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Emergency Powers “Impeachable”: “All You Need is One Brave Member”
“This should be initiated immediately. All you need is one brave member of the U.S. House of Representatives to meaningfully assert that body’s Power of the Purse. Trump’s indications that he will override that legislative power and the seeming acquiescence by some Democrats is illegitimate and dangerous and subverts a fundamental premise of the Constitution.”
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Sanders-Khanna Bill on Saudi Assault on Yemen and War Powers Clears House
“House passes measure to pull troops from Yemen war, a rebuke of President Trump’s alliance with Saudi Arabia.”
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U.S. Government Propaganda on Venezuela
A bill to “prohibit the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities with respect to Venezuela” has received virtually no media attention.
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Rep. Omar and the Truth About AIPAC
“Ilhan Omar under attack for telling truth about Israel lobby.”
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AIPAC: Power and Origins
“Rep. Ilhan Omar faces backlash over AIPAC comments.”
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You Paid More to Netflix Last Month Than It Paid in Taxes Last Year: $0
“The popular video streaming service Netflix posted its largest-ever U.S. profit in 2018 — $845 million — on which it didn’t pay a dime in federal or state income taxes. In fact, the company reported a $22 million federal tax rebate.”
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Shouldn’t Green New Deal Proposals Address Fossil Fuels?
“Missing from that proposal was any mention of fossil fuels or a phaseout in fossil fuel consumption, despite the fact that fossil fuels are at the heart of the problem the Plan proposes to address: climate change.”
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Former UN Official on Venezuela: “Nothing More Undemocratic Than a Coup”
“There is nothing more undemocratic and corrosive to the rule of law than a coup d’état. Members of the United Nations are bound by the Charter, articles one and two of which affirm the right of all peoples to determine themselves, the sovereign equality of states, the prohibition of the use of force and of economic or political interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states. Yet these fundamental principles of international order are being grossly violated in the case of Venezuela.”
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Trump’s Attack on Socialism
It is significant that Trump, while showing his indifference to popular needs, chose to denounce socialism.
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Pacific Northwest Shows Path to Green New Deal: End Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
“Saying no to new fossil fuel infrastructure is the first step to saying yes to real climate action, yes to a just transition and yes to a healthy climate future for all. Now it’s time for our elected officials working on a Green New Deal in Washington, D.C. to do the same.”
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