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News & Views | 2/14/20

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common giant tree frog from Madagascar

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The human-caused climate crisis could cause the extinction of 30% of the world's plant and animal species by 2070, even accounting for species' abilities to disperse and shift their niches to tolerate hotter temperatures, according to a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the...

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ICE agents stage a raid to arrest an undocumented immigrant in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn on April 11, 2018 in New York City.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is unbelievable how much this action will undermine public safety. Unbelievable."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The shocking action taken by your or your senior staff to seek special protections for Mr. Stone make a mockery of your responsibilities to seek equal justice under the law."


Donald Trump's then-environment advisor Myron Ebell arrives for a meeting at Downing Street on January 31, 2017 in London.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The event in question, which took place June 2019 and was hosted by the Interior Department, featured a keynote address by climate-denier Myron Ebell.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Barr is going to burn DOJ to the ground from the inside in his crusade to advance the president's political interests."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Healthcare advocates on Friday applauded a federal appeals court decision striking down the Trump administration's Medicaid work requirements, in which a three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the proposed rule fundamentally disregarded the purpose of the Medicaid program.


Jessica Cisneros, who is running in the 2020 primary to replace Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas.), racked up union endorsements on the same the Kochs backed the incumbent.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Cuellar is hosting a fundraiser in Laredo with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on February 22.


Trump and Kudlow

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Tax March movement responded critically on Friday after National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow revealed that President Donald Trump has instructed him to unveil the second round of what opponents call the GOP "tax scam" ahead of the presidential election in November.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Sen. Elizabeth Warren drew cheers from a crowd of 4,000 supporters in Arlington, Virginia Thursday as she slammed former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his recently-resurfaced comments about discriminatory housing practices.


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks to supporters at an Immigration Town Hall in San Ysidro, California on December 20, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Bernie Sanders is building the most diverse movement in America."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Again, Joni Ernst has shown that she is willing to push our families into poverty with a smile. The programs she plans to cut are a lifeline for millions of Americans. She should be ashamed."

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In the current election cycle, Bloomberg, the eighth-richest person on Earth, has already spent $300 million of his own money on his presidential bid. (Photo: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

by Alex Kotch
Over the last decade, Bloomberg helped Republicans take and maintain control of the U.S. Senate.


Many industries in the U.S. are dominated by just a handful of companies, such as Amazon and Apple. (Photo: Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Since economic power leads to political power, these companies have used their resources to lobby for rules and regulations that further narrow the scope of antitrust laws and harm consumers.


The status quo—of a planetary emergency and deep inequalities—is unsustainable and insupportable. (Photo: pxfuel, Creative Commons Zero—CC0)

by Thomas Hanna, Mathew Lawrence
A new transatlantic project will explore how new models of public ownership can shape the emerging commanding heights of the economy.


Pro impeachment activists occupy the capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C. on May 14, 2019. (Photo: By the People/Rachael Warriner)

by Anthony Torres
The Senate may have betrayed the American people, but the movement for impeachment secured critical victories that will propel us forward in the longer battle for democracy.


Actor Joaquin Phoenix (second right) after supporting the unfurling of a banner on Tower Bridge in central London, during an Animal Equality protest to draw attention to the effects of animal agriculture on the environment. (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)

by Abigail Penny
Is Joaquin Phoenix the voice for farmed animals everywhere right now?


Someone like Sanders, who promises to take on the power and influence of the rich, is an unwelcome intrusion into politics as usual. (Photo: Bloomberg column 2/10/20)

by Alan MacLeod
Sanders is the frontrunner going into the next Democratic debate on Wednesday. But don’t expect the media to treat him particularly well.

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