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34 Senate Republicans oppose even debating gun safety compromise bill

Josh Israel for The American Independent Published June 22, 2022 - 3:34pm

Every Democrat and 14 Republicans in the Senate voted to consider bipartisan compromise gun safety legislation.


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Nevada GOP attorney general nominee said Democrat 'should be hanging from a f*cking crane'

Jessica Corbett for The American Independent
June 17, 2022 - 11:31am

Sigal Chattah later claimed that her comment about Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is Black, was 'tongue-in-cheek.'


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Biden calls on oil companies to increase production after months of massive profits

Oliver Willis for The American Independent
June 15, 2022 - 10:31pm

Large oil companies took in over $22 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2022 as gas prices have soared.


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Robert Reich: How Joe Biden Can Help Workers Without Congress

Robert Reich for Robert Reich
June 14, 2022 - 11:42pm

Did you know Joe Biden can help American workers right now, even without Congress?


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Jan. 6 Committee Confirms 'Big Lie' Was Also a 'Big Ripoff' of Trump Donors

Julia Conley for Common Dreams
June 13, 2022 - 10:55pm

"Trump is a con man and a grifter," said one watchdog group. "He wasn't just selling the Big Lie, he was making sure to fundraise off of it."


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Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us.

Michael J. Klein for The Conversation
June 12, 2022 - 11:11pm

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent


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Nearly 1,100 Segments on Benghazi, But 'Of Course' Fox News Won't Air Jan. 6 Hearing

Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams
June 9, 2022 - 9:58am

"The specter of another January 6 still looms over the American political system," said one media critic. "If it comes to pass, everyone at Fox—and everyone who does business with the network—will bear responsibility for the result."


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5 ways to reduce school shootings

Paul Boxer for The Conversation
June 8, 2022 - 7:32am

Here he offers five policy changes – based on the findings of psychology professor Paul Boxer – that can be implemented to reduce gun violence in schools.


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Expanded Background Checks Appear Off Table in Senate Gun Control Talks

Julia Conley for Common Dreams
June 5, 2022 - 9:23pm

"Twenty-eight mass shootings in less than two weeks since Uvalde and we can't even get background checks included in a bipartisan gun reform package," said one progressive political strategist.


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Slick Moves Keep Trump Republicans in Control of Mine Safety Board

Jordan Barab for DCReport
June 3, 2022 - 2:16pm

These are troubling times at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. That means troubling and dangerous times for the miners of this country as well.


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Republicans Attack Smart Corporate Behavior

Erik Sherman for DCReport
May 31, 2022 - 11:04am

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley doubled down with his Twitter comment: “No more handouts for woke corporations.”


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Coronavirus

Fox News Falsely Claims Vaccine Mandate Will Let Inmates Go Free

Oliver Willis for The American Independent
December 17, 2021 - 8:11am
Fox News Falsely Claims Vaccine Mandate Will Let Inmates Go Free
Officials in Pima County, Arizona, have insisted they do not have the authority to release inmates from jails in response to staffing shortages.
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Moderna Slammed for 'Cheating US Taxpayers' in Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Dispute

Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams
November 10, 2021 - 10:00am
Moderna Slammed for 'Cheating US Taxpayers' in Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Dispute
Excluding federal scientists as co-inventors "could have important public health consequences," warned one expert.
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Environment

Your Free-Range Organic Chicken May Have Been Processed at a Large Industrial Poultry Plant

Andrea Suozzo, Maryam Jameel, Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung for ProPublica
December 28, 2021 - 2:28pm
 Your Free-Range Organic Chicken May Have Been Processed at a Large Industrial Poultry Plant
To help us make sense of the opaque poultry supply chain, hundreds of ProPublica readers sent in details about their chickens and turkeys. Here’s what we learned.
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These 10 Imperiled Species in US Are Hanging by a Thread in Face of Climate Threat

Kenny Stancil for Common Dreams
December 15, 2021 - 4:10pm
These 10 Imperiled Species in US Are Hanging by a Thread in Face of Climate Threat
"Plants and wildlife are going extinct at an unprecedented rate, and it's way past time for our elected leaders to take bold action to protect our planet and all its inhabitants."
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Opinion

Robert Reich: How Joe Biden Can Help Workers Without Congress

Robert Reich for Robert Reich
June 14, 2022 - 11:42pm
Robert Reich: How Joe Biden Can Help Workers Without Congress
Did you know Joe Biden can help American workers right now, even without Congress?
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Robert Reich: The Democrat’s Secret Sauce to Win the Midterm elections

Robert Reich for Robert Reich
May 5, 2022 - 9:38am
Robert Reich: The Democrat’s Secret Sauce to Win the Midterm elections
The conventional view doesn’t account for the Trump factor, which gives Democrats a fighting chance of keeping one or both chambers.
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POTUS

Republican attacks on Biden's Ukraine response aren't working

Emily Singer for The American Independent
March 9, 2022 - 8:23am
Republican attacks on Biden's Ukraine response aren't working
Recent polls show President Joe Biden's approval rating is up, despite Republican criticism of his response to the Russian invasion.
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Immigration

Republican Voters Side With Biden on How to Handle Immigration

Amy Lieu for The American Independent
April 30, 2021 - 1:55pm
Republican Voters Side With Biden on How to Handle Immigration
An overwhelming 87% of Republican voters back the way President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have approached immigration.
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International

