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  1. Why we must end the existence of for-profit prisons entirely:

  2. . ending use of private prisons is a bold move to correcting policies that disproportionately affect minority communities.

  3. Last place is no place for America. We must join the rest of the world and ensure workers access to paid family, sick and vacation leave.

  4. Private prisons are not cheaper, they are not safer, and they do not provide better outcomes for either the prisoners or the state.

  5. The DOJ's plan to end its use of private prisons is an important step in the right direction. It's exactly what our movement has fought for.

  6. Let’s be clear: in terms of real family values, in many respects, we lag behind virtually every other major country on earth.

  7. When Republicans talk about “family values” what they usually mean is opposition to a women's right to choose and opposition to gay rights.

  8. Take a moment to think about the Supreme Court justices that Donald Trump would nominate.

  9. Republicans want to end Medicare and transform it into a voucher system that gives a cancer patient $8,000 and says: Good luck to you.

  10. The United States remains the only major country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee health care to all people. It's a national embarrassment.

  11. This is what corporate control of our government looks like.

  12. .'s threat to Dept. of Justice: If you reject our merger, we will pull out of health exchanges. Must read:

  13. We must always remember that change almost never happens from the top down, it happens from the bottom up.

  14. For the first time in modern history, our younger generation may have a lower standard of living than their parents.

  15. Republicans in North Carolina are taking steps to suppress the votes of the state's African-American voters.

  16. We stand with and our Native American brothers & sisters against the North Dakota pipeline.

  17. Unless we act boldy on climate today, the situation will only become much worse in years to come.

  18. The fossil fuel industry is responsible for our massive methane buildup. Another reason to !

  19. Our health cannot continue to be dependent upon the whims of insurance companies whose only goal is to make as much profit as possible.

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