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The head of the World Food Programme is urging U.S. billionaires to give just .36% of the increase in their collective wealth since...
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“Virtually no one responsible for alleged U.S. war crimes committed in the course of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars has been...
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For too long, Americans were fed a false narrative that they should feel individually guilty about the climate crisis. The reality is...
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Last week, the agency sent a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce stating that its grantee, EcoHealth Alliance,...
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Market analysts have said it will likely be weeks to months before supply can finally catch up with demand — and that’s...
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My guess? The “intelligence community” is still covering up what it covered up in 1963. That would include what they knew about...
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Over five million children are now just a step away from facing the effects of famine in the country Source: Afghanistan faces worst...
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A former Trump administration official is aiming to win the House back for Republicans with a new redistricting group focused on...
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While Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator under Trump, appears to have shaded the truth at times last year, she’s...
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“Giant corporations have been exploiting tax loopholes for too long, and it’s about time they pay their fair share to...
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One of the most difficult issues facing any democratic leader is whether to prosecute a predecessor for alleged wrongdoing....
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Edward Durfee Jr. is a member of the far-right militia and was at the Capitol on Jan. 6. He is now running for office in New Jersey....
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“The fossil fuel lobby’s grimy fingerprints are all over yet another congressional deadlock on meaningful climate...
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The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” about an Israeli government plan to advance thousands...
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Musk’s net worth of over $288 billion is over 1 percent of the U.S. GDP of $22.7 trillion. Source: Elon Musk Opposes Billionaire Tax...
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“The announcement that Iran will resume multilateral negotiations aimed at restoring the JCPOA in the coming weeks is a very welcome...
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Some seven years after Eric Garner was killed after being targeted by police and put in a chokehold, a judicial inquiry into his...
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The internet made the alt-right, but in this lawsuit, it is also their undoing. The social media companies that let them...
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The barrage of gunfire and explosions from this “Tactical and Cultural Training Center” in the North Carolina woods already has the...
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The United States is at war with itself, and education is one of its more recent casualties. The institutions crucial for creating...
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“Moving the infrastructure bill forward without the popular Build Back Better Act risks leaving behind working people,...
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Facebook engineers gave extra value to emoji reactions, including ‘angry,’ pushing more emotional and provocative content into users’...
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Arms contract will allow Saudi Arabia to maintain attack helicopters despite previous use against Houthis in Yemen Source:...
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Donziger helped win a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for deliberately discharging 16 billion gallons of toxic waste in the...
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“It is evident that the president of the republic is the main culprit for most of the more than 600,000 deaths.” Source:...
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The contents of the Build Back Better bill are extremely popular. But the relentless conservative propaganda against the bill...
read morethe trillions of dollars the defense industry made during the Afghanistan War is evidence that, while it may look to the rest of us...
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Even if Rittenhouse somehow draws an impartial jury, he already appears to have landed a very partial judge. Source: I Hope Everyone...
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Five youth climate activists working with the Sunrise Movement began a hunger strike in front of the White House, pushing President...
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PRESIDENT BIDEN FINALLY made his picks for the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, ending a baffling delay that forced...
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Funds needed to feed millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen could run out in a matter of weeks, a senior United Nations official...
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Brooks walked that statement back a critical distance. Speaking to CNN’s Melanie Zanona, Brooks continued to claim that he had not...
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The US has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation, marking a milestone in the legal recognition of people who don’t...
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President Joe Biden has picked roughly one-third of the nominees for positions in his administration that require Senate...
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What Johnson & Johnson spun off to LTL Management was even simpler: baby powder. Not just the product, but all the lawsuits and...
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Claudette Colvin was 15 years old when she was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., and placed on indefinite probation, after refusing to...
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Every senate Republican and at least two senate Democrats continue to assert that Biden’s agenda is too costly. That’s nonsense...
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“If we don’t act like we are winning, the American people won’t believe it either,” advised House Majority...
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Heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached another record last year, evidence there was no lasting impact from a drop...
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With just one abstention, the advisory panel voted 17-0 to approve the vaccine for younger children which scientific review has...
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Following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s objection to raising the corporate tax rate, the party has turned to Sen. Ron Wyden’s...
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While Congress is investigating the events of January 6, why isn’t the DOJ doing the same—and more? Source: The Department of Justice...
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Congressman Adam Schiff wants the Justice Department to pursue prosecutions with a fervor that the attorney general has never...
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Whether it’s a poor country like the Philippines or a superpower like the United States, democracy is a surprisingly fragile...
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US has assured courts he could be jailed in native Australia and not held under maximum security Source: Julian Assange: what to...
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“Congress must finally have the courage to stand up to the greed of Big Pharma.” Source: ‘Bottom Line,’ Says...
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The aim is to embarrass Europe into defunding Palestinian human rights groups who have been effective at documenting Israeli war...
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Documents collected by whistleblower Frances Haugen could give the company “a lot to regret” in its fights to prove...
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“Institutions around the world must step up now and commit to joining the divest-invest movement before it is too late—for...
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We feature speakers from the tribunal, including writer Tariq Ali, Afghan political activist Selay Ghaffar, NSA whistleblower Edward...