The Ukraine Invasion Issue We Aren’t Talking About

David Cay Johnston for DCReport
March 7, 2022 - 1:14pm
The Ukraine Invasion Issue We Aren’t Talking About
Putin's invasion points to a serious issue we're completely ignoring.
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War

How Ukrainian Civilians Are Resisting Military Force

Daniel Hunter for Yes! Magazine
March 2, 2022 - 8:15am
 How Ukrainian Civilians Are Resisting Military Force
Unarmed Ukrainians changing road signs, blocking tanks, and confronting the Russian military are showing their bravery and strategic brilliance.
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Disasters: Relief & Updates

Red Cross CEO Dodges Congressional Questions About Cuts Around the Country

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Justin Elliott for ProPublica
February 25, 2016 - 9:58am
Red Cross CEO Dodges Congressional Questions About Cuts Around the Country
The American Red Cross has failed to answer a congressman’s questions about deep cuts the charity has made to staff and local offices. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the ranking member of the House homeland security committee, sent the charity a long list of questions after ProPublica recently revealed the cuts and detailed how they have eroded the Red Cross’ ability to respond to even modest disasters.
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Media

Nearly 1,100 Segments on Benghazi, But 'Of Course' Fox News Won't Air Jan. 6 Hearing

Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams
June 9, 2022 - 9:58am
Nearly 1,100 Segments on Benghazi, But 'Of Course' Fox News Won't Air Jan. 6 Hearing
"The specter of another January 6 still looms over the American political system," said one media critic. "If it comes to pass, everyone at Fox—and everyone who does business with the network—will bear responsibility for the result."
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The Times’ Tucker Carlson series is a triumph of explanatory journalism

Dan Kennedy for Media Nation
May 2, 2022 - 2:32pm
The Times’ Tucker Carlson series is a triumph of explanatory journalism
Carlson's Fox News program was dubbed — accurately — as “what may be the most racist show in the history of cable news.”
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Fact Check

Factcheck: Examining the claim that Medicare, Social Security will soon go ‘bankrupt’

Eugene Kiely for FactCheck.org
March 30, 2022 - 7:56am
Factcheck: Examining the claim that Medicare, Social Security will soon go ‘bankrupt’
In promoting his plan to “rescue America,” Sen. Rick Scott went too far in claiming that Medicare and Social Security will go “bankrupt."
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Factcheck: Judge Jackson and Critical Race Theory

Robert Farley for FactCheck.org
March 24, 2022 - 10:04pm
Factcheck: Judge Jackson and Critical Race Theory
The issue of critical race theory has been raised repeatedly in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, specifically her passing mention of it in a 2015 speech on federal criminal sentencing.
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34 Senate Republicans oppose even debating gun safety compromise bill

Josh Israel for The American Independent
June 22, 2022 - 3:34pm
34 Senate Republicans oppose even debating gun safety compromise bill
Every Democrat and 14 Republicans in the Senate voted to consider bipartisan compromise gun safety legislation.
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Nevada GOP attorney general nominee said Democrat 'should be hanging from a f*cking crane'

Jessica Corbett for The American Independent
June 17, 2022 - 11:31am
Nevada GOP attorney general nominee said Democrat 'should be hanging from a f*cking crane'
Sigal Chattah later claimed that her comment about Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is Black, was 'tongue-in-cheek.'
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  • Read full story

Biden calls on oil companies to increase production after months of massive profits

Oliver Willis for The American Independent
June 15, 2022 - 10:31pm
Biden calls on oil companies to increase production after months of massive profits
Large oil companies took in over $22 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2022 as gas prices have soared.
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Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us.

Michael J. Klein for The Conversation
June 12, 2022 - 11:11pm
Did the assault weapons ban of 1994 bring down mass shootings? Here’s what the data tells us.
A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent
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5 ways to reduce school shootings

Paul Boxer for The Conversation
June 8, 2022 - 7:32am
 5 ways to reduce school shootings
Here he offers five policy changes – based on the findings of psychology professor Paul Boxer – that can be implemented to reduce gun violence in schools.
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Expanded Background Checks Appear Off Table in Senate Gun Control Talks

Julia Conley for Common Dreams
June 5, 2022 - 9:23pm
Expanded Background Checks Appear Off Table in Senate Gun Control Talks
"Twenty-eight mass shootings in less than two weeks since Uvalde and we can't even get background checks included in a bipartisan gun reform package," said one progressive political strategist.
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Slick Moves Keep Trump Republicans in Control of Mine Safety Board

Jordan Barab for DCReport
June 3, 2022 - 2:16pm
Slick Moves Keep Trump Republicans in Control of Mine Safety Board
These are troubling times at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. That means troubling and dangerous times for the miners of this country as well.
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Republicans Attack Smart Corporate Behavior

Erik Sherman for DCReport
May 31, 2022 - 11:04am
Republicans Attack Smart Corporate Behavior
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley doubled down with his Twitter comment: “No more handouts for woke corporations.”
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Military

Veterans Groups Condemn Trump Over Reports He Called Fallen Soldiers 'Losers' and 'Suckers'

Jake Johnson for Common Dreams
September 4, 2020 - 9:38am
Veterans Groups Condemn Trump Over Reports He Called Fallen Soldiers 'Losers' and 'Suckers'
"Donald Trump does not respect our men and women in uniform. He does not respect their families. He does not respect veterans."
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Labor

Big Union Victory in Anti-Union Texas

Bill Schleicher for DCReport
October 23, 2019 - 8:23am
Big Union Victory in Anti-Union Texas
Minimum wage workers in Houston show how to win better pay.
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