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News & Views | 7/3/20
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'An Attack on Indigenous People': Mount Rushmore Trump Event Denounced as Racist, Dangerous, and Disrespectful
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We won't be social distancing," said the South Dakota governor.
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Civil Rights Groups Sue NC City Over Law That 'Effectively Bans Any Protest'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Civil rights groups on Friday filed a lawsuit against Alamance County
and the city of Graham, North Carolina, after officials issued a new
ordinance last week announcing the police department would not be
issuing protest permits during the city's current state of emergency.
Why Are House Democrats Siding With Liz Cheney to Prolong Endless War in Afghanistan?
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
A small "left-right anti-war coalition," warns The Intercept 's Glenn
Greenwald, remains "no match for the war machine composed of the
establishment wings of both parties."
'Trump Death Clock' Headed to DC on July 4th to Highlight President's Horrific Pandemic Response
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This suffering cannot be forgotten."
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Katie Porter Demands Resignation of Trump Small Business Chief for Enabling 'Abuse' of Covid-19 Relief Funds
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"She is fighting with the nonpartisan GAO on basic data that lets them
do their job of transparency and accountability," Porter said of small
business administrator Jovita Carranza.
'Money Changes Everything': Corporate Sponsors Finally Join Native American Call for Washington Redskins Name Change
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder announced Friday that he would
conduct a "thorough review" of his NFL team's name, which has been the
target of protests for decades by Indigenous people and other critics
who say the name amounts to a harmful slur.
'This Is Horrendous': US Military Confirms Bayonets Were Issued to Troops Responding to George Floyd Protests
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is insane to issue bayonets to soldiers for crowd control."
Citing 'Unconscionable and Irresponsible Omission,' ACLU Demands Equal Covid-19 Protections for Immigrants
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The ACLU on Thursday launched a new digital ad campaign calling on the
U.S. Senate to correct the "unconscionable" omission in the nation's
coronavirus testing strategy, demanding that all immigrants be made
eligible for Covid-19 testing and treatment in any upcoming legislation.
'Greed Is a Danger to Public Health': Progressive Caucus Urges Ban on Big Pharma Coronavirus Price-Gouging
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As we've seen all too often from Big Pharma, saving lives is incidental
to their business model—the profit motive always comes first."
300+ Law Professors Agree: Congress Should 'Pass a Bill Tomorrow' to End Qualified Immunity for Police
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
More than 300 law professors from universities across the U.S. on
Thursday signed a letter imploring Congress to pass legislation to fully
abolish qualified immunity for law enforcement officers and hold local
governments accountable when their officers violate a person's
constitutional rights.
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Trump and the GOP Are Sacrificing Working People for Political Gain
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by Liz Watson
Instead of protecting people, Senator Mitch McConnell and Rep. Kevin
McCarthy—backed by the White House—are working hard to impose corporate
immunity—ensuring negligent employers can't be held responsible for
failing to follow basic safety rules.
Why We Need a Global Green New Deal Right Now
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by Michael Galant
The rules of the global economy got us into this mess. But rules can
change.
What the Corporate Media Isn't Telling You About the Risks of Reopening
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by Neil deMause
Putting worker safety and public health first means picking and choosing
carefully, not just which activities are the safest, but which are the
most urgent for a functioning society—which, it bears emphasizing, is
not the same thing as what's best for businesses' bottom lines.
What Do Russian Analysts Make of the Charge Moscow Offered Taliban Bounties on US Troops?
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by Nikola Mikovic
The history of outside forces helping wage war within
Afghanistan—including the U.S. establishment of the mujahideen forces to
fight the Russians in the 1980s—is a bloody history indeeed.
The Democrat's Hawkish, Dead-End Foreign Policy Is Also Very Bad Politics
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by Stephen Miles
Is the party finally willing to recognize the failures—both morally and
politically—of its pro-war stance?
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Women Face Rising Risk of Violence During Covid-19
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July 4: Trump Coronavirus Death Clock to Circle White House, Trump Hotel During Fourth of July Celebrations
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