Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Former telecom lawyer Nathan Simington, a Republican, was tapped by the president after an incumbent balked at a plan to weaken online protections granted under a key law.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The Vermont senator noted that "47% of workers in Georgia make less than $15 an hour and 71% of voters in Georgia support increasing the federal minimum wage."
Leonardo Flores
The most important victory, however, did not come at the ballot box, but rather in the streets.
Robert Reich
Why this effort to steal an election and corrupt democracy won't work.
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Yves Engler
Why is Ottawa trying to maintain one of the Republican's worst environmental policies?
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Renewable power is defying the difficulties caused by the pandemic, showing robust growth while others fuels struggle," said IEA executive director Fatih Birol.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on health and human mobility threatens to roll back global commitments," said one official, "and hinder ongoing efforts to support those in need of assistance."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hailed Erekat—who served a quarter century as the occupied state's chief negotiator—as "our dear brother and friend, the great fighter."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Young people voted for Biden in record numbers—he owes us this one."
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Why would we want a return to normalcy? We need a vision for the future, not a return to the past."
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The senator's comment, said one journalist, "is not something that is said by a person who actually wants to represent people in a democracy."
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Jon Queally, staff writer
AG William Barr, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, "is a corrupt Trump henchman who should have been impeached months ago. If he cared one shred about our democracy, he’d be focused on the peaceful transition of power instead of doing the bidding of a wannabe dictator."
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Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The children were separated from their families under the Trump administration's widely condemned "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
These "really crucial changes," said one advocate, "are setting the Congressional Progressive Caucus up to be the power brokers everyone needs them to be if Congress is going to deliver on literally any issue."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"There is no decisive pool of 'illegal' ballots, and Republican Party messaging on this score is at best a cynical attempt to delegitimize a decisive presidential defeat."
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It no longer makes business sense for banks to back polluting projects, and those that plan for a low-carbon future will prosper in the economies of tomorrow."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
An ACLU leader urged the incoming administration to "take bold actions on day one to reverse President Trump's harmful policies."
