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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Evers’s decision comes just a day after Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess...
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Christine Assange, the mother of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, had her Twitter account restored more than 24 hours...
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.Last week, 31st MEU, backed by the 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Logistics Group and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, members of the Air...
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Source: Vietnam vet asks Trump to show new bone spur X-rays, since bone spurs don’t go...
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As damaging storms and other effects of climate change have hit Florida particularly hard in the past few years, some older adults...
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Pressure builds on other institutions to disavow Sackler family over OxyContin, powerful painkiller linked to opioid deaths Source:...
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Historians who replied to our request for comment could not find much “force for good” in the historical record. Instead, they find...
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As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety...
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The Democrats condemn Trump’s wall and his family separation policy, but they pivot to talk about security and control in ways...
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A report says Biden is floating the idea of promising to run with Abrams as his VP. That would guarantee Abrams makes one friend and...
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“The Prime Minister claims she speaks for Britain. Well, have a look out of the window Prime Minister. Open your curtains....
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on Communications and Technology is expected to hold a markup and vote on the...
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At a time when violence by white supremacists is on the rise, the FBI appears to be targeting Black people in a secret intelligence...
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Unless a majority of Israeli Jews are willing to go the route of South Africa and renounce their program of discriminatory dominion...
read moreThe Syrian government vowed to take back the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as its allies and enemies alike condemned U.S. President...
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Bayer (ticker: BAYRY) shares are down nearly 10% today after a California jury found that its subsidiary Monsanto’s Roundup...
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PM gets Washington photo ops after Trump recognises Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights Source: Israel’s Netanyahu to play...
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This study, as reported in Newsweek, should be appalling to any American who hasn’t been socialized into a state of numbness and...
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Mueller scrutinized potential efforts by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to mix his business interests with his government...
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“Salam (peace)!” is how Afghans greet one another, some of them simultaneously placing a hand over their hearts. But, while everyone...
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On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that “historic, widespread flooding” would “continue through...
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US White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders briefed reporters aboard Air Force One with the news. Area reporters dispute the claims,...
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This is foreign policy by personal relationship, conducted by someone who is most interested in having personal relationships with...
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In a triumphant win for victims and survivors of the bloody Pinochet military dictatorship, the Chilean Justice system closes the...
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From mass death and displacement in Mozambique to flooded farms in Kansas, the climate refugee crisis is spreading. Source:...
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“Regime change has a disastrous track record.” Source: 16 Years After US Invaded Iraq, Anti-War Groups Demand No Regime...
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As with other Trump impulses, such as his sudden order in December to withdraw all US troops from Syria, no administration official...
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“Hundreds of thousands of Americans stand ready to take to the streets in cities and towns across the nation to demand the...
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The only appropriate response to ‘bad’ speech — that is, speech one disagrees with — is ‘better’...
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“It’s really a new world for us and very, very helpful,” said powerful fossil fuel lobby group’s CEO during...
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Federal agencies under Trump are losing suits at a record rate, largely because of massive incompetence. Source: Trump Administration...
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Bill Weld ponders, in a New England patrician style that comes with having governed Massachusetts for six years, then says: “I think...
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After many predictions of glorious growth from the GOP’s tax cuts, officials admit economy is slowing down Source:...
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The situation in France may be reaching a showdown between the Macron government, which is now considering using the Army against the...
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A maddening element of the Ilhan Omar controversy is all the experts offering instruction on The right way and the wrong way to...
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Despite the rise in right-wing violence, attackers rarely — if ever — face terrorism charges. Experts explain why....
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The deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash offers an important lesson about capitalism’s deadly toll. Source: Boeing Values Profits Over...
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Under current rules, the Federal Election Commission has no tools to stop any sort of influence from foreign nationals. Source:...
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The Democrats proposed $733 billion budget would give the military most of what it wants in 2020, House Armed Services Committee...
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The DCCC is using a totally top-down approach to keep existing incumbents elected. This is an almost suicidal effort to protect their...
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The Democratic Socialists of America have officially endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president saying the self-described socialist...
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A A privacy watchdog has filed suit in Washington federal court for the full release of the report special counsel Robert S. Mueller...
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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a new set of rules on Friday that aims to protect incumbent candidates...
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Today’s Christian nationalists talk a good game about respecting the Constitution and America’s founders, but at bottom they sound as...
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More than 50 U.S. cities and counties have banned the chemical, the most commonly used herbicide in the world. Source: LA County bans...
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Boston has taken a critical step forward to rebuild our broken food system and advance food justice across the city. On March 20, the...
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Parcels near Facebook CEO’s property auctioned off amid lengthy fight over Native Hawaiian land rights Source: ‘A family...
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Stephen Moore is a joke in the economics profession. Source: Donald Trump Just Picked A Laughingstock For A Huge Federal Reserve Job...
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“The American people have a right to know…” Source: It’s Mueller Time: ACLU Demands DOJ ‘Swiftly’...
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The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Happiness Report ranked 156 countries based on six factors: social support,...
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, has been at the forefront of Democratic and Congressional...
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ernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Julian Castro, among candidates for the Democratic Party...
