Authorities, 40+ Rights Groups Condemn 'Attempt to Intimidate and Retaliate Against' Glenn Greenwald
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A coalition of more than 40 press freedom and human rights groups from
across the globe sent a letter Friday to Brazilian authorities
condemning cybercrime charges brought against American investigative
journalist Glenn Greenwald earlier this week as a clear intimidation
effort for his reporting on key members of President Jair Bolsonaro's
government.
'Take Her Out': Recording Reveals Trump Demanding Ouster of Yovanovitch Directly to Parnas—Man He Claims Not to Know
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Why is POTUS, who has the power to remove ambassadors, conspiring with
goons to do so?"
#MarchForLies: Reproductive Justice Advocates Counter Trump's "Dangerous Rhetoric" at Anti-Choice March
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As President Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to
attend the annual March for Life on Friday, reproductive rights
advocates used social media to counter his anti-choice message with the
hashtag #MarchForLies, sharing accurate information about reproductive
health and slamming Trump for his attacks on women.
35 Million Under Lockdown in China as Coronavirus Spreads, Illness Confirmed in Chicago
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
There have been two confirmed cases of the disease in the U.S. so far,
and a number of further samples are being tested.
'Iraq for Iraqis': Hundreds of Thousands Flood Streets of Baghdad to Demand US Military Leave Country
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We want to see Iraq with full sovereignty."
Come 'Say This to My Face,' Says Ayanna Pressley After Betsy DeVos Compares Being Pro-Choice to Being Pro-Slavery
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Democratic congresswoman and chair of the House Abortion Access Task
Force said she "would welcome the opportunity to educate" the Education
Secretary on reproductive rights. And maybe U.S. history of chattel
slavery?
'We Have So Much More to Do,' Youth Climate Activists Declare as Global Elite Close Out Davos Forum
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It is time to get out of our comfort zones."
Outrage as GOP Lawmakers Push Trump to Intensify Attacks on Women With Broadened Global Gag Rule
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This proposal by a group of infamously anti-woman, anti-choice Congress
members is egregious to say the least."
'Cruelty Is the Point': Trump Takes Aim at Medicaid With Plan That Could Harm Millions
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The president's war on healthcare knows no bounds."
Indigenous People in Brazil Vow to Defeat Bolsonaro After "Perverse" Attack Claiming Tribes Are Still "Evolving" Into Human Beings
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Indigenous leaders in Brazil on Friday vowed to stop President Jair
Bolsonaro's assault on their land and members of the country's 300
tribes, filing a lawsuit against the president for his latest racist
statements about Indigenous people.
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Forty Years After "Baby Beluga," Here's Why I'm Enlisting in War World III to Defeat the Climate Crisis
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by Raffi Cavoukian
Four decades after release of iconic children's song—and as we run out
of time to respond to the existential climate emergency our world
faces—I've run out of patience. We have just ten years to secure the
future.
Trump’s Rosy Economic Outlook Is a Big Lie
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
It should not surprise us in the least that the most dishonest president
in U.S. history would spin a fantastical vision of the economy that
appears to exist only in his imagination.
EPA’s New Water Rule a Mockery of Science and the Clean Water Act
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by Derrick Z. Jackson
If the Trump administration's own scientific advisory board, a host of
biological societies, and scores of former government agency officials
are disappointed, the rest of America should be fearful and angry.
Pelosi's Choice: Enough for Trump's Impeachment But Short of Going All Out for His Removal
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by Ralph Nader
There is still time for Pelosi to instruct her colleagues to immediately
publicize the other ways Trump has shattered our Constitution and warn
him that a second round of impeachments could be around the corner.
The Assange Precedent: The Spark That Lit the Fire in the War on Journalism
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by Nozomi Hayase
This is the most important press freedom case of the 21st century.
The Time for Postponing Climate Action Is Over
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by David Korten
This is our time to step up to the challenge of our age and to create a
future consistent with our reality as living beings born of and nurtured
by a living Earth.
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Newswire...
Editorial Board Memorandum: Fate of a Fair Impeachment Trial Rests with a Handful of Senators
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NARAL President Responds to HHS Secretary Proclaiming Department Is "Department of Life"
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Trump Signals Endorsement of Lies, Harassment, and Threats
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Anniversary of the Implementation of So-called ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Marks Rampant Rights Abuses
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