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News & Views | 8/26/20
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Threat of Devastating Hurricane Laura Highlights a GOP With 'Absolutely No Plan to Deal With the Climate Crisis'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The Green New Deal is not radical," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Having a
president in office who calls climate change a hoax—that's radical."
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Warning of 'Unsurvivable' Storm Surge as Category 4 Hurricane Laura Barrels Toward US
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Little time remains to protect life and property," said the National
Hurricane Center.
'Kenosha Doesn't Need to See a Repeat of Portland,' Warns ACLU After Trump Orders Federal Agents to Wisconsin
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Sending federal law enforcement to Kenosha will only make matters
worse. We don't need more police, we need to end police violence."
As Trump Pushes New Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Analysis Shows US Billionaires $800 Billion Richer Since Pandemic Hit
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"For billionaires, this is a heads we win, tails you lose economy,
boosted by Trump policies to funnel wealth to the top."
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Amnesty Calls for Repeal of 'Open Carry' Laws After Teen Gunman Charged With Murder for Shooting at Kenosha Protest
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes warns that the danger posed by white
militias has been ignored for far too long.
'Threadbare' US System Denounced as Study Shows 12 Million Lost Employer-Tied Healthcare During Pandemic
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"Delinking health insurance with jobs should be a top policy priority."
Amid Pandemic, Trump Petitions Supreme Court to Make Potential Covid-19 Exposure 'the Price of Abortion Care'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Potentially exposing patients to Covid-19 risks in the interest of
violating the constitutional right to seek an abortion, President Donald
Trump on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a rule
requiring patients to see a doctor in person before obtaining a
medication used to provide abortion care.
'Incredible Affirmation': Federal Court Again Sides with Transgender Student Gavin Grimm in Bathroom Case
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals found that policies segregating
trans students from their peers are unconstitutional.
'Time to Put People Above Profits': 65+ Advocacy Groups Call on Home Depot and Lowe's to Take Cancer-Causing Roundup Off Shelves
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Appealing to Home Depot and Lowe's to be part of the solution to
environmental and public health hazards, rather than a contributor to
them, more than 65 advocacy groups on Wednesday called on the home
improvement giants to take the herbicide Roundup off their shelves and
online stores.
'Sudden Collapse': Study Suggests 60% of Antarctic Ice Shelves Face Fracture Risk
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Massive southern shelves split by climate-induced hydofracturing can
collapse in hours—or even minutes—fueling dangerous sea level rise and
coastal flooding.
Despite DNC Focus on Winning 'Biden Republicans,' New Poll Suggests Beating Trump 'All About Democratic Turnout'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Progressives on Tuesday raised alarm over new poll results from CBS
News, which suggested that the Democratic Party's courting of moderate
Republican votes and sidelining of broadly popular progressive proposals
has not so far resulted in a groundswell of support for Joe Biden
outside the party.
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It's Time to Take on Big Pharma and Reclaim Medicines for Public Health: We Need A Public Option in Pharmaceuticals
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by Dana Brown
Now is the time to support and expand the public production of
pharmaceuticals and ensure that medicines are available to all who need
them.
Don’t Let This Mad, Manic President Wear You Down
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by Michael Winship
The GOP convention reminds us that this freakshow of mayhem can exhaust
and distract from the mission at hand.
Voting for Biden Without Lying to Yourself
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by Ira Allen
Voting for Biden is worthwhile because it's a vote against somebody
who's actively trying to destroy all the good or even semi-okay parts of
the government. Including voting itself. And we'll need those bits to
still exist, including voting, if we ever hope to have a real democracy.
That's it. That...
How Corporate Tyranny Works
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by Chris Hedges
Those, like environmental lawyer Steven Donziger, who fight the
corporate control of our society on behalf of the vulnerable find the
institutions of power unite to crucify them.
The Israel-UAE Agreement: Good for a Few, Bad for Most
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by Mel Gurtov
Goodbye peace plan and any prospect of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations
over a two-state solution.
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Nurses Condemn Trump Administration Attack On Public Safety in New CDC Testing Guidelines
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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Calls for U.S. Department of Justice Hate Crime Investigation
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