By Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman / Reader Supported News —
As Greens, we believe this election’s most critical imperative is that Bernie convert the huge upwelling of mostly young grass-roots discontent he has ignited into a long-term, multi-issue movement.
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Now that Bernie Sanders has a “massive national and indeed international profile,” MSNBC host Rachel Maddow asked in an interview with the candidate’s wife this week, “Do you see an organization being formed out of the Sanders-centered movement that has sprung up around his campaign?”
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Nine legislators, their staff and 200 activists packed the hearing room of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee to standing room only recently to demand an end to mass voter suppression and the manipulation of U.S. elections.
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A Northeastern native and longtime California resident reflects back on his first time experiencing the colorful characters, culture and politics of the Golden State.
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By Elen Chilingaryan —
President Obama has never made good on his promise to officially recognize the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians for what it was.
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By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams —
Clinton ally tells The Hill, “I don’t know what’s left to extract.”
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By Emily Wilson — After 19 years behind bars, including seven in solitary confinement, the best-selling author works for criminal justice reform—and for those he left behind.
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A Pew survey of 2,000 American adults found that the public’s dislike of the GOP has spiked to levels not seen in nearly a quarter of a century.
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Sanders’ and Trump’s victories in the state underscore the importance of voter turnout and the magnitude of the economic anger that is driving independents to support both candidates at the polls.
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By Tim Radford / Climate News Network —
Research identifying survival traits in different tree species could prove vital in helping reduce the massive losses caused by heat extremes as the world warms.
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By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan —
There is a hunger for authentic voices—not the same handful of pundits circulating through all the media networks who know so little about so much, explaining the world to us and getting it so wrong.
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By Tim Radford / Climate News Network —
Scientists warn that the current pleasures of warmer weather will pale for Americans as climate change brings extreme temperature increases and unhealthy levels of atmospheric ozone.
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The filmmaker and activist calls the president’s upcoming visit to the beleaguered Michigan town “too little too late.”
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The “Democracy Now!” host explains why pundits are getting coverage “so wrong” and outlines what needs to change.
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By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams —
“The people in every state in this country should have the right to determine who they want as president and what the agenda of the Democratic Party should be.”
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By Eric Ortiz — The humor and video site provides an overview of the presidential election process and shows why candidates can’t be honest.
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Watching the seemingly endless series of Republican debates this election season, one might wonder why so many candidates hung in there well past the point when it was clear they had no real chance of winning. Well, wonder no more.
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Despite spending a record-breaking $12 million of his own money to win a House seat, Trone lost Tuesday’s primary race.
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By Nika Knight / Common Dreams —
In 2008, a Michigan environmental official told lead test technicians to “bump out” sky-high lead results by collecting more clean water samples.
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The Young Turks report that supporters of Hillary Clinton recently took down of a number of Facebook pages devoted to her opponent, Bernie Sanders.
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