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News & Views | 6/15/20
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'This Is Why We Continue to Fight': Indigenous Leaders Outraged as Trans Mountain Pipeline Spills 50,000 Gallons of Crude Oil
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We cannot continue to have our land desecrated by oil spills."
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Experts Say $17.5 Billion Writedown by BP Prove Oil Giant Knows 'Reserves of Oil and Gas Increasingly Worthless'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Big Oil is finally admitting what we've been saying for the last ten
years: their reserves of oil and gas are increasingly worthless because
there's no way to safely, or profitably, produce them."
'Any Conversation With Me Is Classified,' Trump Claims as He Warns Bolton Over New Book
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"If the book gets out, he's broken the law and I would think that he
would have criminal problems—I hope so."
To Support 'Urgently-Needed Clean and Just Energy Transition,' 450+ Groups Demand Federal Regulators Rebuff Attack on Community Solar
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Net metering must continue, the groups tell the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission.
DNC's Climate Council Urges Party to Go Beyond Biden Plan, Calling for Fracking Ban and $16 Trillion Renewable Energy Investment
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Democratic National Committee on Monday attempted to dismiss its own
climate council as an "insurgent" group that isn't "taken seriously"
after the panel released policy guidance that goes far beyond
presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's own climate
platform.
'She Understands Healthcare Is a Right for All': Sanders Endorses Dr. Arati Kreibich's Bid to Oust Right-Wing Democrat Josh Gottheimer
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Arati decided to take on the incumbent Democrat in her district because
she knows that this moment requires bold, progressive leadership."
'Huge Victory for LGBTQ Equality' as US Supreme Court Affirms Workplace Protections
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Labor and LGBTQ rights advocates celebrated Monday as the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled that job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
or identity is prohibited under long-standing federal law.
Citing 'Known and Potential Risks,' FDA Yanks Emergency Approval of Hydroxychloroquine Touted by Trump for Covid-19
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"America: Do not listen to President Trump on any medical advice."
'Deeply Disappointing': Supreme Court Slammed for Refusing to Examine Doctrine That Bolsters Police Immunity
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Recent events demonstrate the urgent need for Congress to stand up for
the rule of law and abolish qualified immunity."
It's a Pandemic, But Millionaire Trump Adviser Complains $600-Per-Week Boost in Unemployment Benefits Is Too Generous
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Economists have warned that in addition to "causing avoidable human
misery," ending the enhanced unemployment insurance "would severely
hamper spending—and, by extension, the overall economic recovery."
UN Human Rights Council Agrees to Hold Hearing Focused on 'Racial Inequality and Discrimination' That Characterizes American Society
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The protests the world is witnessing are a rejection of the fundamental
racial inequality and discrimination that characterise life in the
United States for black people."
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The Banality of Racism and the Tearing Down of Statues
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by Harriet Malinowitz
As long as those stone or bronze testaments to a "heritage" or a "way of
life" remain fixed in their places, they will continue to permeate our
sense of what is just and acceptable in human relations.
A Domestic Terror Law Could Quash Political Dissent in the US
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by Sahar Aziz
Passing a law allowing the designation of domestic groups as terrorist
would allow the government to silence opposition.
Congress Can Lead the Charge on Divesting From Law Enforcement
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by Kanya Bennett
The acknowledgment that Black Lives Matter demands bold and visionary
leadership at the national level.
Danny Schechter Award for Journalism and Activism Goes to Winona LaDuke
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by Rory O'Connor
The Global Center, a non-profit educational foundation dedicated to
developing socially responsible media, is proud to announce Native
American leader Winona LaDuke as the recipient of the fifth annual DANNY
Award, which honors the life and work of the late Danny "The News
Dissector" Schechter.
Instead of Bailing Out For-Profit Colleges, Congress Should Cancel Student Debt
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by Brian Wakamo
Lifting student debt burdens would particularly benefit people of color,
while giving the economy a major boost.
Trump, USPS and Seniors
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by Max Richtman
Refusing to bolster the United States Postal Service in its time of need
is nothing short of a betrayal of American seniors, who are more reliant
upon the US Postal Service than any other age group.
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After Years of Wasted Spending, Congresswoman Lee Calls to Cut Pentagon Budget, Reprioritize Programs that Keep Us Safe
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Public Citizen Unmasks Suspect Ratepayer Group Aiming to Disrupt U.S. Solar Policy
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Bend the Arc Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on LGBTQ Protections
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Trump Administration Seeks to Thwart Resident Reporting of Coal-mining Violations
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Statement of Mary Bonauto, GLAD Civil Rights Project Director, on Supreme Court LGBTQ Title VII Ruling
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