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News & Views | 7/14/20
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'More Work to Do' But 'Major Step Forward': Progressives Welcome Biden's $2 Trillion Green Energy Plan
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Biden gets a lot right... but he's still got a lot of room for
improvement in increasing the scale, scope, and speed in which he
addresses the climate emergency."
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US Corporations a Driving Force Behind 'Unprecedented Wave' of Global Land Privatization: Report
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A report released Tuesday by the Oakland Institute details an
"unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that
is underway around the world"—one that is largely being driven by the
United States and its allies.
Deregulation's Deadly Consequences: Report Details How Trump's Assault on Government Exacerbated Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These rollbacks have put all of us—especially low-income communities,
Black people and people of color, and essential workers—at higher risk
of contracting and dying from Covid-19."
White House Pushes 'Pure Giveaway' to Rich Investors While Urging Cut to Pandemic Unemployment Aid
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Recipients of the enhanced unemployment benefit could see the aid
slashed by more than 50% under a plan being discussed by the Trump
administration and GOP
After Hawkish Engel's Ouster, Progressives Demand Next Foreign Affairs Chairman Commits to 'Ending Our Endless Wars'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The House Foreign Affairs Committee chair must advance "the bold,
progressive foreign policy that this country deserves."
'The Suspect Can't Be the Investigator': ACLU Demands Special Counsel Probe Into Barr Over Police Assault on Protesters
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Attorney General Bill Barr and other administration officials appear to
have criminally conspired to violently attack lawful demonstrators."
Endangering Lives and Food Supply, Trump Labor Dept. Refuses Covid-19 Protections for Guest Farmworkers
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The Trump administration should be prioritizing the health and safety
of the nation's farmworkers who are essential to our food security
instead of spending time on reducing protections for farmworkers' wages
and working conditions."
Study Shows 5.4 Million Have Lost Insurance Amid Pandemic. Progressives Note Number Under Medicare for All Would Be: 0
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If we had Medicare for All, nobody would be losing their healthcare."
In Dead-of-Night Ruling, Supreme Court's Right-Wing Majority OKs First Federal Execution in 17 Years
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Condemning the state-sanctioned murder of Daniel Lewis Lee, critics
accused the high court of enabling the DOJ to "short-circuit federal
appellate process to allow it to execute people in the middle of a
global pandemic."
Amid Pandemic and Recession, Ivanka Trump-Led #FindSomethingNew Campaign Denounced as 'Stunningly Tone Deaf'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Holy shit, this can't be real."
'Something's Gotta Give Here': Urgent Action Demanded as 23 Million US Families Face Possible Eviction by October
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A study from the Colorado-based Covid Eviction Defense
Project revealed Monday that as many as 23 million people in the U.S.
could be evicted by October if the federal government doesn't step in to
provide ongoing assistance.
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Listen to the Brave Hunger Strikers in ICE Detention
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by Bárbara Suarez Galeano
These strikes are not isolated events, but thoughtful and organized
forms of resistance that demonstrate the life and death risks one faces
in detention.
10 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War
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by Medea Benjamin, Zoltán Grossman
Just as we want to radically redefine the role of police in our local
communities, so we must radically redefine the role of military
personnel in the global community.
Will Americans Reject Trump and the GOP Death Cult This Fall?
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by Thom Hartmann
Will November bring the kind of change necessary to put an end to
unnecessary death as a routine way of life in this country?
Agro-Imperialism in the Time of Covid-19
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by GRAIN
All this greed at the top leaves devastation and little to trickle down
to the bottom, where its consequences are deadly.
Trump vs Fauci? Undermining Science for Cult of Personality Politics Is Taking America Down
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by Martin Powers
Without an office or expertise, there is no authority, so it should be
obvious to any American that the President's views are about as valuable
as a used face mask.
The U.S. Struggle for Justice for Palestine Begins a New Chapter
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by Mary Miller, Ariel Gold
The past several months have been exhausting for everyone, but the
people of Palestine need support now more than ever. This is the time to
escalate our activism, not let it fade away.
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Newswire...
Statement from Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash on Vice President Biden’s new plans for Environmental Justice, Sustainable Infrastructure, and an Equitable Clean Energy Future:
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People’s Action Proudly Endorses Rep. Ilhan Omar for Reelection to Congress
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Keystone XL Faces New Legal Challenge Over Faulty Federal Review
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COVID-19 Cruise Restrictions Prevent Over 30 Billion Litres of Pollution Dumping Into Canada's Pacific Waters
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New Campaign to Increase Charitable Giving Launches in Response to COVID Crisis
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