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many of the powers that initially were only granted on a temporary basis in the Patriot Act have been made permanent, and Congress...
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Democratic leaders are moving to gut the parts of the budget reconciliation bill that would aid workers and fight climate change....
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If he can get back into the White House, he will be completely out of the law’s grasp for four years. And he knows it. Source:...
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It is impossible to overstate how popular an expansion is across party lines and ideology. The only real opponents are Big Pharma and...
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If Congress isn’t going to rein in oil and gas climate pollution, President Biden must use the full power of his office to move us...
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The Trump administration imposed a “full economic embargo” right as talks were going on. Now, it’s the Biden administration’s turn to...
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The lawsuit cites a “significant delay in election mail,” calling the dysfunction “particularly egregious.”...
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Without immediate, genuine transfers of wealth from Global North to Global South to enable just transitions around the world, we...
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The 60 employees found to have committed misconduct violated CBP’s Standards of Conduct, like posting offensive and...
read moreRather than applying resources equally across the planet, company leaders reportedly decide where to focus the most resources —...
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Rosenworcel’s and Sohn’s confirmations would allow the FCC to restore net neutrality rules through Title II of the...
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“What really happened on that day?” Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother, asked about her son’s death on Staten Island seven years ago....
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed a bill that would ban K-12 transgender students from playing on sports teams that match their...
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From India to Ethiopia, Rest of World breaks down how Facebook’s neglect put millions at risk around the world. Source: The...
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More than 60% of hate crimes in the United States were carried out on the basis of an individual’s race, according to FBI data...
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Two organizers of the Jan. 6 pro-Trump rallies say the Arizona congressman repeatedly dangled the pardons in order to inspire their...
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Despite most desiring independent commissions, a majority of states let partisan legislatures redraw their maps. Source: Most...
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Trump White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx told congressional investigators behind closed doors between 30...
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The evolution of what posts get top billing on users’ news feeds, and what gets obscured. Source: Here’s how Facebook’s algorithm...
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The U.S. is one of six countries with no national paid leave. The Democrats have cut their plan to four weeks, which would still make...
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Better is to tax the transactions that lead to that wealth accumulation instead of the level of the wealth. A financial transactions...
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Groups call for end to decades-long amnesty for factory farm polluters Source: Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm...
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New polling finds that a majority of likely voters across parties are supportive of recent major labor actions as a strike wave...
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South Dakota has become a tax haven for the wealthy. Here’s how the trust industry gained a foothold. Source: Why the Super-Rich Are...
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New research shows insider trading is everywhere. So far, no one seems to care. Source: Is Stock Market Rigged? Insider Trading by...
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But over the past few decades, the United States has increasingly issued its own so-called sanctions outside of any legal process as...
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In prison, I’m surrounded by racists all day long. Everything in here is about race — and I mean everything. Whites have...
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What the administrative resource means is that, sure, you have an election, but the people who are running the election are going to...
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U.S. policy toward China remains as provocative today as it was under Trump. Tariffs and economic sanctions against Beijing remain...
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Vaccines and new antiviral drugs cause for optimism as deaths and cases fall but Americans urged to be careful amid variant threat...
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Fauci repeatedly insisted that the NIH “has not ever, and does not now fund, gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of...
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State officials are reluctant to ask ratepayers to foot the bill for investments experts say are needed to fortify the grid against...
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As Jeremy Corbyn told the hearing — and as supporters of a free press will make plain as they march for his freedom tomorrow...
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“If you look at the data that’s been made public, the data look good,” the nation’s top infectious disease expert said...
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Critics of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan to increase funding for U.S. education, healthcare, and action against...
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Things may not be trending in the right direction for workers in the United States. Source: Over Half of US Households Are Having...
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The White House is touting an ‘over-the-horizon’ capability as the new face of US counterterrorism, but it’s actually just repackaged...
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The organizers named Greene, Representatives Paul Gosar (R-Arizona), Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), Mo Brooks (R-Alabama), Madison...
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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., one of the top recipients of campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry, said last week that...
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The environmentalist lawyer says Chevron has “to try and destroy what I represent.” Source: Facing Prison, Steven Donziger Refuses to...
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“Trump remains under the gun,” McManus explains. “He’s still in search of escape routes. A House committee is...
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We are left at level one because it serves as a beautiful distraction. Never talk about the deeper economic system. Never talk about...
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Now, after nine months during which not a single voting rights bill made it to the president’s desk, pressure is mounting on Biden to...
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“Time is running out for rich nations to build trust and deliver on their unmet target.” Source: ‘This Is an...
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In just one term, Trump was able to appoint 33% of US supreme court justices and 30% of US appellate judges. They’ll serve for life...
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Other critics are demanding a “full, independent, outside investigation” of the tech titan as whistleblower Frances...
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How did Democrats in the House of Representatives decide that the top House recipient of corporate PAC money should run the tax...
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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said House Democrats “are fighting to tackle the climate crisis, expand Medicare to cover dental,...
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In passing the PATRIOT Act, Congress enacted a “solution” to preventing another 9/11‐like debacle without having any evidence that...
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Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain...
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