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News & Views | 3/2/20

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We must continue to highlight and criticize, with passion, facts and concrete examples, the bad actors, practices and policies that have brought us to the brink of a global crisis. (Photo: CinCool/flickr/cc)

by Ronnie Cummins
We must think, act and organize locally, while simultaneously cultivating a global vision and global solidarity.

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Huge surprise medical bills [are] going to make sure people with symptoms don't get tested. That is bad for everyone."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The political establishment is getting nervous... Some in the Democratic establishment are saying, 'My God, look at the turnout here!'"


Climate campaigners continue to demand all banks reject financing of climate-wrecking projects.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Bill McKibben called the development a "victory for the Gwich'in, the wildlife, and the planet."


A healthcare worker prepares to transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland on February 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's no surprise that the president has viewed the emerging coronavirus pandemic through the lens of what would damage or benefit him politically."


Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) walk on stage before the Democratic presidential primary debate at the Charleston Gaillard Center on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Key question: will Warren eventually do the same for the progressive side, to block Biden, if it is indeed a two-horse race come Wednesday morning?"



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Bernie Sanders has built a powerful multi-racial, multi-generational movement and we're excited to join the campaign at this critical moment in the Democratic race."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
As countries accustomed to cold, snowy winters reported record-breaking warm weather this season, meteorological experts on Monday predicted that temperatures over the next several months will be warmer than usual—even without the effects of El Niño.


Greenpeace UK shuts down Barclays branch

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a coordinated action to pressure Barclays to stop financing climate destruction, Greenpeace activists on Monday morning shut down 97 of the British investment bank's branches across the United Kingdom.


Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli speaks about immigration policy at the White House during a briefing August 12, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The ruling was heralded as "a major win for immigrants and asylum-seekers."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Did not see those Texas numbers on socialism coming," tweeted HillTV 's Krystal Ball.

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Bernie and his staff have responded to this feedback with continued engagement and a willingness to strengthen their approach to the climate and ecological emergency. This is real leadership. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Margaret Klein Salamon, Ezra Silk
It gives us hope that a Bernie Sanders administration, which we are committed to making a reality, will be the world’s first Climate Mobilization Presidency.


Open, nonviolent revolt against the oligarchic state is our only hope. (Photo: Mr. Fish)

by Chris Hedges
The culture wars give the oligarchs, both Democrats and Republicans, the cover to continue the pillage.


"Bernie Sanders presents the clearest alternative to Trump." (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

by Norman Solomon
Make no mistake about it: The bulk of powerful corporate media and entrenched corporate Democrats will do all they can to prevent the nominee from being Sanders.


Waste pickers oppose policies that exclude them from their source of livelihood: recyclable waste. (Photo: Global Alliance of Waste Pickers)

by Barcelona Research Group on Informal Recyclers
New waste management policies undermine the informal recycling sector in the Global South.


I’m voting for Bernie because for too long the suffering of so many people in this country has fallen on deaf ears. (Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images)

by Mary Kelly Gardner
Sanders' voice is a rallying cry, reminding us all that collective action works, that we should let down our guard, allow ourselves to hope and band together.


A Pew Center poll in December 2011 reported that younger people were more favorable toward socialism than capitalism. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Bruce T. Boccardy
If we cherish political democracy as a fundamental principle in our country, then we must adhere to a form of economic democracy as well.

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