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News & Views | 8/21/19
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'This Will Cause Irreparable Harm': Horror as Trump DHS Announces Rule to Allow Indefinite Detention of Migrant Families
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is beyond logic and humanity to attempt to keep children locked up
for as long as possible, especially when we know that this subjects them
to trauma and extreme distress."
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US Set to Blow Other Countries Away With 'Staggering' Scale of New Oil and Gas Production
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Over next decade, unlesss its trajectory changes, 61 percent of new
global production will come from the United States
"We Don't Have to Live Like This": March for Our Lives Unveils Sweeping Plan to Address Gun Violence and Strengthen Democracy
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After spending a year and a half traveling the country to register young
people to vote and urge high school and college students to participate
in the 2020 election, the national organization March For Our Lives
released a sweeping gun control proposal Wednesday, calling on the
federal government to listen to the demands of young voters.
Sanders Unveils Workplace Democracy Plan to Expand Labor Rights and Double Union Membership
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ahead of an AFL-CIO event in Iowa Wednesday, Democratic presidential
primary candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that, if elected, he
"will make it easier, not harder, for workers to join unions by
implementing the Workplace Democracy Plan and establishing a national
goal to double union membership during his first term."
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Just Hours After Anti-Semitic Remarks, Trump Promotes Himself as 'King of Israel... Second Coming of God'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The President is a raving lunatic," responded Florida Democrat Andrew
Gillum. "He is not well."
On White House Lawn, Trump Again Floats Stripping Birthright Citizenship
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The president wants to issue an executive order, but such a move is
likely unconstitutional
'A Bullhorn to His White Nationalist Base': Progressive Jews Hit Back After Trump's Anti-Semitic Smear
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This rhetoric from the president is going to get Jews killed. It
already has."
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Views...
Youth to Adults—Join Us in the Climate Fight
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by Bill McKibben
On what kind of world do we expect 15-year-olds to tackle our biggest
problems by themselves?
Why the Democratic National Committee Must Change the Rules and Hold a Climate Debate
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by Naomi Klein
Having a habitable Earth is not a "single issue"; it is the single
precondition for every other issue's existence.
Saving the Planet Means Fighting Bipartisan Corruption
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by Daphne Wysham
Major donors to both parties are trying desperately to get more fossil
fuels to market.
Corporate Media Filled With Nameless Voices Attacking Progressive Democrats
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by Joshua Cho
Here's a question: Why grant anonymity to a partisan source making an
inaccurate attack—unless giving cover for a non-returnable attack on a
progressive political figure was the point?
Trump’s Re-election Strategy: Pit Us Against Each Other
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by George Goehl
I've seen firsthand how communities get hung out to dry when politicians
scapegoat immigrants for the crimes of corporations.
Antifa Is Not a 'Terrorist Organization,' But That Doesn’t Make It Good
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
Thoughts from Bloomington, Indiana.
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Newswire...
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species Act
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Trump’s Continued False Accusations of Anti-semitism Are Not and Never Have Been in Service of Jews
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US Administration’s Proposed Abrogation of Flores Settlement Threatens Safety of Children
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Demand Progress Education Fund: Business Roundtable’s Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
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New Report: Nearly Two Thirds of the World’s New Oil and Gas to Come From the US
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