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Today's Featured Story: Why You Don’t Quickly Install A
Supreme Court Justice - Oct. 19th, 2020
If you don't know who you're putting into such a powerful position,
don't put them into the post. It really is that simple.
Supreme Court Justice - Oct. 19th, 2020
If you don't know who you're putting into such a powerful position,
don't put them into the post. It really is that simple.
Cliff Montgomery has written for numerous news publications, including the Washington Spectator, In
These Times, Alternet.org, Working For Change, and 3 A.M. Magazine.
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Trump Raid In Syria Shows Why Accountability Matters -
Oct. 31st, 2019
One suspects the president of the Electoral College is more interested in
ending real accountability than in ending imaginary leaks.
Oct. 31st, 2019
One suspects the president of the Electoral College is more interested in
ending real accountability than in ending imaginary leaks.
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Why A Direct Vote Matters In Presidential Elections - Nov.
30th, 2019
The truth? We are not forever bound to read the U.S. Constitution as the
Founding Fathers intended it to be read.
30th, 2019
The truth? We are not forever bound to read the U.S. Constitution as the
Founding Fathers intended it to be read.
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Melting Arctic Matter Of National Security, States U.S.
Study - Dec. 31st, 2019
The change has potential consequences for weather in the United States,
access to minerals, and national security.
Study - Dec. 31st, 2019
The change has potential consequences for weather in the United States,
access to minerals, and national security.
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Trump’s Actions On Ukraine, Simply Explained - Jan. 29th,
2020
'Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own
policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,' states the GAO.
2020
'Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own
policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law,' states the GAO.
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How Trump Violated The Constitution On Ukraine Funds -
Jan. 30th, 2020
A GAO decision lays out why the Trump Administration's withholdings of funds
to Ukraine are Constitutional crimes.
Jan. 30th, 2020
A GAO decision lays out why the Trump Administration's withholdings of funds
to Ukraine are Constitutional crimes.
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Why Lancet Study On National Health Care System
Matters - Feb. 28th, 2020
A U.S. national health care system would save Americans nearly half a trillion
dollars every year, says a leading medical journal.
Matters - Feb. 28th, 2020
A U.S. national health care system would save Americans nearly half a trillion
dollars every year, says a leading medical journal.
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Why Sanders’ Favorite Medicare-For-All Study Is Sound -
Feb. 29th, 2020
The Lancet has no political ax to grind. Its expertise is in medicine, not political
spin.
Feb. 29th, 2020
The Lancet has no political ax to grind. Its expertise is in medicine, not political
spin.
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Coronavirus Has Ended The Burlesque of Donald Trump -
Mar. 31st, 2020
Trump peddled his parade of ridicule and lies about the Coronavirus, until large
numbers of Americans started to drop dead from the disease.
Mar. 31st, 2020
Trump peddled his parade of ridicule and lies about the Coronavirus, until large
numbers of Americans started to drop dead from the disease.
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“Drain-O Don’s” Coronavirus Remedy Making Followers
Sick - Apr. 29th, 2020
Injecting rubbing alcohol or bleach into a human body 'causes massive organ
damage and the blood cells in the body to basically burst,' declare experts.
Sick - Apr. 29th, 2020
Injecting rubbing alcohol or bleach into a human body 'causes massive organ
damage and the blood cells in the body to basically burst,' declare experts.
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Health Professionals Write Open Letter To Trump About
WHO De-Funding - Apr. 30th, 2020
'Suspending funding to WHO' right now 'would be like cutting the water supply
to a firefighter in the middle of a fire,' proclaim leading experts to Trump.
WHO De-Funding - Apr. 30th, 2020
'Suspending funding to WHO' right now 'would be like cutting the water supply
to a firefighter in the middle of a fire,' proclaim leading experts to Trump.
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Trump’s Incoherent Response To COVID-19 Is
Dangerous, Expert Tells House - May 31st, 2020
If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, [...] I fear the pandemic
will ... cause unprecedented illness and fatalities,' said Dr. Rick Bright.
Dangerous, Expert Tells House - May 31st, 2020
If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, [...] I fear the pandemic
will ... cause unprecedented illness and fatalities,' said Dr. Rick Bright.
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Health Expert Explains Response Necessary To Combat
COVID-19 - June 1st, 2020
'If we ignore the science, we stand a dramatically increased risk of worsening
the spread of the virus in the coming months,' states Dr. Rick Bright.
COVID-19 - June 1st, 2020
'If we ignore the science, we stand a dramatically increased risk of worsening
the spread of the virus in the coming months,' states Dr. Rick Bright.
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Coronavirus Reveals Stupidity Of U.S. Socio-Economic
System - June 30th, 2020
The astronomical cost of the U.S. health care system has proven to be
especially dysfunctional.
System - June 30th, 2020
The astronomical cost of the U.S. health care system has proven to be
especially dysfunctional.
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Congress Can Curb Excessive Force By Law
Enforcement - July 25th, 2020
The recent civil unrest we’ve seen over this matter is a reckoning, make no
mistake about it.
Enforcement - July 25th, 2020
The recent civil unrest we’ve seen over this matter is a reckoning, make no
mistake about it.
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New England Homeowners Forced To Pay For Faulty
Foundations - July 31st, 2020
'Affected homeowners may face total remediation costs of $150,000 or more
and drops in property values of 25 percent or more,' states the GAO.
Foundations - July 31st, 2020
'Affected homeowners may face total remediation costs of $150,000 or more
and drops in property values of 25 percent or more,' states the GAO.
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Why U.S. Should Use Contact Tracing To Combat
COVID-19 - Aug. 29th, 2020
Those of a certain age will remember that contact tracing was successfully used
in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s to lessen the spread of AIDS.
COVID-19 - Aug. 29th, 2020
Those of a certain age will remember that contact tracing was successfully used
in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s to lessen the spread of AIDS.
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Have Police Been Abusing Our Veterans At VA
Hospitals? - Sept. 30th, 2020
The simple truth? We just don't know.
Hospitals? - Sept. 30th, 2020
The simple truth? We just don't know.
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