Articles from September 2020

'Seriously Big Deal' as NYC and London Mayors Call on Cities Worldwide to Divest From Fossil Fuels

500+ Law Professors Agree: Kavanaugh's Testimony Was 'Disqualifying For Any Court,' Let Alone Supreme Court

Click:Agriculture diagnostic tool Amid a rushed FBI investigation, intensifying public protest, and a deeply politicized process by the Republican Party to see Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, more than 500 law professors…

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In New Video Honoring Jamal Khashoggi, Global Journalists Demand Justice for Slain Colleague

A new video featuring well-known journalists from across the globe spotlights the last column written by Jamal Khashoggi and calls “for truth and accountability” for their murdered Saudi Arabian peer. Released Monday by Amnesty International,…

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As 'Gruesome' New Details of Khashoggi Murder Emerge, Trump Obediently Bows to Saudi Crown Prince

As “shocking and gruesome” new details surrounding Saudi Arabia’s alleged torture and assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi continued to trickle out on Tuesday—with anonymous Turkish officials telling the press that the prominent dissident…

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'Just Count the Votes': Where Voter Suppression Not Quite Enough, GOP Now Trying to Stop Ballot-Counting in Multiple States

As Republicans in several states attempted to halt the tallying of votes in some of the nation’s closest midterm election races, watchdog groups and Democratic lawmakers condemned what they called attacks on the electoral process…

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As Paul Ryan Says Goodbye, Progressives Say 'Good Riddance' to 'Coward Who Sold Our Economy to Highest Bidders'

As House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) delivered his farewell address on Wednesday after 20 years of relentlessly working to gut social programs for the poor and successfully ramming through “one of the biggest transfers of…

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