We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Over 1,400 U.S. Cities, States and Businesses Vow to Meet Paris Climate Commitments
As soon as Trump announced he was abandoning the Paris climate agreement, mayors and governors started stepping up. Trump may be out, but America isn't, they say.
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New Database Shows how Prosecutors Handled Corporate Crimes – And in Many Cases, Didn't
Crimes committed by corporations are often overlooked or undercovered by the news media. A new database launched last week shows how the government did, or didn’t, resolve criminal cases since 1982 with fines, prison terms or, sometimes, nothing.
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"Dead Woman Walking": How Jeremy Corbyn Buried Theresa May and Reshaped British Politics
Rather than being humiliated in the ballot box, which many party members and Corbyn allies feared, the insurgent campaign coupled with popular manifesto policies designed to “work for the many, not just the few,” paid off.
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Russian Activist Alexei Navalny Jailed As Tens of Thousands Rally Across Russia
Shouting “We demand answers,” and “Stop lying and stealing,” tens of thousands of protesters turned out Monday across Russia in a nationwide anti-corruption rally called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny as part of his long-shot bid to unseat President Vladimir Putin.
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D.C. and Maryland Sue Trump Over Foreign Business Dealings
The AGs of Maryland and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump on Monday, accusing him of violating provisions of the Constitution intended to protect against corruption.
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Bernie Sanders Lambasts "Absolute Failure" of Democratic Party's Strategy
Speaking to a crowd of 4,000 activists at the People's Summit in Chicago on Saturday, Sanders hailed the “enormous progress in advancing the progressive agenda”, but said establishment Democrats stand in the way of further gains.
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Kansas Republicans End the State’s Failed Tax Reform Experiment
Gov. Sam Brownback's drastic tax cuts enacted five years ago left the state in a fiscal mess, unable to balance its budget and properly fund its public schools – and the governor's Republican colleagues in government finally had enough.
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20 Million Muslims March Against ISIS and The Mainstream Media Completely Ignores It
In one of the largest organized marches in the history of the world, tens of millions of Shia Muslims made an incredibly heartening statement, by risking their lives to travel through war-stricken areas to openly defy ISIS.
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Occupy the Cinema: Is Wonder Woman the Hero of Our Time?
Far be it for me to suggest that Wonder Woman is a tool in the recent movement of feminine empowerment being experienced in our culture – including the massive Women’s March. But if this is the case, why is that bad? Isn’t it about time?
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Why Trump's So-Called Infrastructure Plan Is Good for Wall Street But Bad for America
Trump actually cuts direct federal spending on our crumbling infrastructure by nearly $145 billion over the next decade, forcing state and local governments to shoulder more of the financial burden at a time when they can least afford it.
