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Trump rebuked by Federal ruling against Unlawful Racial Gerrymandering in Texas
“The Trump-Abbott maps are clearly illegal, and I’m glad these judges have blocked them,” said Rep. Greg Casar.
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Despite court rulings, Trump refuses to pay out food stamp benefits to tens of millions
“The administration has chosen to hold food for more than forty million vulnerable people hostage to try to force Democrats to capitulate without negotiations,” says one Georgetown law professor.
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Why does U.S. media continue to undercount the Gaza death toll?
It makes a difference in driving the greater intensity of political, diplomatic, and civic pressures to have a count of 600,000 rather than 67,000 or 200,000 children rather than 20,000 children murdered.
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As Big Tech Oligarchs wage war on workers, Sanders warns AI could kill nearly 100 million U.S. jobs
“We must stand up to the greed of Big Tech and make sure the future of artificial intelligence is a future that works for all of us—not just the people on top.”
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Trump Troops ‘Deliberately Attacking Peaceful Protesters’ in US Cities, Senator Says
“The goal is to generate riots to justify the expansion of authoritarian measures and to strengthen the case for the troop deployments,” said Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley.
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‘An Egregious Abuse of Power’: Trump Orders Troops to Portland, Ore; OKs ‘Full Force’
“This unilateral action represents an abuse of executive authority, seeks to incite violence, and undermines the constitutional balance of power between the federal government and states,” Oregon lawmakers wrote.
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Spain Joins Italy in Sending Ship to Protect Gaza-Bound Sumud Flotilla
The UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories implored other countries “to mobilize their fleet to grant the flotilla safe sailing to Gaza, and deploy a real humanitarian convoy to break the blockade.”
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‘Insane economics,’ Bernie Sanders says of Musk’s trillionaire potential
“No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the working class struggles to survive,” the democratic socialist senator said.
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‘Devastating’ new jobs report shows Labor Market ‘cracking’ under Trump
“The theory of Trumponomics is failing,” said one economist.
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Where’s the outrage over labor leader Chris Smalls’ violent arrest by the IDF?
Despite Smalls having been profiled by every major media outlet in the U.S. when he successfully led the union drive at Amazon, not a single major media outlet has covered his violent detention by the IDF.
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By limiting nationwide injunctions, Supreme Court declares ‘open season on all our rights’
In a ruling that stems from the president’s birthright citizenship order, the “conservative supermajority just took away lower courts’ single most powerful tool for reining in the Trump administration’s lawless excesses.”
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Hegseth lays out a case for troop deployments in ‘any jurisdiction in the country’
“The standoff on the streets of Los Angeles,” warned critics, “shows how truly eager Trump and his administration are to turn America’s vast warmaking powers inward on the president’s domestic foes.”
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In defense of media and democracy: The inspiring work and life of my friend Robert W. McChesney
Just like Tom Paine, and until the very end, Bob saw hope in the people who were rising up and demanding a future defined by their humanity, as opposed to corporate power.
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Progressive Movement mourns loss of beloved media scholar Robert McChesney
“The world of media scholarship, journalists far and wide, and anyone who cares about a free press, a functioning democracy, and a better world has suffered a tremendous loss,” said Common Dreams’ managing editor.
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‘Extremely dangerous time’: Sanders warns of oligarchs’ war on working class
“Does anyone really think that the oligarchs give a damn about ordinary Americans?” the senator asked. “Trust me, they don’t.”
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Lemkin Institute issues ‘red flag alert for genocide’ after Musk’s Nazi salutes
“Trans people, refugees, and migrants are not the threats,” the group said. “The billionaires with close ties to our new president who flash the Nazi salute and seek to replace the old elites with a new caste—that is the real threat to America.”
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26 climate-fueled extreme weather events killed at least 3,700 people in 2024: Report
“This exceptional year of extreme weather shows how dangerous life has already become… and highlights the urgency of moving away from planet-heating fossil fuels as quickly as possible.”
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Trump and Musk’s billionaire plot to destroy Social Security
The solution is obvious and simple, which is why the nation’s richest people hate it so much: Scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay a much fairer share in Social Security taxes.
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15 Democrats join House GOP to pass ‘MAGA assault’ on nonprofits
“This bill is a five-alarm fire for anyone who seeks to protect free speech, civil society, and democracy,” said one rights advocate.
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No thanks to these 52 Dems, House defeats Bill enabling Trump assault on nonprofits
“Every single Democrat who voted for this is not taking the threat of Trump remotely seriously and should be disqualified from any leadership positions moving forward,” said Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman.
