‘This Is a Massive Scandal’: Trump FDA Grants Drug Company Exclusive Claim on Promising Coronavirus Drug
“It is insane and unacceptable,” said Bernie Sanders. “We will not tolerate profiteering. Any treatment or vaccine must be made free for all.”
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At ‘Shock Doctrine Press Conference,’ Trump Bails Out Oil Industry, Not US Families, as Coronavirus Crisis Intensifies
“Trump has once again put the interests of oil and gas executives ahead of the interests of people and communities.”
‘Finally’: Judge Orders Chelsea Manning’s Immediate Release After a Year in Jail and Suicide Attempt
Given that Manning still faces a $256,000 fine for refusing to testify about WikiLeaks to a grand jury, said one reporter, “she will now struggle with destitution and poverty, but at least she will no longer be in a jail cell.”
‘Chilling’: Erik Prince Recruited Ex-Spies to Help Project Veritas Infiltrate Groups ‘Hostile’ to Trump Agenda
“They didn’t succeed in their attempt to hurt our union,” said American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, “but note what the right wing will do to try to eliminate workers’ voice.”
‘A Truly Historic Moment’: 50 Years After Congress Passed ERA, Amendment Meets Constitutional Threshold With Virginia’s Approval
The amendment is likely to be tied up in court battles following a Justice Department statement that the deadline for ratification has passed.
‘Awesome, Brilliant, Necessary’: Seattle Bans Foreign-Influenced Corporations From Political Spending in Local Elections
The Seattle City Council voted to become the largest U.S. city to ban “foreign-influenced” companies from political spending in local elections.
Evo Morales Says He Is ‘Absolutely Convinced’ US Led Coup in Bolivia to Exploit Lithium Reserves (VIDEO)
“It was a national and international coup d’etat… it’s a coup against lithium.”
‘A National Disgrace’: Trump Proposes Social Security Change That Could End Disability Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands
“The Trump administration is attacking another vulnerable population: those who are disabled and receiving Social Security Disability benefits.”
Medicare for All or Profits for a Few
On a level democratic playing field, the for-profit healthcare industry’s fear mongering would gain little traction, as its talking points are easily refuted.
WTO Shutdown: What Now and What Next
We remember Seattle 1999 in a moment when the world is exploding with people’s uprisings.
Fueling Concerns of Approaching Catastrophic ‘Tipping Point,’ Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon Hit Highest Level in Decade
“These figures confirm what we feared, namely that 2019 has been a dark year for the rainforest in Brazil.”
‘Money Is Not Speech and Corporations Are Not People’: Sanders Unveils Plan to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics
“You can’t take on a corrupt system if you take its money.”
With a Planet on Fire, This Is What It Means to Enter Emergency Mode
The climate crisis is an unprecedented emergency. How we react to the climate crisis will shape centuries and millennia to come.
With Over 6 Million People Worldwide, Climate Strikes Largest Coordinated Global Uprising Since Iraq War Protests
“The momentum is on our side and we are not going anywhere.”
At Major US Corporations, Employees Would Have to Work 1,000 Years to Earn What CEOs Made in One: Report
“Tax penalties on extreme CEO-worker pay gaps would encourage large corporations to narrow their divides.”