Joe Biden’s Relapse into Hallucinations About GOP Leaders
by Norman Solomon
on July 27, 2021
For a while, President Biden seemed to be recovering from chronic fantasies about Republicans in Congress.
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“Committing the Truth”: Whistleblower Daniel Hale to Be Sentenced Tuesday for Drone Program Leaks
by Democracy Now!
on July 27, 2021
At a sentencing hearing Tuesday, whistleblower Daniel Hale faces at least nine years in prison for leaking classified information about the U.S. drone and targeted assassination program.
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Connecticut made prison phone calls free. Other states should do the same
by Eddie Conway, The Real News
on July 27, 2021
Phone calls to the outside world are a lifeline for incarcerated people. Having access to phone calls also reduces violence in prisons and prisoner recidivism rates. So why have we let prisons and private companies charge so much for them?
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The biggest win for the working class in generations is within reach
by Bernie Sanders, Guardian
on July 21, 2021
If our budget passes, it would be one of the most important pieces of legislation since the New Deal. But we must fight for it.
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Amnesty Int’l Calls for Moratorium on Private Spyware After Israeli NSO Group Pegasus Revelations
by Democracy Now!
on July 21, 2021
Calls are growing for stricter regulations on the use of surveillance technology after revelations that countries have used the powerful Pegasus spyware against politicians, journalists and activists around the world.
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Bernie Sanders Has Bonded with President Biden. Is That Good?
by Norman Solomon
on July 15, 2021
So far, most of the Biden presidency has been predictable. Its foreign policy includes bloated Pentagon spending and timeworn declarations that the United States should again “lead the world” and “sit at the head of the table.”
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48 Groups to U.S. Congress: Not A Single Dollar More to the Pentagon
by Public Citizen
on July 15, 2021
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer,
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In Maryland, organizers fight to give juvenile lifers some measure of hope
by Eddie Conway, The Real News
on July 15, 2021
Sonia Kumar, senior attorney at the ACLU of Maryland, explains the movement to restore the parole option to people sentenced for serious crimes in childhood.
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To End Collective and Cruel Punishment, Biden Must Go Further on Sanctions Relief
by Hanieh Jodat Barnes, Leonardo Flores, Common Dreams
on July 11, 2021
As the Biden administration conducts its review of sanctions, the clock is ticking for millions of people suffering from these callous policies in Iran, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
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MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. SEND INDIA WALTON “SOLIDARITY GREETINGS AND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS”
by RootsAction.org
on July 09, 2021
An outpouring of appreciation and support for Buffalo’s Democratic nominee for mayor India Walton has come from all over the United States, with hundreds of individual messages added to a statement signed by more than 1,000 online activists.
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