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Former DHS Official: Trump Wasn’t Joking About Trading Puerto Rico for Greenland
“He actually said he wanted to see if we could sell Puerto Rico,” former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor said.
AOC Slams NBC News for “Malicious and Misleading” Tweet About Her DNC Appearance
The news network corrected the record at 1 am on Wednesday morning, which Ocasio-Cortez also criticized.
AOC Was the Highlight of DNC’s Night Two Despite Speaking Just 97 Seconds
Imagine if Ocasio-Cortez had been given the same amount of time as Republicans, or even the commercials CNN ran.
Dying Medicare for All Activist Urges Biden to Adopt Universal Health Care
“Everyone living in America should get the health care they need,” says activist Ady Barkan.
Trump Dropped Into Iowa — and Didn’t Even Try to Understand the Devastation
The climate crisis is hitting the heartland hard -- but Republicans just want to force kids into COVID schools.
DNC Drops Support for Ending Fossil Fuel Handouts From Platform
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris both supported ending federal subsidies to the fossil fuel industry during the primary.
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are “Embarrassed” by Trump’s COVID Response
For the first time in months, most Americans believe that “the worst” of the coronavirus pandemic “is yet to come.”
DNC Chair Put Lobbyists in Charge of Reviewing DNC Member Qualifications
The DNC has appointed a lot of lobbyists for major corporations that oppose wage growth to its top committees.
Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Not Only Cruel, They Also Have an Economic Cost
A humane immigration policy is a necessary component of any serious plan for recovering from the COVID recession.
In an Era of Pandemic and Protest, STEM Education Can’t Pretend to Be Apolitical
Math and science education needs to teach the political, ethical and cultural dimensions of problem-solving.