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Trump Has Pushed Ahead With Drone Strikes, Putting US Citizens in the Crosshairs
Continuing the targeted killing program created by Bush and expanded by Obama, Trump loosened restrictions further.
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As Biden Considers Climate Nominations, He Must Go Beyond an Obama-Era Reboot
Leading contenders are holdovers from the Obama administration who expanded fossil fuels and nurtured the fracking boom.
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In Historic First, House Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana
The legislation contains racial justice provisions addressing harms caused by the war on drugs.
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Biden Must Address Yemen on Day One and Move Immediately to Prevent Future Wars
A war powers resolution would set a powerful precedent, while also reversing course in Yemen.
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As Thanksgiving COVID Cases Materialize, CDC Urges Against Christmas Travel
"The safest thing to do is to postpone holiday travel and stay home," the head of the CDC's travel branch said.
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Under CARES Act, These Moms Should Be Home. They Remain in COVID-Filled Prisons.
Many prisoners pinned their hopes on the CARES Act, which should have allowed them to begin rebuilding their lives.
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Water Protectors Launch Direct Action Against Enbridge Pipeline in Minnesota
Georgia’s Runoff Election Process Was Crafted by a Staunch Segregationist
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Centuries of Inequality in the US Laid the Groundwork for COVID-19 Devastation
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Georgia’s Runoff Election Process Was Crafted by a Staunch Segregationist
Georgia legislators adopted the state's electoral system in the 1960s to block Black candidates from office.
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Trump Moves to Expand Ways to Kill Prisoners — Including Firing Squads
This comes as the Trump administration has already executed eight people in the past five months.
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Water Protectors Launch Direct Action Against Enbridge Pipeline in Minnesota
State regulators had denied a request from two tribes to stop the Canadian company from proceeding with the project.
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Daniel Ellsberg Voices Opposition to Biden’s Frontrunner for Defense Secretary
The Pentagon Papers whistleblower criticized Michèle Flournoy's ties to the weapons industry and her hawkish record.
