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News & Views | 6/3/20

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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"All you had to do was arrest three more."

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Senator Tom Cotton

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This is the most openly authoritarian piece of writing I've read from an American politician who has been in power during my lifetime."


<p>Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall particpated in a Tuesday webinar about pandemics, wildlife, and intensive animal farming.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a webinar Tuesday about pandemics, wildlife, and intensive animal farming, world renowned primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall warned of dire consequences if humanity fails to reform the global food system and keeps destroying natural habitats.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Bloomberg found a $67 billion gap between the sum of benefits paid out by the Treasury Department and the amount that is owed to jobless Americans.


An accident at a power station in the Russia region of Krasnoyarsk caused about 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel to spill into an Arctic River on May 29, 2020.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a federal emergency Wednesday to help clean up an estimated 20,000 tonnes of diesel fuel that poured into Ambarnaya River Friday after an accident at a power station near Norilsk, an industrial city in the eastern Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez set the record straight for wealthy corporations on Wednesday, rejecting what she called "bland statements" of support for the Black Lives Matter movement and calling on the companies to take concrete action to further racial justice.


A piglet looks out from its enclosure

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
 



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers on Tuesday evening regarding the Trump administration's violent dispersal of protesters near the White House the previous night, when federal police sprayed tear gas and flash-bang grenades to clear Lafayette Park of dozens of demonstrators.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They're afraid of Donald Trump. And that leads to Donald Trump getting worse and worse and worse. It's appalling."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Goodbye, Rep. Steve King. You are certainly not the only white supremacist in federal government, but you were among the most prominent," tweeted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The current findings represent a marked change in public opinion from prior polls."

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by Tracey L. Rogers
What the president and others don't realize is that we're not just protesting the death of George Floyd (or Breonna Taylor, or Ahmaud Arbery, or Eric Garner, or Alton Sterling, or Philando Castile). We are also protesting the racist culture embedded in police precincts throughout the nation—and the...


A protester wears a face mask displaying the words "I can't breathe" during a Black Lives Matter protest in Hyde Park on June 3, 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The death of an African-American man, George Floyd, while in the custody of Minneapolis police has sparked protests across the United States, as well as demonstrations of solidarity in many countries around the world. (Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

by Randall Amster
The call to "reopen" society isn't just about stores and bars; it's about reopening ourselves to the reality of a system that is built on racism, violence, and injustice.


He’s beaten and tear gassed people peacefully protesting for justice for their neighbors.(Photo: Shutterstock)

by Sister Karen M. Donahue
As a Catholic sister, I think Trump should read his Bible, not pose with it.


U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a reporter's question during an event on protecting seniors with diabetes, in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 26, 2020 in Washington, DC. The United States is closing in on 100,000 deaths in less than four months caused by the coronavirus. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

by Mike Lofgren
Is Trump using a calculated strategy that COVID-19 is not an equal-opportunity killer?


New York Times photo (4/12/20) of Floridians waiting in line to sign up for unemployment benefits.

by Julie Hollar
By sidelining those voices, media sideline real solutions to the inequality they feign to care about.


This lawsuit will be the first of several we intend to file in states across the country. (Photo by Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

by Brian Hauss
As police continue to attack reporters covering protests nationwide, this is why the ACLU is filing this class-action lawsuit today.

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