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Breaking news & opinion for the progressive community. Our mission: To inform. To inspire. To ignite change for the common good.
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"I will never back down in speaking truth to power," says @RashidaTlaib in protest of Netanyahu's address to Congress. "The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians."
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"If everyone could see what I see coming," said scientist Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman), "society would switch into climate emergency mode and end fossil fuels in just a few years."
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"It is a sad day for our democracy when my colleagues will smile for a photo op with a man who is actively committing genocide," says @RepRashida ahead of Netanyahu's address to Congress.
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"Today, I watched as armed terrorists stormed the United States Capitol," @Ilhan wrote. "We should not mince words about what this was: a coup attempt."
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The U.S. will be at risk of throwing away its "biggest chance to combat climate change" if conservative Democrats tank the reconciliation bill, said Rep. @AOC.
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"We owe it to future generations, to the Indigenous communities we've signed treaties with, and to every living being on this planet to stop building fossil fuel infrastructure," said @IlhanMN on Saturday after speaking with #StopLine3 organizers.
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"Yes. Dr. King was right," says @berniesanders "We have socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest."
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The media’s reporting on the debt ceiling "is inexcusable," says @RBReich. Enough with the both-siderism. "Republicans alone manufactured this looming disaster."
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As Examples Mount, Sanders Campaign Accuses Corporate Media of 'Deliberate Attempt to Erase Bernie' "All of these examples are no accident."
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"Since Democrats believe that it’s the popular vote that matters, this means Bernie is winning, right?".
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Ilhan Omar Warns Progressives Will Revolt If Dems 'Poison' Relief Bill by Curbing Eligibility for $1,400 Checks "Democrats with a slim majority in the Congress can't pass this bill without progressives.".
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"Let this serve as a reminder that poverty is a policy choice," said @RBReich. "In the richest country in the world, it is absolutely inexcusable that millions of our children go to school hungry because they are living in poverty."
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Masked, Socially Distanced & Mad as Hell—Global Youth Take to the Streets for 3,200 #ClimateStrike Events:."The #climatecrisis is our reality, we're striking for our survival.".#fridaysforfuture #schoolstrike4climate #FaceTheClimateEmergency @GretaThunberg
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"Other major countries cover all their people and pay half of what we do. Don't tell me we can't afford #MedicareForAll," says @SenSanders after @nytimes details the insanely higher costs of U.S. #healthcare:
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In Response to Lies and Hate, Let Me Make Some Things Clear About My #ClimateStrike: @GretaThunberg "We children shouldn't have to do this. But since almost no one is doing anything, and our very future is at risk, we feel like we have to continue.
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"It Can't Be Warren and It Can't Be Sanders": Wall Street Executives Make 2020 Preferences Known "The best indication of who you should vote for in the Democratic primary if you actually want progressive policy is who Wall Street doesn't like.".
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"Perhaps the greatest crime that Julian Assange committed in the eyes of both Democratic and Republican governments was this: he dared to tell the American people some of the terrible things their government had done." #FreeAssangeNow
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'We Are Not Embarrassed Enough': Ilhan Omar Rips Congress for Failing the Public on Covid Relief "It's really quite shameful that we find ourselves negotiating a deal with such a small amount of money.".
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"#Beryl isn't 'unbelievable,'" one expert said of the hurricane. "it's what happens when you heat up the planet with fossil fuel pollution for decades."
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'This Man Can Beat Trump': Sanders Viewed Most Favorably of 2020 Democratic Candidates
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Climate Groups Thank Sanders for Being Only Candidate at Debate to Stand Against Trump-Led Trade Deal #DemDebate #USMCA.
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As Bezos Forces Thousands to Rely on Food Stamps for Survival, @SenSanders Invites Struggling Amazon Workers to Share Their Stories
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'Guilty on All Counts!': In Historic Victory, Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit."This is a company that has always put profits ahead of public safety, and today, Monsanto has finally been held accountable." @OrganicConsumer.
