The Contrarian covers the Democracy Movement

Wednesday: Protests in Washington, D.C., Ohio, Texas, and more.

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Paid Leave and Healthcare for Me, Not for Thee

Republican members of Congress become the poster children for the safety net they voted against.

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Michigan Nail-Biter

UPDATE: AP declares Abdul El-Sayed the winner in the hotly contested Democratic Senate primary.

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Lost in Fantasy Land

Iran retaliates by attacking Minnesota water? Trump blames Minnesota. Evidence proving a botched reflecting pool redo? Trump keeps blaming vandals. He should be removed.

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ADP® National Employment Report

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‘Outstanding’: EV sales surge amid fuel crisis

Electric vehicles have notched a second month of record-breaking sales as they continue to dominate the market.

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Major food chain giving free meals to Aussies ‘doing it tough’

As the rising cost of living affects more struggling Aussies, a popular restaurant chain is helping those in need get fed.

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Many Canadians don't know federal travel advisories can void their insurance: survey

OTTAWA — Most Canadian travellers don't understand that Ottawa's travel alerts can void their travel insurance and don't know how embassies can help them while abroad, says a new survey commissioned b...

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Collins drops the hammer on Trump's pick to lead DOJ, jeopardizing path to confirmation

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says she will vote against Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general, citing the anti-weaponization fund and DOJ independence.

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CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, Washington Post reports

Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S.

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Trump’s tariffs were supposed to boost American manufacturing, but the new levies are actually pushing some companies back to China

“The story that it is bringing back manufacturing is really not the story,” economist Mary Lovely warned. “Manufacturing is not coming back.”

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Ascend Wellness Teamsters ‘Win Biggest Cannabis Strike In U.S. History’ - Workers ‘Ratify Strong Contract With Improved Wages, Benefits & Protections’ - WNY Labor Today: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, ...

Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York

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The Teamsters Reach A Tentative & Historic First Union Contract With Corewell Health East That Covers 10,000 Registered Nurses In Michigan - WNY Labor Today: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You...

Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York

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AFSCME Members ‘Win First Cost-Of-Living Increase For Pennsylvania Retirees In 20 Years’ - WNY Labor Today: Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State...

Your On-Line Labor Newspaper, Bringing You Labor News From Across The Nation, New York State & Western New York

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What the hell is wrong with Republicans, man

Everything the party does it does out of giddy cruelty; ascribing some higher strategy or purpose to it makes you look crazier than they are.

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Iran War Update #7: A Reminder Iran Had Done Nothing to Us

In the last three weeks the most powerful military commander on earth has twice frantically proclaimed vast imminent smashing American attack if the Iranians didn’t comply with his demands, only to me...

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Drained pool, failed government, stagnant country

A Senate committee rubber-stamps the most corrupt attorney general nominee ever put forward, and Trump's corruption trundles on.

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How Activists Are Fighting Back Against ICE Surveillance | The Tyee

They’re filing FOIs and mapping connections between data brokers, Palantir and governments.

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Deep-Sea Mining Would Devastate Ocean Life, DFO Scientist Warns | The Tyee

Some creatures that ‘survived all of Earth’s mass extinctions’ might not make it if we go ahead.

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Trump’s Brutal Blockade on Cuba Harkens Back to the Days of US Invasions

Cuba’s humanitarian crisis is the latest episode in a 128-year struggle for control over the island.

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Sen. Wyden Report: Banks Systematically Ignored Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes - The American Prospect

The report shows how employees at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan helped to hide Epstein’s activities because he was a load-bearing part of their ‘wall of cash.’

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Voters Reject Republicans’ Attempt to Ban Abortion in Kansas Through Back Door

Kansas voters foiled state Republicans’ latest scheme to snatch back their abortion...

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New Lawsuit Challenges Missouri’s Rejection of Citizen Challenge to GOP Gerrymander

The group behind an effort to force a statewide vote on Missouri...

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