Politics
Chicago elects gay black woman mayor and five avowed socialist aldermen
April 3, 2019Historic results raise hopes in a city battling for survival that it can experience a rebirth.
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Democrats will subpoena for full Mueller report
April 1, 2019The Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report’s release.
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Dem-run House passes pay equity over GOP, biz opposition
March 28, 2019With strong worker, labor and women’s groups’ support, the Democratic-run U.S. House voted March 27 to strengthen the 56-year-old U.S. pay equity law.
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Parliament seizes control of Brexit as a million people call for second referendum
March 27, 2019In London, a million rallied for a Brexit rethink. In Brussels, chants in French, Dutch, Spanish, Romani, and more were all saying the same thing: “We are all European.”
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Dems debate Medicare for All; Trump trashes healthcare for 20 million
March 27, 2019Trump ignores decision by Congress and turns his DOJ loose to destroy the Affordable Care Act.
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