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"Bernie Sanders was the only candidate with the right answer: Yes, let the will of the people prevail.".
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Which 2020 candidate is getting it right? This #ClimateStrike(er) says that person is @BernieSanders. Watch:
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Five U.S. senators led by @SenSanders wrote that the Pentagon "can no longer expect Congress or the American taxpayer to underwrite record military spending while simultaneously failing to account for the hundreds of billions it hands out every year."
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Depressed and Then Diagnosed w/ Autism, @GretaThunberg Explains Why Hope Won't Save Planet But Bold Climate Action Can "We do need hope. Of course, we do. But the one thing we need more than hope is action. Once we start to act, hope is everywhere.".
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"When a person respects you, they tell you the fuckin' truth." — @johncusack explains his #IEndorseBernie "For 40 yrs we've endured class warfare from above. And for 40 yrs @BernieSanders was there fighting back.".
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"Musk's real goal has nothing to do with the freedom of others," argued @RBReich. "His goal is his own unconstrained freedom—the freedom to wield enormous power without having to be accountable."
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"Adding dental, vision, and hearing benefits to Medicare is supported by 84% of the American people including 89% of Democrats and 79% of Republicans," says @SenSanders aide @GunnelsWarren. "It is what the American people want."
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"Memo to the Fed: Interest rate hikes aren't working because inflation is being driven by corporations using it as cover to price gouge the people," argued @RBReich after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised rates for the sixth time this year.
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#FridayNightMassacre at US Postal Service as Postmaster General—a Major Trump Donor—Ousts Top Officials."Trump is actively sabotaging the election under our noses—this isn't theoretical, it's happening RIGHT NOW.".
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"Raising interest rates puts the burden of fighting inflation on low-wage workers," notes former Labor Secretary @RBReich. "For once, let's take aim at an actual driver of inflation: corporate profits."
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"We urge you to lead boldly, take on the fossil fuel titans, and rally the country towards a renewable energy future," scientists including @ClimateHuman, @ssteingraber1 @mzjacobson, @MichaelEMann, and @howarth_cornell told Biden.
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"Joe Lieberman's legacy will live on as your medical debt."
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"The United States government is currently in violation of the law, and every member of the U.S. Senate who believes in the rule of law should vote for these resolutions," said @SenSanders.
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Bernie Sanders in the Age of Coronavirus: We Need Him Now More Than Ever.
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Human rights attorney @SDonziger noted that Biden's pick for the federal bench "was paid millions. to help jail me, attack Indigenous peoples, and cover up a massive oil spill in the Amazon."
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"No one should be targeted based solely on their religion, ethnicity or national origin," says @Ilhan.
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"We can't bomb our way to peace, equality, and freedom," said @RepCori. "With thousands of lives lost and millions more at stake, we need a cease-fire now."
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.@BernieSanders Says Defeating Oligarchy Now Most Urgent Issue | "My friends, you don’t have to be a PhD in political science to understand that this is not democracy. This is not all of us coming together to decide our future. This is oligarchy."
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"We're a rogue state, the leading rogue state by a huge dimension," Noam Chomsky said of the United States. "And yet we can call for war crimes trials of others, without batting an eyelash."
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'The Facts Are Very Clear': @BernieSanders Team Hits Back After Biden Claims Social Security Video Was 'Doctored' #BidenSocialSecurityCuts.
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Rep. @IlhanMN warned the munitions sale "will undercut any attempts at brokering a ceasefire."
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"There are no protests on the college campuses in Gaza," said @SenSanders. "You know why? Because every one of the 12 universities in Gaza has been bombed and destroyed."
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"We can't extend the child tax credit to combat child poverty," said @SenSanders. "But somehow, we can provide a massive amount of corporate welfare to a handful of corporations."
