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Top News: 'Morally Obscene': Sanders Blasts GOP, Manchin Over 41% Spike in Child Poverty


 
 
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February 18, 2022
Top News



California Bill Would Allow Citizens to Enforce Assault Weapon Ban
"If Texas can use a law to ban a woman's right to chose and to put her health at risk, we will use that same law to save lives and improve the health and safety of the people in the state of California," said Gov. Gavin Newsom.
by Kenny Stancil



Kids draw at a playground in Washington, D.C.
'Morally Obscene': Sanders Blasts GOP, Manchin Over 41% Spike in Child Poverty
"How did this happen? Fifty Republicans and one corporate Democrat allowed the $300-a-month Child Tax Credit to expire," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
by Jake Johnson



Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference with his Belarus counterpart, following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 18, 2022
Russia Announces Nuclear Drills Amid Tensions Over Ukraine
"Russia reminds us that it has the world's largest nuclear arsenal," said one observer.
by Andrea Germanos



Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in Nevada
Nevada Dems Sound Alarm Over 'Single Most Vicious Suppression Attempt' Yet by GOP
"It is with absolute outrage that we have discovered a shocking effort to assault the electoral process of Washoe County," said the chair of the Nevada Democratic Party.
by Jake Johnson
Opinion



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Like a Bizarre Johnny Appleseed, Trump Has Planted the Seeds of Extreme Antisocial Behavior—And It Cannot Be Ignored
We've always had authoritarians among us, but they've been given an opening they never had before.
by Thom Hartmann



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Could Western Media Hysteria Lead to War With Russia?
Overwrought coverage stoked by alarmist officials and pundits can both shape and ratify bad policy decisions. We’ve seen it before.
by Daniel Larison
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