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News & Views | 9/3/20

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Voter fraud is nearly nonexistent. And the only one encouraging it is Donald Trump, in a desperate attempt to create chaos and sow doubt."

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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"We have already seen far too many examples of the erosion of scientific integrity and the subversion of public health through political intervention and pressure by the Trump administration and corporate employers."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Nope. Don't do it. It's illegal, and you'll get prosecuted."


Grocery store cashiers took at moment to talk before customers were allowed in at 7 a.m. at a Vons located in Torrance, CA, on April 27, 2020. (Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"To stop this pandemic, workers need to be listened to rather than silenced," something that is far more likely when workers are unionized.


A house burns while flames threaten other homes in Mega Fundeira village, near Picha, in Leiria district, Portugal on June 20, 2017 (Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"I am very afraid for my future," said one plaintiff, "with so little time to stop this situation, we have to do everything in our power to compel governments to protect us."


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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As the attorney general, you are expected not to be an idiot when it comes to basic legal principles," said Rep. Ted Lieu.


A Honduran migrant recently released from federal detention boards a bus while carrying his two-year-old daughter at a bus depot on June 11, 2019, in McAllen, Texas.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The next administration must undo the brutal harms of the 2016-2020 Trump administration and must understand how past U.S. economic, security, and environmental policies have fueled mass migration."


A sign warning people about Covid-19 is surrounded by flames during the Hennessey fire near Lake Berryessa in Napa, California on August 18, 2020. (Photo: by Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"In 2016, there was not a single question on climate change in any of the four presidential and vice-presidential debates," 70 House Democrats noted in a similar appeal. "This cannot happen again."


Demonstrators gathered outside of the condo of President Donald Trump donor and current U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy on August 15, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"This template lawsuit appears to be part of a pattern of lawsuits across the country by Republican Party operatives to limit access to voting during the pandemic," said Gov. Steve Bullock.


A federal officer tells the crowd to move while dispersing a protest in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"This is actually happening. On our watch," said civil rights leader Vanita Gupta. "I can't imagine what four more years of Trump-Barr would mean for our democracy."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I never imagined that I would live to see our courts condemn the NSA's activities as unlawful and in the same ruling credit me for exposing them. And yet that day has arrived," said Edward Snowden in response to the ruling.

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Casey Camp-Horinek, Ponca Councilwoman, Ponca Nation of Oklahoma, speaking outside the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit in California. (Photo: Christopher D. Cook)

by Dallas Goldtooth
Targeting Native nations with carbon pricing projects that would disproportionately increase wealth and accumulation for the largest petroleum and mineral polluters at the expense of Native lives is unforgivable and horrifying.


"Trump has already ordered the Treasury Department to stop collecting Social Security's dedicated payroll contributions for the next four months pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, which permits deferrals of taxes when a disaster is declared," writes Altman. (Photo: AFGE)

by Nancy J. Altman
Donald Trump may kill Social Security through the deferral of payroll taxes, the backbone of the program.


"The reality is that neither candidate nor their respective parties support a ban on fracking, even though that position happens to be supported by rank and file Democrats," writes Jones. (Photo: Food & Water Watch/Flickr/cc)

by Mitch Jones
Too many Democrats continue to fundamentally misunderstand the politics of fracking as much as they misunderstand the necessity of banning fracking to stop the worsening effects of climate chaos.


"Most people on UI are now are forced to get by on the meager benefits that are in place without the extra payment, benefits which are typically around 40% of their pre-virus earnings," writes Shierholz. (Photo: Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images)

by Heidi Shierholz
Congress must act.


"Kassem continues her work building support for Medicare for All, especially in communities of color that make up 59% of the nation’s uninsured," writes Quigley. (Photo: Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)

by Fran Quigley
"We were always taught...that the foundation of Islam is an obligation to ensure that everyone’s basic needs are met.”


"All indications are that Assange will be extradited to the US to face a rigged grand jury trial meant to ensure he sees out his days in a maximum-security prison, serving a sentence of up to 175 years," writes Cook. (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

by Jonathan Cook
Journalists had a chance to join Assange in his struggle to rebuild journalism. Instead, they fled the battlefield, leaving him as a sacrificial offering to their corporate masters.

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