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News & Views | 6/26/20
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'Big Banks Couldn't Be Happier': Stocks Surge as Trump Regulators Gut Restrictions on Risky Wall St Gambling
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The rollback, noted the Wall Street Journal , hands "Wall Street one of
its biggest wins of the Trump administration."
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'Outrageous and Chilling': Police Condemned for Charging Peaceful Environmentalists With 'Terrorizing' in Louisiana
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
At least 40 U.S. climate and environmental advocacy groups on Friday
rallied behind two Louisiana Bucket Brigade activists who are facing
felony "terrorizing" charges for leaving a box of plastic pellets
collected from Texas waters near a Formosa Plastics facility on the
doorstep of a fossil fuel lobbyist in December 2019.
'No One Is Above the Law': Federal Court Rules Trump Effort to Seize Pentagon Funds for Border Wall Is Illegal
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"This ruling is a win for the rule of law, the environment, and border
communities."
'Outrageous': Trump Administration Waived Ethics Reviews for Lawmakers and Federal Officials Seeking Small Business Loans
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is the exact time when we should be worried about government
officials, even members of Congress, taking money out of the hands of
others in need."
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As Covid-19 Hits War-Torn Nation, UNICEF Warns Millions of Yemeni Children at Risk of Starvation
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Children will be pushed to the brink of starvation and many will die."
'Cruel and Bad Economics': Analysis Warns Devastation Will Follow If GOP Cuts Off $600 Unemployment Boost
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It would be a catastrophe to let these turn off and replace them with
nothing."
Expert Warns US Cities Could Face 'Apocalyptic' Future as Country Sets Record for New Covid-19 Cases in One Day
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Some U.S. cities and states have slowed or halted plans to ease
restrictions enacted in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as
the country continues to shatter records in terms of confirmed Covid-19
cases and public health experts warn of what the future could hold.
'Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud,' Trump Suggests $5 Billion Weapons Contract Awarded to Boost 2020 Chances in Wisconsin
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Political observers said Friday that several shipbuilding companies may
have grounds to file formal complaints the Government Accountability
Office after President Donald Trump suggested the Navy awarded a
contract to a Wisconsin company because of its status as a key swing
state.
'Unfathomable Cruelty': Trump Files Legal Brief Aiming to Kick 20 Million Off Health Insurance in Middle of Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need to be guaranteeing healthcare for all, not gutting it from
millions."
'Incredibly Reckless': Trump Moves to Expand Fossil Fuel Drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic Region
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"At a time when oil prices are cratering, prioritizing expanding oil and
gas drilling anywhere—let alone the Arctic—is ridiculous."
To Shift Funds From 'Endless Wars' to 'Human Needs,' Sanders Unveils Amendment to Slash Pentagon Budget by $74 Billion
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is time for us to truly focus on what we value as a society and to
fundamentally transform our national priorities."
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An Urgent Message to Congress: You Must Hold President Trump Accountable!
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by Ralph Nader
What your stewardship of the Constitution requires is manifest.
The Language of 'Brown Finance' in Climate Finance is Racist
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by Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.
If you cannot hear the problem with the term "brown finance" yourself,
please let me explain.
The DEA’s Most Recent Abuse of Power Should Renew Calls for Divestment
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by Maritza Perez
A critical look at the DEA is long overdue. The agency has existed for
more than forty-five years but little attention has been given to the
role it has played in fueling racial disparities, mass criminalization,
the surveillance state, and other drug war harms.
Battleground States: The Time for Manufacturing Weapons of War Has Passed as a Viable Industry for Our Nation
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by Kathy Kelly
The world that our global empire is swiftly creating, through our
devastating oil wars in the Middle East and our arriving cold wars with
Russia and China, is a world without winners.
In 2020, Reviving the Spirit of FDR
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by Harvey J. Kaye
Yes, Defund the Cops–And Put Them Under Community Control
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by Glen Ford
Community control of the police means empowering the people to shape and
oversee the mechanisms of their own security and end forever the armed
occupation of our communities by hostile forces.
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Senate Should Reject Pendley
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Stand Up America Applauds House Democrats’ Passage of H.R. 51
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