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News & Views | 5/18/20
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Ousted Inspector General Was Also Probing Possible Illegal Pompeo-Trump Effort to Force Through Saudi Arms Deal
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Since day one, this president has thought he's above the law, above
criticism, and can get away with anything—including a fake 'emergency'
to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia," says Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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'Not Just Bad, It's Pathological': While Pushing Big Oil Bailouts, Trump Slaps Wind and Solar Industry With $50 Million in Old Rent Bills
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
While giving fossil fuel companies access to relief funds ostensibly
meant for small businesses struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic,
the Trump administration on Monday slapped solar and wind power firms
with retroactive rent bills dating back two years.
As Invasive Covid-19 Tracing Technologies Loom, ACLU Unveils Guidelines to Guard Against Overreach
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As workers, employers, and elected officials continued to grapple with
the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns
nationwide, the ACLU on Monday released a set of principles to help
guide federal, state, and local policies governing the use of digital
contact tracing technologies that could help curb the spread of Covid-19
but have generated serious privacy concerns.
'National Day of Mourning' Protests This Week to Condemn GOP Failures Amid Mass Suffering Caused by Covid-19
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This should be political suicide. Let's make sure it is."
Climate Campaigners Applaud Biden on Vow to Pull Plug on Keystone XL Permit
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"We'll need just this kind of climate ambition to make way for a livable
planet in the next four years."
Bolstering Case for Nationwide Vote-by-Mail, New Study Shows Wisconsin In-Person Election Exploded New Covid-19 Infections
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A new study published Monday showed a strong correlation between last
month's in-person primary election in Wisconsin and increase in
coronavirus infections in the state, prompting new calls for a national
vote-by-mail system.
Rights Groups Demand House Democrats Fix Bill That Gives FBI Power to Search Browser Histories Without Warrant
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Collecting this information is as close to reading minds as
surveillance can get. It is digital mining of the personal lives of
Americans."
Teachers Union Says 'Flimsy' CDC Flowchart on School Reopenings Shows Trump Disregard for Student Safety
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The reality of reopening school buildings and college campuses is that
any missteps could cost lives... Once again, this administration has
politics trumping science."
'More Naked Corruption': Inspector General Ousted by Trump Was Investigating Whether Pompeo Used Staffer for Personal Chores
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There is no form of corruption too small for this administration. Leave
nothing behind. They'll take the doorknobs too if they can figure out
how to unscrew them."
Trump Calls Legally Protected Whistleblowing a 'Racket' as Fired Scientist Rips President's Failed Covid-19 Response
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"How can federal employees feel safe to speak up when the president
wants to take away their legal protections?"
'One Crisis Doesn't Stop Because Another Starts': 2,000+ Kids' Shoes Form Climate/Covid Protest in London
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a protest Monday to call for more ambitious action from the U.K.
government to tackle the climate crisis, activists with the group
Extinction Rebellion lined up over 2,000 pairs of children's shoes in
London's Trafalgar Square and unfurled a banner that read "Covid Today >
Climate Tomorrow > Act Now."
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Coronavirus 'Immunity Passports' Are Not the Answer
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by Esha Bhandari, ReNika Moore
A system of immunity passports in the United States threatens to
exacerbate racial disparities and harm the civil liberties of all.
So Long to American Exceptionalism
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by Karen Greenberg
Over there is now over here: America's pandemic role reversal.
Fossil Fuel Bailouts Are Class War. This Is How We Fight Back
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by Basav Sen
Only a recovery based on principles such as those of the people's
bailout would be able to create a more just society out of the ashes of
the coronavirus crisis.
Food Drops Are Not Enough. Expand Food Stamps Programs Now.
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by Pierre Tristam
As heartening and important as these food drops are, they're a
supplement, not a replacement for what government can and must do.
Another Bank Bailout Under Cover of a Virus
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by Ellen Brown
Insolvent Wall Street banks have been quietly bailed out again. Banks
made risk-free by the government should be public utilities.
Emerging From the Pandemic With a Climate Plan
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by Kumar Venkat, Susan Cholette
As we come out of this pandemic with an altered business landscape and
more awareness of our personal consumption patterns, we have a rare
opportunity to make sure that the planet's climate doesn't become an
even bigger crisis than the one we are battling now.
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Missouri Plans to Execute Walter Barton, As He Maintains His Innocence
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AFL-CIO Sues OSHA for Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers
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Trump Watered Down CDC School Reopening Guidelines to Flimsy Flowchart
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350 Action on Biden’s Commitment to Revoke Keystone XL Pipeline Permit
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Civil Rights, Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Police to Protect Public Health while Safeguarding Rights
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