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News & Views | 8/4/20
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Postal Union Leader Warns Trump Assault on USPS and Mail-In Voting Puts Nation on 'Dangerous Path Toward Dictatorship'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Anyone who believes in the right to vote should enthusiastically
embrace voting by mail. Without it, tens of millions of voters will be
denied the opportunity to safely exercise their cherished right to
vote."
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Democratic Bill Banning Toxic Pesticides in US Applauded as 'Much-Needed' Step to Protect Kids and the Planet
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act says what we
all know to be true: that nerve agents have no place on our food, in our
workplaces, and in our communities."
Privacy Advocates Herald Bill to Curb Corporate Use of 'Enormously Invasive' Facial Recognition Technology
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
New legislation put forward by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders on
Tuesday would curb the use of facial recognition software by
corporations, helping to slow the spread of "abusive" surveillance,
according to leading privacy advocates.
SEC Launches Probe Into Kodak After Warren Raised Questions Over Lucrative Covid-19 Deal With Trump
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If investors or Kodak employees were trading based on the unauthorized
disclosure or discussion of nonpublic information, then it would appear
to be a clear violation of securities law. The SEC should hold them
accountable."
100 Top Economists Call for End of Carbon Economy to Usher in 'Greener' and More Just World
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We must not miss this opportunity to rebuild the economy to fulfill our
vision of a just and livable world."
'The World Is Watching': Amnesty Report Details Human Rights Violations by US Police During Racial Justice Protests
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In a report titled, "The World is Watching," Amnesty International USA
revealed on Tuesday that U.S. police violated the human rights of
protesters, medics, journalists, and other people at least 125 times in
the first weeks of the current racial justice uprising.
'Impossible for Democracy to Function': Study Reveals Growing Mistrust of American Media
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
The findings from the Knight Foundation and Gallup suggest lack of trust
in news media has far-reaching effects.
Teacher Protests Erupt As #DemandSafeSchools Takes Off
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"I do not want to be an experiment."
Without Urgent Action, Study Warns, Climate Crisis Could Kill as Many People as All Infectious Diseases Combined by 2100
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We are studying the risk of death faced by our own children."
'We Need to See His Plan': Rights Groups Push Biden to Commit to Ending All Abortion Coverage Restrictions
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not enough for abortion to be legal. It must also be affordable
and available to all people, however much money they have or however
they get their insurance."
'Would Be Comical, If It Didn't Involve Real Lives': Unhinged Trump Interview Spotlights Deadly Failure of His Covid-19 Response
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you wrote this as grotesque farce" for a movie script, wrote actor
and progressive activist John Cusack, "no one would believe it."
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The Science Is Clear: Our 'Masks for All' Plan Will Save Lives
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by Bernie Sanders
The coronavirus pandemic is raging out of control under Trump's
leadership, but there are common sense solutions we must urgently
implement.
The GOP Are Standing on Trump's Sinking Ship, But Democrats Need a Vision Beyond Electing Biden
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by Ruth Conniff
What the Republican collapse fueled by the president means for the
nation.
Trump's Big Lie About Covid-19 vs. Grieving Families and a Dying Democracy
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by Thom Hartmann
The personal and political anger over the coronavirus dead is going to
manifest itself even beyond the nation's obituary pages.
A Naval Officer's Spouse on Why the US Military Puts Empire Over Public Health
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by Andrea Mazzarino
My husband, in other words, is now unnecessarily risking his own and his
family's exposure to a virus that has to date claimed more than 150,000
American lives—already more than eight times higher than the number of
Americans who died in both the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the endless
wars in Iraq...
150 Attacks on Science and Counting: Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Actions Hurt People and Communities Nationwide
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by Anita Desikan
Oligarchy and Democracy From the Civil War to the Present
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by Bill Moyers, Heather Cox Richardson
Yes, the Civil War brought an end to the slave order of the South and
the rule of the plantation oligarchs who embodied white supremacy. But
the Northern victory was short lived — Southern ideals spread quickly to
the West.
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Newswire...
BP to Cut Oil and Gas Production by 40% by 2030
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Government Should End Monopoly Control of Remdesivir
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Congress Must Lift Lifetime Felony Drug Ban on SNAP and TANF During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sweeping Proposal Would Protect Kids, Farmworkers – and Everyone – From Toxic Pesticides
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Senator Udall Introduces “Long Overdue” Legislation to Overhaul U.S. Pesticide Rules
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