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News & Views | 8/7/19
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The U.S. Culture of Violence is Killing Us All
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by César Chelala
The U.S. has the most guns per capita and the weakest gun control laws
of any developed country.
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'A Guarantee of Not Being Shot Is Impossible': Amnesty Issues Global Travel Warning to All People in the United States
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Anyone in the U.S., the group warned, "should remain cautious that the
country does not adequately protect people's right to be safe,
regardless of who they might be."
'Heartbreaking' Scene on Boston Streets as Police Destroy Wheelchairs Belonging to Homeless Residents
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Can we all agree that it is inhumane and cruel and a waste of resources
to crush the wheelchairs of people who are living on the street after a
car accident in a full body cast?"
'Our System Kills People': 27-Year-Old Diabetic Man Latest to Die in US Amid Skyrocketing Cost of Insulin
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The latest reports of a young diabetic American's death due to a lack of
affordable insulin were met with outrage on Wednesday from Medicare for
All advocates.
Bolstering Call to Expand Social Security, New Reporting Reveals How Corporations Are Offloading Pensions
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Not only are pensions being offered less, existing pensions are being
transferred to insurers, with employees suffering consequences
WATCH: To Combat Hate and Gun Violence, Ocasio-Cortez Urges US to 'Go Deep' and 'Love Bigger' to Break Grip of White Supremacy
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We will always be here and hold space for you to come back," AOC said
directly to those now mired in racist ideologies. "We will love you
back. You are not too far gone."
'Your Rhetoric and Your Actions Led Us to This Terrible Moment': El Paso to Meet Trump Visit With Protests Against Hate
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We do not need anybody fanning the flames of hate, anger, and racism,"
said one local activist
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Views...
First Look in the Mirror, Mr. President, to Quell America’s Deadly Violence
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by Jesse Jackson
Trump must lead the way with action in the passage of tough, meaningful
gun control and an immediate ban on military-style weapons.
Message to Congress: Big Pharma’s Trail of Greed, Power, and Cruelty Must Be Stopped
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by Ralph Nader
Gouges, casualties, and the congressional remedy to this national
scourge
The Green New Deal Must Be Global
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by William Minter
For a planet-wide climate crisis, solutions must also span the planet.
No Cause Has Achieved the Same Combination of Deranged Views and Raw Power as the Modern American Right-Wing
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by Mike Lofgren
A few thoughts on the theoretical Bolsheviks and other conservatives I
have known
The DNC Confederacy of Dunces Is Back at It for 2020
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by John Atcheson
And the consequences could devastate the US and the world
Kentucky Miners Are Blocking a Coal Train for Back Pay. We Talked to One About a Just Transition.
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by Sarah Lazare
"You have the issue of climate change, and most companies don't care
about us in the end, all they care about is the dollar. It's a really
bad situation."
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Newswire...
Groups Sue Trump’s EPA for Refusing to Ban Brain-damaging Pesticide
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Global Human Rights Movement Issues Travel Warning for the U.S. Due to Rampant Gun Violence
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