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While U.S.-North Korean contact is stalled, relations between North Korea and South Korea continue to increase. Encouraging worldwide...
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Biden backed the Iraq War, is friendly with Wall Street, supported mass incarceration, and has twice run for president...
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It’s true that much of the country would think of impeachment as illegitimate, even though the evidence required to convince the...
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AOC and Hillary exchange tweets about Kushner’s (and just about everyone in the trump cabal) use of WhatsApp and private email for...
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To win a Green New Deal and realign the Democratic Party, Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats are embracing disruption, conflict...
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“While institutional and individual accountability in this matter remain woefully lacking, the case and resulting settlement at...
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What does New Jersey owe somebody for the years they spent in prison, on parole or probation or registered as a sex offender for a...
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It is time that the Democratic leadership wake up and smell the coffee that AIPAC is not their friend, that it has become a tool of...
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The charges come after ProPublica and the South Bend Tribune exposed details of the abuse and published the video. “The alleged...
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The social media giant has given no reason to Christine Assange who had turned to Twitter to campaign for the liberty of her son.The...
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Affirmative action: For years, some people have balked at it, while others have been actively trying to dismantle it. But we need to...
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What would today’s hysterical Republicans say about the “socialist” presidency of Dwight Eisenhower? Most likely they would call him...
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Per The Washington Post, several states, including Washington, California, New Jersey, and Hawaii, are considering legislation that...
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Group of more than 500 cities, counties and tribes accuses family of helping to create ‘worst drug crisis’ in US history Source:...
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Progressives made clear they have no intention of backing down to the party establishment after the Democratic Congressional Campaign...
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Amnesty International is accusing the United States of covering up civilian casualties in its secretive air war in Somalia targeting...
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Apparently, the New York Times is not above participating in the fake news campaign being waged against the Bolivarian Revolution by...
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, Donald Trump has sought to weaponize the term in his attacks on Democrats, saying during his State of the Union address last month...
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Progressives often applaud the idea of “speaking truth to power.” But this concept should not divert attention from the crucial need...
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Time and again, it has peddled blatant falsehoods about the bill’s popularity and affordability. The newspaper’s readers...
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Trump, National Security Advisor John Bolton, and U.S. Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams envision a region back under control of...
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Beto O’Rourke lacks any outstanding achievement, accomplishment or qualification worthy of the presidency in a dangerous world....
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Sanders has an opportunity to marginalize Zionists and their white supremacist allies in the U.S. and elsewhere. Source: The Zionist...
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Some assumed courts would stop the plan immediately. But because the details of the plan remain opaque, advocates have had trouble...
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In the three years since world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s five...
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Obama’s tenure paved the way for the rise of Trump Source: Let’s Not Restore or Mythologize...
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Donald Trump’s announcement that Washington will recognise Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is an...
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Ocasio-Cortez represents one vision of the Democratic Party’s future. She’s a young Hispanic woman, three cornerstones of the party’s...
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Progressive veterans say peace is a litmus test for Democrats. Source: Veterans Demand Congress End the Forever...
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That crisis is by no means unique to Britain. Since the 2008 economic crash, most countries across the west have seen electoral...
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“How do the delusional @Maddow #Russiagate peddlers explain that ‘Putin puppet’ @realDonaldTrump still refuses to recognize Russian...
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Governor Tony Evers immediately withdraws Wisconsin from the Republican-led lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act. Source: A...
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A federal judge on Thursday struck down FEC regulations barring unauthorized political action committees from using a...
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George W. Bush is being rehabilitated in the age of Trump, as the second worst president in American history is burnished by the...
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In the college admissions scheme that captured the public’s attention last week, prison consultants saw an opportunity. Part fixer...
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As a part of La Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela (GMVV) — The Great Venezuela Housing Mission, the Venezuelan government has...
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“On 15 March, our history changed forever. Now, our laws will, too,” said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
read moreDon’t forget what Bush, the Republicans, and some Democrats did to America. (and Iraq)16 years ago, a few days before the invasion (I...
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Russia’s top diplomat urges West to resume joint arms control efforts Source: TASS: Russian Politics & Diplomacy –...
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Amnesty International is accusing the U.S. of covering up civilian casualties in its secretive air war in Somalia. Source: Amnesty...
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For the second time in days, a new Kentucky law imposing more restrictions on abortion has been temporarily halted by a federal judge...
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This is what college looks like for entitled parents who don’t care about education, and whose children don’t care either. Source:...
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Internet activists plan to make livestream of committee markup go viral to stop telecom lobbyists from gutting the Save the Internet...
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Police misconduct in California is about to come under a powerful spotlight. Not just one news organization but 33 of them have...
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Bills securing native voting rights are destined to fail in the Republican-controlled Senate, but might find success at the state...
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Yesterday, reports emerged that 2020 presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders joined Elizabeth Warren in backing the...
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The petition calls on the government to revoke article 50 and keep Britain in the EU. It states: “The government repeatedly claims...
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O’Rourke is hardly eager for those upcoming voters to realize that the growth of his political career is rooted in an alliance with...
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