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News & Views | 7/2/20
Feature...
The People Must Rise Up and Remove Trump-Pence From This Horror Show Handling of the Pandemic
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by Ralph Nader
The citizenry must quickly mount irresistible pressure for Trump and
Pence to step aside.
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News...
As Covid-19 Takes Toll, DeVos Denounced for New 'Craven' Public School Privatization Scheme
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"With our country dealing with a pandemic, an economic recession, and
structural racism, she's spied an opening to exploit this crisis to
resuscitate her failed agenda."
'A Scandal': Contracts Show Trump Giving Big Pharma Free Rein to Price Gouge Taxpayer-Funded Coronavirus Drugs
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The amount of money the government is throwing at companies is
unprecedented. Normally when you write bigger checks, you should have
more leverage, not less leverage."
150+ Civil Society Groups Issue Global Call for 'New—and Improved—Normal' for Post-Pandemic World
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Now is the moment to reflect on the world as it is and consider a
better alternative for the future," the groups say in the letter.
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'Threat to Our Privacy and Civil Liberties': Nearly 40 Groups Demand Congress Ban Facial Recognition Surveillance
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Even if the technology were accurate, it cannot be dissociated from the
racist policies that are embedded in policing."
As Pandemic Soars in US and Brazil, Red Cross Federation Chief Slams Trump and Bolsonaro for Anti-Science Responses
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The remarks from International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies president Francesco Rocca for lawmakers to heed science came
as Trump said the coronavirus is "going to sort of just disappear."
Here Are the 16 Democrats Who Voted With GOP to Kill Amendment to Withdraw All US Troops, End Afghan War
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"After nearly 19 years, over 147,000 casualties and total costs over a
trillion dollars, it's long past time to bring troops home and invest in
political, diplomatic, and development tools."
Fair Housing Advocates Celebrate Passage of AOC's Repeal of Faircloth Amendment
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Fair housing advocates applauded Wednesday evening as the U.S. House,
led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, pushed through the repeal of the
Faircloth Amendment, a 22-year-old provision which blocks the
construction of new public housing units.
Trump Says Covid-19 Is 'Going to Sort of Just Disappear, I Hope' on Same Day New US Cases Topped 50,000 for First Time
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These reckless statements are false—and coming from the president, they
are dangerous."
Markey Bill, Backed by Sanders and Warren, Moves to Abolish Qualified Immunity for Cops 'Once-and-for-All'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"If we want to change the culture of police violence against Black and
Brown Americans," Markey explained, "then we need to start holding
accountable the officers who abuse their positions of trust and
responsibility in our communities."
Cuban Asylum Seeker Describes Vicious Pepper Spray Attack on Hunger Strikers at ICE Detention Facility
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A Cuban asylum-seeker on Thursday described a pepper spray attack he and
about two dozen other people faced in May at a private prison where ICE
is holding immigrants.
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Views...
#StopHateforProfit: What Pundits Get Wrong About the Facebook Ad Boycott
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by Tim Karr
To stop profiting from hate—and align the company more closely with its
mission—Facebook would have to rewire the technology that drives its
multi-billion-dollar advertising enterprise.
The Climate Emergency Won't Wait for the Press to Play Catch-up
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by Mark Hertsgaard, Kyle Pope
Ahead of the 2020 US elections, the public sees the urgency of the
climate crisis and wants more media coverage now.
Ende Gelände: 'When Laws Fail, It Is time for Blockades!'
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by Tina Gerhardt
"If ever there was a state of emergency, climate change would be it."
New ICC Complaint Filed Over US-Israel War Crimes in Palestine
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by Brett Wilkins
Prominent international critics have called the ongoing Zionist
colonization of Palestine an act of ethnic cleansing and the exclusively
Jewish settlements a form of apartheid.
Vulnerable LGBTQ+ Sex Workers Targeted Again by Politicians With EARN IT Act
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by Jared Trujillo
The EARN IT Act, which the Senate could advance tomorrow, is dangerous.
Is the Nation Opening Its Soul?
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by Robert C. Koehler
Change seems to be coming from multiple directions, both outside and
within the corridors of political and economic power, as our ignorance
shatters and we wake up.
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Newswire...
AFT's Weingarten on Betsy DeVos' Cynical White House Education Plan
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Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Controversial EARN IT Act
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