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"Sen. Sanders sparked a movement that shifted what is possible in American politics," says @ninaturner. "I am proud to be joined by Sen. Sanders in my hometown of Cleveland."
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Who knew challenging oligarchy, demanding #MedicareforAll, and being generally good-natured was good politics?
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.@SenSanders Says Backing Waiver for Covid Vaccine Patents Is 'Common Human Morality' "We must do everything humanly possible to crush this global pandemic and save millions of people who are in danger of needlessly dying."
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"If believing that 500,000 Americans should not be forced into medical bankruptcy every single year is radical, than we're proud to be radical." @IlhanMN @BernieSanders
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"There is no meaningful principle at play in a decision to ban Russian oil but seek it from Saudi Arabia instead," said @IlhanMN.
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"Unless they're investigating themselves, this Insurrection Protection Committee is a sham," @reppressley said of House Republicans' new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
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.@BernieSanders Hands Over His Social Media Accounts to Walmart Workers Ahead of Attending Annual Meeting to Advocate for Employees . "It's time for workers like me to have a voice at Walmart's executive table." #EndWalmartGreed.
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'Gave Me Goosebumps': Praise for Independent Video That Captures Side of @BernieSanders Corporate Media Ignores
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"We need an impeachment investigation into Clarence Thomas' role in the January 6th coup, as well as into Gorsuch, Alito, Barrett, and Kavanaugh's testimony on Roe during their confirmation hearings," said @IlhanMN.
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"The current healthcare system in the United States is totally broken, it is totally dysfunctional, and it is extremely cruel," said @SenSanders.
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Prabowo Subianto "is the most notorious massacre general in Indonesia, and he's also the general who was closest to the U.S. as he was carrying out his mass killings," said journalist @AllanNairn14.
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Message to #Davos Elites from @GretaThunberg: 'Act As If Our House Is on Fire. Because It Is.' "Either we choose to go on as a civiliszation or we don't. That is as black or white as it gets. There are no grey areas when it comes to survival.".
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"There is a clear difference in this race. One of the candidates in this primary is for sale," said @NinaTurner.
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The Assange prosecution poses a fundamental threat to the freedom of speech and a free press.
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"We are going to continue to travel all over this country to ensure that progressives are not left alone when evil lurks," said @NinaTurner. "Until justice rings for all, justice rings for none."
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"Trump’s description of Rep. Omar’s goals as 'no government' is much more appropriate to his own policies. Trump has systematically sidelined the key functions of government.".
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"If Julian Assange is not free, neither are we," said a protester at a Friday demonstration against the WikiLeaks founder's impending transfer. "None of us is free."
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"We as a nation have the ability to make sure everyone has their basic needs like food, housing, and healthcare met," said @IlhanMN.
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"Those closest to the pain must be closest to the solutions.".
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.@Ilhan's "groundbreaking" #HomesForAll proposal to build 12 million sustainable, affordable housing units over a decade "will be the new standard by which progressive housing policy is measured." #HomesGuarantee #GreenNewDeal
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"Today we use 100 million barrels of oil every day. There are no politics to change that. There are no rules to keep that oil in the ground, so we can't save the world by playing by the rules because the rules have to change." –teen activist @GretaThunberg
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"War does not create security. War endangers us all.".
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"This is honestly veering on journalistic malpractice and The New York Times owes its readers an explanation," one editor said of the Anat Schwartz controversy.
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New Iowa Results: With 97% of Precincts Reported, Sanders Extends Popular Vote Lead Over Buttigieg to More Than 2,500 "We are on the path to victory," said Misty Rebik, Iowa state director for the Sanders campaign. #BernieWonIA
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“We are their worst nightmare.” @BernieSanders.
Our opposition is nervous. They should be. We are their worst nightmare.
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"We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, representatives, everybody else: Whoever gets the most votes wins."
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"With Nina, we know that she will not be afraid to take on the corporate interests that are driving up the price of gas, food, and just about everything else," said @BernieSanders in his endorsement of @NinaTurner.
