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News & Views | 6/19/20
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From George Floyd to Juneteenth, America's Other Independence Day
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by Bill Moyers, Rev. James Forbes
"We will not return to business as usual after the events we have
experienced this year," says Rev. James Forbes.
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Racial Justice and Transformative Social Change Demanded in Juneteenth Celebrations Across US
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Today we honor Black excellence. Black innovation. Black history. Black
futures. Black joy. Black brilliance."
'Absurd': After US Bullying, Every Mention of United States Stripped From UN Resolution Spurred by George Floyd Killing
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The United Nations needs to do its job—not get bullied out of doing
it," said the ACLU in response.
'Heartbreaking,' Say Global Experts, Alarmed at Signs US Has 'Given Up' Fight to Stop Covid-19
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Global public health experts are looking on in "alarm and disbelief" as
the U.S. economy reopens even as Covid-19 case numbers continue to rise
in a number of states, with President Donald Trump signaling he has no
intention of calling for more economic shutdowns regardless of the
outcome.
'The Pandemic Is Accelerating,' Says WHO Chief, Warning of 'New and Dangerous Phase' of Coronavirus Crisis
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"More than 150,000 new cases of Covid-19 were reported to WHO
yesterday—the most in a single day so far."
Poor People's Campaign to Host Weekend Digital Gathering to 'Challenge Poverty and Revive Democracy'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Low-income people and economic justice advocates from across the United
States will unite on Saturday and Sunday "to challenge poverty and
revive democracy amidst recession, pandemic, and protests" with a
historic digital assembly and march sponsored by the Poor People's
Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
"She's a Cop": Advocates Scoff at Former Orlando Police Chief Val Demings as Potential Biden Running Mate Amid Racial Injustice Uprising
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Progressives and racial justice advocates are pushing back against
speculation that Rep. Val Demings is a likely contender for presumptive
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate, saying it is
not "the right moment" to choose a former police chief as a vice
presidential candidate.
'About Damn Time': Louisville Police Chief Moves to Fire One of the Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Killing
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a development seen as a step in the right direction but still far
short of justice, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that
the city's interim police chief is moving to fire one of the three
officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor on March 13.
Trump Threatens Violent Police Crackdown Against 'Any Protesters' Who Gather to Denounce Him in Tulsa
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The president expresses his intention to violate the Constitution by
denying Americans' First Amendment right to peacefully assemble."
Arara People of Brazilian Amazon 'Very Worried' as Vulnerable Tribe Faces Highest Known Covid-19 Infection Rate in Region
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As criticism of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's response
to the coronavirus pandemic continues to stack up, global Indigenous
rights advocates and the Arara people are raising new concerns that the
crisis could devastate the recently-contacted tribe in the Xingu basin
of the Amazon rainforest.
'Shell Must Not Get Away With This': Niger Delta Still Waiting for Big Oil to Clean Up Devastating Pollution
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
"After nine years of promises without proper action and decades of
pollution, the people of Ogoniland are not only sick of dirty drinking
water, oil-contaminated fish and toxic fumes. They are sick of waiting
for justice, they are dying by the day."
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Beyond Police Reform: Why We Must Transform Pervasive Systems of Economic and Carceral Injustice
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by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Saru Jayaraman
In a nation that says it "cannot breathe," we much reach deep down for
fundamental change.
Healing the Nation's "Broken and Scattered" Hoop
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by Rupa Marya, Edwin Lindo
We are at a reckoning point in history, where we must decide how we will
continue as a nation and how we will continue as inhabitants on this
planet that supports all of our lives.
Walmart Exploits Black Lives While Paying Lip Service to Black Lives Matter
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by Cat Davis, Dorian Warren
Instead of spending $100 million on a 'center on racial equity,' the
mega-corporation should give the money to its underpaid African American
workforce.
Police Must Be Guardians, Not Warriors
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by Yohuru Williams
We can't reform police until we reckon with their history of enforcing
white supremacy.
Why Do Police Officers Get Away With Murder Again and Again?
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by Ben Cohen
We need business to leverage their power to change a bad law and help
end the cycle of state-sponsored killing of unarmed black people.
Those Who Exercise Free Speech Should Also Defend It—Even When It's Offensive
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by Suzanne Nossel
As path-breaking activists in the antiwar, labor, women's rights and
civil rights movements witnessed, proponents of social change have the
strongest stake protecting speech that is unpopular, or even deemed
dangerous.
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ACLU Urges Court to Deny Trump Effort to Block Bolton Book
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Black Lives Matter Louisville, UltraViolet Respond to the Firing of Louisville Police Officer Responsible for Murdering Breonna Taylor
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Trump Administration OKs Beaver Killing in Oregon, Despite Harm to Endangered Salmon, Steelhead
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Actor and Activist Mark Ruffalo Endorses Mondaire Jones for Congress
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This Juneteenth, We Celebrate a Renewed Call for Racial Justice
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