Month: <span>September 2020</span>

As fallout continues over the president’s offensive language during a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) argued that Donald Trump’s specific word choice is irrelevant—”he has a long history of racism”—and that in the year ahead the public must “organize, organize, organize” to defeat his agenda. Speaking to MSNBC‘s “All In”…

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Though the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the posh city of Davos, Switzerland is too heavily guarded and insulated for much up-close-and-personal protest, Swiss activists took advantage of the nation’s mountainous landscape on Thursday as they dropped a 60-meter long banner expressing their contempt for U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrived at the…

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Watch President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address live online in the stream below and follow along as progressives and critics respond in real time before, during, and after the speech. Watch: SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The reaction: ‘State of the Union’ with @CommonDreams Our work is licensed under a Creative Commons…

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After an overwhelming majority of teachers in Arizona voted on Thursday night to approve a strike over chronically low teacher salaries and harsh austerity measures that have left the state’s public schools struggling, Arizona is poised to become the latest Republican-controlled state to see educators standing up for labor and children’s rights. The Arizona Education…

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During lockdown, many were kept entertained by the ‘Tiger King’ documentary on Netflix. However, after the characters and plot is stripped back, what the viewers were left with was the mistreatment of tigers. A century ago there may have been 100,000 wild tigers, however, in 2010 numbers declined to an estimated 3,200 tigers. With a…

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Max Verstappen scoffed at the idea of Lewis Hamilton joining Red Bull Racing, a suggestion put forward by pundit Eddie Jordan earlier this week. Jordan’s view was that Hamilton should reject a new contract with Mercedes and instead team up with Verstappen at Red Bull. But the Dutchman admitted to being baffled by the former…

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Republicans’ single-digit victory in Tuesday’s special election in Arizona is raising more red flags for the party’s prospects in the November midterms, as Democrats continue to overperform in solidly GOP seats. Former state Sen. Debbie Lesko (R) defeated Democrat Hiral Tipirneni by a slim 5-point margin, a closer-than-expected win for Republicans in a district that…

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A federal judge ordered Colorado election officials on Tuesday to put Rep. Doug LambornDouglas (Doug) LambornHouse GOP urge Trump against supporting additional funding for state and local governments House GOP lawmakers urge Senate to confirm Vought Overnight Energy: Republicans eye top spot on Natural Resources panel | GOP lawmakers push back on bill to make…

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Rep. Barbara ComstockBarbara Jean ComstockLive coverage: House holds third day of public impeachment hearings Gun debate raises stakes in battle for Virginia legislature Progressives face steep odds in ousting incumbent Democrats MORE contends the so-called election experts are dead wrong. As some Republicans privately whisper that the Virginia Republican is toast this November, a defiant…

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A former pollster for President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s 2016 campaign predicted a grim outlook for the Republican brand in the 2018 midterm…

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