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.@MSNBC Pundit Who Accused Those Who Prefer @BernieSanders to @ewarren 'Sexism' Sparks Viral Outcry From #WomenforBernie "Not here to be vote shamed by the 1%. I'm supporting only candidate who will always put the needs of people first." @amy4thepeople.
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"The time is long overdue for Congress to hold the Defense Department to the same level of accountability as the rest of the government," said @SenSanders.
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"We have the House, Senate, and White House—there are no excuses for our inability to act," said @IlhanMN. "We have the power to stop the next eviction crisis and must act now."
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If our economies are measured only by GDP, we will have the false belief that we need more capitalist production to have good lives.
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"The nationwide formula shortage is a story of corporate power and monopolies," said @Ilhan, who is leading a call for an FTC investigation into the consolidated industry.
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"They don’t care about the deficit," said @IlhanMN. "They care about transferring wealth from the working class to their billionaire friends."
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10 Things We All Lose If @BernieSanders Chooses Not to Run in #2020 "What policy issues would be off the table?" asks @RoseAnnDeMoro "What demands for transformation would be watered down?".
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.@Ilhan Omar Joins Global Call for Debt Relief as #Coronavirus Threatens to Push Developing Nations 'Over the Edge'. "We need to cancel all debt developing countries owe the World Bank and IMF," says @IlhanMN. #COVID19.
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Day After GOP Senator Blocked Direct Payments Twice, Poll Shows 88% of Likely Voters Support More $1,200 Checks "We should all wonder what it would take for members of Congress to listen to their constituents and support this," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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'The Facts Are Very Clear': @BernieSanders Team Hits Back After @JoeBiden Claims Social Security Video Was 'Doctored' ""Biden not only pushed to cut Social Security—he is on tape proudly bragging about it on multiple occasions." @fshakir
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The moment that @BernieSanders is about to explain his perspective on @ewarren dropping out and stakes of campaign, is moment @msnbc decides to cut in to speculate about what he thinks.
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20 billionaires now have more wealth than half U.S. population.
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"Secretary Buttigieg has spent months appearing to regulate rather than actually regulating," said one expert.
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"Republican leaders show once more that they care only about power, not about the law or legitimacy.".
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'We Have Not Come Here to Beg World Leaders to Care,' 15-Year-old @GretaThunberg Tells #COP24. 'We Have Come Here to Let Them Know Change Is Coming' #klimatstrejk #GreenNewDeal.
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"We don't have a scarcity of resources. We have a scarcity of will to address inequality." @UniteThePoor
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'Nowhere to Hide': @fightfortheftr Billboard to Target Kyrsten Sinema as Only Senate Democrat Standing Against #NetNeutrality "There's no excuse for not supporting this bill."
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'We Should Be Leading With Bold Ideas': @RoKhanna, @AOC, @IlhanMN, and @RepJayapal Pledge to Vote No on Advancing HEROES Act
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"If we truly believe in putting human rights at the center of our foreign policy we would not be arming human rights abusers," says Rep. @Ilhan Omar.
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"The folks who suffer most in a market crash are not the traders on Wall Street. It is ordinary people losing their jobs, getting their pay cut, or losing their pensions.".
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"The cancellation of up to $50,000 of student debt would relieve an enormous burden from borrowers while pumping billions of dollars per year back into our national economy," says a new letter from Rep. @AyannaPressley and Sens. @ewarren and @SenSchumer.
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"While the vote in Congress to 'monitor and combat Islamophobia' is a positive step, the urgency of the situation demands not just symbolic gestures."
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.@BernieSanders Has Been Getting It Right for 40 Years. Now, Says His Movement: 'We Are Going to Win' Featuring words (and art!) of @johncusack, @NaomiAKlein, & @mollycrabapple "Going to be the most epic case of moral whiplash the world has ever seen.".
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