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News & Views | 5/27/20
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'A Disgusting Display': Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades, and Tear Gas at Demonstrators Protesting Killing of George Floyd
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"What is happening tonight in our city is shameful," Rep. Ilhan Omar
said of police behavior.
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'Just Let the Patriot Act Die You Cowards': House Lawmakers Urged to Vote Down Flawed Domestic Spy Bill
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"It would be unconscionable for the Democratic House to pass any PATRIOT
Act reauthorization without critical privacy reforms."
ACLU Sues FDA Over Abortion Care Restrictions in Midst of Covid-19 Crisis
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The federal government's decision "results in discrimination in access
and threatens to harm patients and their clinicians during a time of
national crisis."
'What Corporate Welfare Is All About': Sanders Condemns Lack of Price Controls on Taxpayer-Funded Remdesivir
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Gilead did not make this drug alone. The public has a stake and must
have a say in setting the price."
Private Insurers Urged to Extend Free Covid-19 Coverage Until Pandemic Over
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If you are going to contract Covid-19, you'd better hurry up or you're
out of luck!"
Though Busily Ranting on Twitter, Trump Completely Silent on Police Killing of George Floyd as Biden Demands Federal Probe
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"George Floyd deserved better and his family deserves justice. His life
mattered, I'm grateful for the swift action in Minneapolis to fire the
officers involved—they must be held responsible for their egregious
actions," said Biden.
As US Death Toll Hits 100,000 People, Here's a Simple Guide to 12 Things Trump Did To Make Covid-19 Much Worse
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
The president's "chaotic and incompetent response has fueled the spread
of the coronavirus in the U.S. and beyond, causing tens of thousands of
preventable deaths."
Trump-Connected Fossil Fuel Companies Permitted to Delay Payments of $56 Million in Pollution Fines During Pandemic
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
" People are struggling to find rent money for next month, but thank god
the Trump administration is providing relief for the millions these
poor, vulnerable corporate polluters owe."
Adam Schiff Ripped as 'Biggest Hypocrite in Congress' for Undermining Effort to Curb FBI Spy Powers
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He constantly talks about how the Trump administration is dangerous and
authoritarian. But time and time again he has done everything in his
power to ensure that the Trump administration has essentially limitless
domestic surveillance authority."
New Report Details How G20 Nations Spend $77 Billion a Year to Destroy Climate
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Even after the world's largest economies adopted the landmark Paris
agreement to tackle the climate crisis in late 2015, governments
continued to pour $77 billion a year in public finance into propping up
the fossil fuel industry, according to a report released Wednesday.
Facebook Under Fire After Its Response to Coronavirus Misinformation Makes Clear Company Could Do More to Combat Political Lies
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's not about free speech. It's about money."
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There's Only One Reason Trump and the GOP Don't Want Mail-in Voting
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by Thom Hartmann
Vote-by-mail makes voting easier. And when voting is easier, Republicans
have a much harder time suppressing the vote.
Why $77 Billion a Year in Public Finance for Oil, Gas, and Coal Is Even Worse Than It Sounds
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by Bronwen Tucker , Kate DeAngelis
Right after the mostly-rich and powerful G2O countries signed the Paris
Agreement with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, they went
home and continued with the business-as-usual public finance policies
that directly undermined this goal.
Leaders Must Act to Protect Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Africa
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by Pauline Muchina, Kennedy Akolo
The window of opportunity for containment is shutting fast. We must work
together quickly to stop the spread of Covid-19 among the continent's
most vulnerable populations.
COVID-19 and the Unmasking of Donald Trump
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by Michael Winship
The pandemic proves once and for all that this president is the enemy of
the people.
Republicans and Corporate Interests Exploit Coronavirus Crisis to Erase Companies' Liability
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by Celine McNicholas, Margaret Poydock
Any effort to immunize corporations from responsibility to ensure
workers a safe workplace will only lead to fewer protections for working
people.
Can the COVID War Become a Fight for Health Care Democracy?
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by Russell Weaver
Americans must make it known that we can't fight a war and then simply
go on to live flourishing lives without a basic guarantee to quality
medical care.
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PFAW Supports Mourning Families
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NIAC Statement on Trump Termination of Iran Nonproliferation Waivers
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Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Push to Gut Car Pollution Standards
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Coalition Files Lawsuit to Protect Federal Clean Car Rules
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New Lawsuit Challenges FDA Restriction That Imposes Life-Threatening Risks on Patients Seeking Abortion and Miscarriage Care
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