News & Views | As Trump 'Hysterics' Continue, US Moves to Put Nuclear B-52s on 24-Hour Alert

Nuke-armed bombers to "take off at a moment's notice" are unnecessary and reckless, say critics [Click here](1f9d0/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3Aipv1Ud9ky) to view this message in a browser window. [Common Dreams](1f9d0/ct1_0/1?sid=TV2%3Aipv1Ud9ky) [] [] 10/23/17 | Feature... [] [As Trump 'Hysterics' Continue, US Moves to Put Nuclear B-52s on 24-Hour Alert](1f9d0/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3Aipv1Ud9ky) by Jake Johnson, staff writer The Air Force's steps to prepare nuke-armed bombers to "take off at a moment's notice" are unnecessary and reckless, critics said 1f9d0/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3Aipv1Ud9ky [] [] 10/23/17 | News... [] [Government Study Confirms $7.25 Minimum Wage Is Poverty Trap for Millions of Americans](1f9d0/ct3_0/1?sid=TV2%3Aipv1Ud9ky) The $7.25 federal minimum is "a starvation wage that is not enough to keep working families out of poverty," argued Sen. Bernie Sanders 1f9d0/ct3_1/1?sid=TV2%3Aipv1Ud9ky [] [] [Sen. 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