NO BAN Act Passes After Years of Delays
by Quentin Anderson, Defending Rights & Dissent
on July 30, 2020
Over three years after Donald Trump’s Muslim ban was enacted – and a year after he expanded the ban – the US House of Representatives finally passed the NO BAN Act on Wednesday, July 22 by a vote of 233-183, with two Republicans joining almost all House Democrats in support of the bill.
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Dems Have Blocked Real Healthcare Reform for Decades: Time to Give ‘Em Hell
by Jeff Cohen
on July 30, 2020
In 1948, Harry Truman pushed for a national nonprofit health insurance program in his successful, come-from-behind presidential campaign.
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Progressives Applaud AOC Proposal to Ban 'Insidious Practice' of Military Recruiting in Schools
by Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams
on July 30, 2020
"It's important that our youth understand that joining the military isn't the only way to pay for college or find stability in life."
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More Than 700 Delegates Have Now Signed Pledge Committing to Vote Against Democratic Platform Lacking Medicare for All
by RootsAction.org
on July 28, 2020
PM Tuesday, July 28. Coordinators of a pledge by Democratic National Convention delegates not to vote for the party platform if it lacks a commitment to Medicare for All announced on Tuesday afternoon that more than 700 delegates have signed the pledge.
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Vote on Pentagon Budget Shows Divide Between Top VP Contenders
by RootsAction.org
on July 23, 2020
Thursday, July 23 Joint Statement from Progressive National Organizations: Vote on Pentagon Budget Shows Divide Between Top VP Contenders
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The American People Agree: Cut the Pentagon’s Budget
by Marc Pocan, Data for Progress
on July 21, 2020
$740 billion. That’s how much Congress is on track to approve for the defense budget in 2021. In the middle of a pandemic, as millions of Americans face unemployment, evictions, and a broken healthcare system.
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Charlottesville Va. Bans Militarized Policing — Your City Can Too
by David Swanson
on July 21, 2020
By unanimous vote, the City Council of Charlottesville, Va., on Monday evening voted to ban militarized policing.
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The U.S. Island
by David Swanson
on July 21, 2020
Remarks at Peacestock 2020
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Coalition of Groups Writes to Congress in Support of Moving Money Out of Military
by RootsAction.org
on July 16, 2020
RootsAction is one signer of the letter below:
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Cut the Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest in Public Health
by Lindsay Koshgarian, Common Dreams
on July 16, 2020
Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.
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