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News & Views | 8/28/19
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'No Time Left for Business as Usual': Climate Activists Plan Day of Mass Civil Disobedience to #ShutDownDC
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There's a tremendous amount of power that drives through those streets
and parks next to those sidewalks and walks into those buildings. We
want them to think about what they're doing with that power."
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Indivisible Launches Campaign to End 'Inherently Undemocratic' Filibuster in the Senate
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The nonprofit Indivisible Project on Wednesday launched a new campaign
to pressure U.S. senators and 2020 presidential candidates to commit to
ending the filibuster.
Greta Thunberg Comes to America: Celebrations as Teen Climate Activist Arrives at Coney Island
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Your journey is a symbolic reminder of the ways we need to work
together across every ocean!" tweeted 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben
New Poll Shows 65% of Democrats More Likely to Back 2020 Candidate Who Supports Medicare for All Over Obamacare Tweaks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In January, 57 percent of Democrats said they would be more likely to
vote for a candidate who backs a Medicare for All health system over
expanding the Affordable Care Act. That number has now risen to 65
percent."
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Viral Video of Mississippi Voting Machine Changing Man's Vote Prompts Calls for Paper Ballots and Election Security Reform
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A viral video showing a voter in Mississippi attempting to cast a vote
in the Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday had been retweeted
more than 10,000 times by Wednesday morning, as voting rights advocates
pointed to the video as evidence that a return to paper ballots would
make U.S. elections far more secure.
With Amazon in Flames, Trump Moves to Open 16.7 Million-Acre Alaskan Rainforest to Corporate Exploitation
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If the planet could talk, it would be screaming in agony or weeping in
despair. Maybe both."
'Committed to Disruptive, Transformative Change': Ben & Jerry's, Lush, and Patagonia Among Companies to Pledge Support for Global Climate Strike
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
At least four major U.S. companies will close their doors on September
20, encouraging employees to take part in the Global Climate Strike in
order to send a clear message that they will not conduct "business as
usual" while the world's children are demanding action to stop the
climate crisis.
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Violence Against Indigenous Hondurans Shows Us What Fuels Migration
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by Jovanna Garcia Soto
The United States government bears direct responsibility for the
violence—militarizing the region and ensuring U.S. corporations can
extract profit and resources.
Name and Shame Big Political Contributors
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by Basav Sen
Donors don't like it, but using this publicly available information is
one of the best ways to fight corruption.
Real People Will Lead the Way to #MedicareForAll
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by Tim Wilkins
Most would not believe that a bunch of grassroots activists could stop a
172-year-old professional organization in its tracks. Such a feat would
be nothing short of David felling Goliath. But that's exactly what we
did.
David Koch’s Heirs Will Enjoy the Biggest Tax Loophole Nobody Talks About
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by Alexander Sammon
It's called step-up in basis, and it wipes away all capital gains in his
$50 billion estate.
Corporate Media Take the Trump Line on Trade
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by Dean Baker
It would be great if trade reporters could get a bit more serious and
give some thought to winners and losers from trade policy, and not
pretend that everyone in the United States is in the same boat.
Humanity Denied: What Is Missing From the Omar, Tlaib Story
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by Ramzy Baroud
This is the story of Palestinian isolation by Israel that we must not
allow to die out.
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The Green Party Denounces Business Deals and Trade Policies Through Which Multinational Corporations Profit From the Destruction of the Brazilian Rainforest
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Government Watchdogs Urge Congress To Hold Hearings on Documented Threats to Election Security
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Inexorable Solidarity With the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil
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Trump Urged to Block Return of Super-polluting Supersonic Planes
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Trump Administration Uses Disaster Relief to Fund a Disaster of Its Own Making
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