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News & Views | 6/4/20
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"When They Say We Don't Have the Right to Protest," Says Naomi Klein, "That's the Moment to Flood the Streets"
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
As Trump declares "law and order" clampdown against peaceful
demonstrations, author and activist reminds people of most important
lesson she's learned studying history of shock doctrine tactics.
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As Americans Rise Up Against Racial Injustice, International Crisis Group Calls on Trump to 'Stop Making Situation Worse'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Sometimes, sitting by quietly and saying nothing is not an option," the
International Crisis Group wrote.
Groups Denounce Gutting of Environmental Rules 'When Trump Thinks No One is Paying Attention'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Order denounced as "latest in string of outlandish authoritarian acts"
from the U.S. president.
By Pouring Billions Into Fossil Fuel Industry, EU's Central Bank Accused of 'Playing Both Firefighter and Arsonist'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After the European Union's central bank on Thursday approved what
Reuters called "a bigger-than-expected" expansion of an economic
stimulus package necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, climate
campaigners expressed concern that planet-destroying fossil fuel
companies could get tens of billions of dollars in the Eurozone relief
funding.
Ilhan Omar Criminal Justice Reform Bills Offer 'Systemic Solutions to Systemic Problems'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If we are to change this pattern of violent racism, we need to
fundamentally restructure our criminal justice system."
Fossil Fuel Industry Could Face $25 Trillion Collapse Due to Clean Tech, Climate Policies, and Covid-19 Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a new analysis welcomed by climate campaigners, the London-based
financial think tank Carbon Tracker warned Thursday that declining
demand and rising investment risk due to cheaper renewable technologies,
more aggressive government policies, and the coronavirus pandemic could
cause a $25 trillion collapse in future fossil fuel profits.
Amid Covid-19 and Nationwide Protests, America's Billionaires Got $79 Billion Richer Over the Last Week
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Surging billionaire wealth juxtaposed with the suffering and plight of
millions undermines the social solidarity required for us to recover
together in the years ahead."
'The Planet Is at Stake': DNC Panel Pushes Biden to Back $16 Trillion Plan to Fight Climate Crisis
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump's going to call Biden a lefty no matter what, right? So let's
energize our base, let's energize the middle. Let's do what's right."
'What Authoritarianism Looks Like': Trump Condemned as Busloads of US Soldiers Arrive in Nation's Capital
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The numbers of U.S. military security forces in D.C. right now is just
ridiculous. This is pure intimidation. Trump is very afraid. The longer
we stay in the streets, the more frightened he gets."
'This is Huge': Move to Defund Police Gains Support Nationwide
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"In moments of crisis, people want services and resources that go
directly to help people rather than police that surveil, brutalize, and
kill us."
'This Isn't Going Away': Defying Curfews and Police Brutality in Relentless Push for Justice, Uprising Over Killing of George Floyd Keeps Growing
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Essential workers are exempt from the curfew, and what we are doing
here is essential."
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America for the Rich or the Poor?
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
Which America will be ours after the pandemic?
Caring About the Climate Crisis Means Supporting the Demand to Defund the Police
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by Alec Connon
As anger rages across the country at the brutal killings of black and
brown people, the climate movement must join the call to divest from the
police and invest in communities.
Beware Donald Trump's Electoral Cleansing
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by Mike Lofgren
Is Trump using a calculated strategy that COVID-19 is not an
equal-opportunity killer?
America’s Unfinished Revolution
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by Josephine Lee
Will we advance our unfinished revolution or will our spontaneous
actions end in the acceptance of petty reforms and a return to the
status quo?
The Killers Inside Us: White Fury and the Thin Blue Line
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by Richard Eskow
These tin soldiers are the violent, cowardly, bullying products of a
dying empire, the death dreams of a sybaritic system breathing its last.
They are America's Id.
Solidarity Includes Wearing a Mask at Protests
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by Norman Solomon
The life you save may not be your own. Those who wear a mask at protests
are making clear that they're willing to undergo some discomfort to
protect people they don't even know.
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Trump Exploits Public Health and Racial Crises to Silence Public, Increase Pollution, Steamroll Vulnerable Communities
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Court Rejects Meatpacker’s Efforts to Kill Lawsuit Over Slaughterhouse Pollution in South Platte River
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Beyond Nuclear Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging High-Level Radioactive Waste Dump for Entire Inventory of U.S. "Spent" Reactor Fuel
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350.org Holds Webinar on Dismantling White Supremacy, Calls on Climate Movement to Prioritize Racial Justice and Show Up for Black Lives
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Trump Executive Order Ignoring Core Environmental Laws is Egregious Authoritarian Act
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