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News & Views | 6/16/20
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Time to 'Reinvest in People' and 'Cut Weapons of War': Barbara Lee Unveils Plan to Cut Up to $350 Billion From Pentagon
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Redundant nuclear weapons, off-books spending accounts, and endless
wars in the Middle East don't keep us safe."
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In Authoritarian Tirade, Trump Claims Americans 'Want Law and Order' Policing Whether They Know It or Not
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Civil rights advocates slammed the president's law enforcement executive
order as "a band-aid for a bullet wound."
'We Must Act Now': 180 House Democrats Urge Pelosi to Save Clean Energy Industry 'Decimated' by Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As Congress continues to debate whether and how to keep helping workers
and businesses impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, over
three-quarters of House Democrats sent a letter Monday urging the lower
chamber's party leaders to ensure the delivery of further relief to the
"crucial" clean energy industry, which has been "decimated" by the
public health crisis and resulting economic fallout.
'This Is Mass Murder': Covid-19 Deaths in US Prisons Have Risen by 73% the Past Month
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After months of warnings that the coronavirus pandemic has turned U.S.
detention facilities into "ticking time bombs" and a "nightmare waiting
to happen," the New York Times reported Tuesday that deaths related to
Covid-19 in prisons across the country have soared by 73% since mid-May.
47 UN Human Rights Experts Condemn US Support for Israel's 'Unlawful' Annexation Plan
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Forty-seven United Nations experts on Tuesday called on the
international community to condemn Israel's plan to begin the annexation
of large parts of the occupied West Bank next month, including a
specific rebuke to the United States for its encouragement of the
continued violation of Palestinians' human rights.
Failed For-Profit Healthcare 'Will Continue to Compound Pandemic's Effect' in US, Warns Nobel Economist
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Anything is better than pretending that the market can deliver
healthcare—because it can't," says laureate Angus Deaton.
Leading US Retirees 'Like Lambs to the Slaughter,' Trump Labor Dept. Quietly Offers Up 401k Plans to Private Equity Vultures
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Private equity firms will now be allowed to access—and skim fees off
of—the $9 trillion in 100 million workers' 401(k) plans and IRAs."
'Just What the Doctor Ordered': Bill Would Protect Whistleblowers Who Sound Alarm Over Abuse of Covid-19 Relief Funds
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is a major step forward."
'Our Fight Is Not Over,' Say Green Groups After Supreme Court Clears Hurdle for Fracked Gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We will take it to the courts, to the halls of power, and to the
streets."
Pence Urges Governors to Parrot Trump's Lie That Spikes in Covid-19 Cases Largely Caused by Increase in Testing
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This dishonesty has caused increased deaths and will cause more. They
are effectively killing people for perceived political gain."
Demonstrator Shot in New Mexico as Right-Wing Militia Attacks Protest Over Monument to Brutal Conquistador
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"These extremists cannot be allowed to silence peaceful protests or
inflict violence."
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What Should the Punishment Be for the Crime of Weaponizing a Virus for Political Purposes?
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by Thom Hartmann
Let's be very, very clear: the president is willing to take specific,
willful, intentional actions that will lead to the deaths of other
people in order to get what he wants, even when they are members of his
own family.
Too Many African American Children Are Born in Shackles
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by Jesse Jackson
Led by the passion of a young and diverse generation, the country must
finally address the systemic inequality that increasingly endangers all
of us.
Time to Act on Dr. King's Call to Tackle Evils of Racism, Economic Exploitation, and War
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by Alice Slater
Mother Earth is giving us a time out, sending us all to our rooms to
reflect on how we address the triple evils about which Dr. King warned
us.
In the Face of Powerful Protests, Parts of Middle America Enter the Twilight Zone
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by Michael Winship
Trump and Barr are at the forefront, trying to scare the citizenry with
tales of anarchy and destruction.
Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick Worldwide
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by Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores
So great is the admiration for Cuban doctors that a global campaign has
sprung up to award them the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump Willing to Kill Hundreds of Thousands of Americans in Effort to Win Election
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by Juan Cole
If 100% of the population would simply wear masks when they go out,
evidence shows, the rate of transmission falls below 1 and the number of
cases dwindles. Why don't so many people? Because the president has told
them not to.
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Newswire...
People's Action Endorses the Demands of Movement for Black Lives
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Research Note: Number of People in Families With Below-Poverty Earnings Has Soared, Especially Among Black and Latino Individuals
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Trump's Executive Order on Policing Falls Flat on Accountability for the Taking of Black Lives
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Trump’s Piecemeal Policing Order Is Woefully Inadequate
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Ocasio-Cortez Hits Milestone: 1000 Constituent Cases
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