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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…
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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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After U.S. INF Withdrawal, Plowshares Activists, Facing Years in Prison, Warn of Nuclear Peril
“This is not the first failure by the U.S. to either endorse or abide by treaties which would reduce the threat posed by the mere possession of weapons of mass destruction. The crucial Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1996, and has been ratified by 166 countries, but the U.S.…
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Venezuela Analysis
“Venezuela’s Guaido refuses to rule out accepting U.S. military support amid escalating political crisis.”
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Sanders and Khanna Move on War Powers Against Saudi Bombing of Yemen
“Congress is poised to face off with President Trump for a second time over his administration’s policy toward Saudi Arabia, as lawmaker groups in both chambers reintroduce resolutions to end U.S. involvement in the Yemen civil war.”
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“Bolsonaro Wants to Plunder the Amazon. Don’t Let Him”
“The rise of President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has put the environment and human rights in peril. His promises to open the Amazon for business could result in huge deforestation and the release of vast greenhouse-gas emissions. His threats to slash fundamental environmental and indigenous rights standards that help keep the Amazon standing are a…