DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST Joe Biden Faces Criticism over His Healthcare Plan & His Support for Iraq Invasion at Third Debate, "Racism in America Is Endemic": Democratic Candidates Vow to Confront White Supremacy & Legacy of Slavery & Should Latinos Trust Biden? Former VP Refuses to Criticize Obama's Deportation of 3 Million People & More 13SEP19

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Friday, September 13, 2019 democracynow.org Stories Joe Biden Faces Criticism over His Healthcare Plan & His Support for Iraq Invasion at Third Debate The 10 leading Democratic presidential candidates appeared for the first time on the same stage Thursday night at a debate at Texas Southern University in ... Read More → "Racism in America Is Endemic": Democratic Candidates Vow to Confront White Supremacy & Legacy of Slavery During the third Democratic debate Thursday night, the discussion of race and racism got personal for former HUD Secretary Julián Castro, who brought up last ... Read More → Should Latinos Trust Biden? Former VP Refuses to Criticize Obama's Deportation of 3 Million People Debate moderator Jorge Ramos of Univision grilled former Vice President Joe Biden over the Obama administration's deportation record. Biden refused to ... Read More → Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism: We Want to Create an Economy That Works for All of Us After being questioned about the crisis in Venezuela, Senator Bernie Sanders defended his vision of democratic socialism. "I agree with what goes on in ... Read More → Elizabeth Warren Calls for Withdrawal of U.S. Troops from Afghanistan At the third presidential primary debate in Houston, Texas, senator and 2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from ... Read More → Medicare for All: Sanders & Warren Defend Plan to Expand Healthcare Coverage to Everyone At Thursday's debate, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren defended their Medicare for All plan. They faced criticism from several rivals, including ... Read More → Headlines → Ten Candidates Square Off in Third Democratic Presidential Debate Greenpeace Activists Rappel Off Houston Bridge, Halting Oil Shipments 2.2 Million Somalis At Risk of Starvation Amid Massive Drought 7 Million People Displaced by Extreme Weather in First Half of 2019 House Votes to Block Drilling in Alaskan Wildlife Refuge as Trump Admin Readies Lease Sales New York Schools Won’t Penalize Students Who Join Climate Strike Trump Admin Repeals Rule Protecting Drinking Water of 100+ Million Trump Admin Allows Michigan Trophy Hunter to Import Body Parts of Endangered Rhino House Committee Opens Impeachment Proceedings Against President Trump Mexico Pushes Back Against Trump’s Asylum Ban as Aid Groups Warn of Crisis Immigrants Target ICE Headquarters and Amazon CEO’s Home in D.C. Protests Russian Police Raid Homes and Offices of Kremlin Opponents Nationwide Iran’s “Blue Girl” Dies After Self-Immolation Protest of Her Arrest for Attending Soccer Match Human Rights Groups Blast Gates Foundation for Honoring Indian President California Lawmakers Approve Ban of For-Profit Prisons and ICE Jails California to Expand Labor Rights for “Gig Economy” Workers Baltimoreans Protest Trump’s Visit to City He Called “Rat and Rodent Infested” Forward this email → Donate today → Follow

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