"What about the people left behind in Afghanistan, in Iraq—after a drone strike in Somalia—what about them? Do they get any care? Do they get any compensation? Absolutely not. So what would be the cost of war if that was actually the priority for the ...[
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Although 70% of U.S. adults have been at least partially vaccinated for the COVID-19 coronavirus — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — the highly infectious Delta variant is raging in the United States, especially in parts of ...[
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Kudos to Biden for actually ending the occupation, which the military-industry complex and right wing did want to continue in one way or the other.
Even as of now, these segments are propagating a narrative in which not occupying Afghanistan being bad fo ...[
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With just two weeks to go before California's closely watched gubernatorial recall election, Senator Bernie Sanders warned Sunday that the effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom is a "bold-faced Republican power grab" and urged the state's voters to reject it a ...[
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Yet another right-wing radio host who spent months railing against public health and vaccination efforts succumbed to COVID-19 this weekend after a protracted battle with the virus.
Marc Bernier, who called himself "Mr. Anti-Vax" at one point, died Satur ...[
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New investigations by The Intercept have revealed that the group of Democrats who have been trying to obstruct the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill have ties to billionaire-funded dark money group No Labels, which offered two representatives in the group ...[
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Despite their loud public complaints to lawmakers about the supposed "economic hardships" caused by the CDC's now-terminated eviction moratorium, large real estate companies have privately touted their solid performance during the coronavirus pandemic—a ...[
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In large part, U.S. "aid" to Afghanistan didn't actually go to the Afghan people. ...[
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Addressing more than 2,300 people in West Lafayette, Indiana Friday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders made the case for the $3.5 trillion spending plan to invest heavily in human infrastructure, explaining how the proposed budget currently being written by Senat ...[
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As a pair of Supreme Court decisions from the Republican majority showed this week, they feel free to do exactly what they were appointed to do: Impose their far-right ideology on an unwilling public. ...[
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According to the report, since late 2001, the United States has appropriated and is obligated to spend $6.4 trillion on counterterrorism efforts through the end of 2020. An estimated $5.4 trillion of that total has funded, and will continue to fund, count ...[
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