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News & Views | 2/18/20
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Millionaires Stop Paying Into Social Security for the Year Tomorrow, Highlighting Need to Scrap Payroll Tax Cap
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The burden of Social Security taxes falls more heavily on those who
make less."
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News...
'The World Must Act Boldly': 23 Former Diplomats Urge Global Leaders to Adopt Paris-Style Agreement to Protect Biodiversity
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ahead of government negotiations scheduled for next week on a global
plan to address the biodiversity crisis, 23 former foreign ministers
from various countries released a statement on Tuesday urging world
leaders to act "boldly" to protect nature.
After Granting Blagojevich and Others Clemency, Trump Calls Himself the 'Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Country'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"NARRATOR: He is not the chief law enforcement officer in the country."
"Huge Win" for Tech Workers' Rights as Kickstarter Employees Vote to Unionize
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Workers at the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter made history for the
tech industry Tuesday as they voted to unionize, in the latest
grassroots victory for tech workers.
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Walmart Workers Demand Fair Pay and Hours at Protest Outside Alice Walton's Penthouse as Retail Giant Cuts Jobs
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Walmart workers issued a "wake up call" to Alice Walton, heir to the
retailer's $500 billion fortune, in New York on Tuesday, marching to
Walton's New York penthouse and demanding Walmart pay its 1.5 million
workers a living wage and give them reliable, stable work schedules.
"You Tell Me You Can't Vote for Him?": Eddie Glaude Calls Out GOP Strategist for Never Bernie Hypocrisy
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If Donald Trump is the emergency that you say he is, and the Democratic
Party puts forward Bernie Sanders, and you tell me you can't vote for
him, then it seems to me that Donald Trump isn't the emergency that you
say he is."
Extreme Weather Could Spark Economic Recession 'Likes of Which We've Never Seen Before,' Research Warns
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Unpriced risk was the main cause of the Great Recession in 2007-2008."
Greenpeace Finds Labels on Plastic Products 'Mislead the Public and Harm America's Recycling Systems'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A Greenpeace report published Tuesday concludes that "recyclable" claims
and labels on plastic consumer products in the United States are often
"misleading," based on a comprehensive survey of conditions from October
2019 to January 2020 and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Green
Guides requirements.
'You Are Not Going to Buy This Election,' Sanders Tells Bloomberg at Rally of 17,000 in Washington
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You're not going to win an election when you oppose raising the minimum
wage. You're not going to win an election when you call for cuts to
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid."
'One Hand Cannot Give What the Other Is Taking Away': Critics Skeptical of Bezos Pledge of $10 Billion to Fight Climate Crisis
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Will Jeff Bezos show us true leadership or will he continue to be
complicit in the acceleration of the climate crisis, while supposedly
trying to help?"
Latinx Group Mijente's First-Ever Presidential Endorsement: Bernie Sanders
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Sen. Bernie Sanders has a long history of progressive stances and
consistently remains on the side of working people."
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Bloomberg (Still) Wants to Cut Social Security
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by Nancy J. Altman, Linda Benesch
Bloomberg's words about 'options' are a clear signal. His language is
insider speak, a wink and a nod to the donor class that he, like them,
favors cutting Social Security.
More Than 1,200 IBEW Members Call on Union Leadership to Retract Biden Endorsement
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by Hamilton Nolan
In organized labor, as in society at large, the 2020 Democratic primary
is exposing the deep, latent divide between the left and the
establishment.
Buttigieg and Centrist Dems Want a Military Response to Climate Change. That’s Dangerous.
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by Sarah Lazare
The Pentagon sees climate victims as threats.
Impunity Guaranteed for Torturers (and Presidents)
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by Rebecca Gordon
"The right to do whatever I want as president."
Women From Every Corner Occupy Brasilia: the Marcha das Margaridas
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by Renata Motta, Marco Antonio Teixeira
One of the largest women's mobilizations in Latin America, the Marcha
das Margaridas, is led by rural trade unions, together with agrarian and
feminist movements.
The Charter School Movement Is Imploding. What Comes Next May Be Worse
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by Jeff Bryant
Trump's plan for 'school choice' will lead to the further privatization
of public education.
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Farmers and Fishermen to Challenge World Bank Group Immunity Ruling
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"Stop the Money Pipeline" Announces Nationwide Day of Action to Protest the Financing of Climate Destruction
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