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News & Views | 9/16/20

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McConnell judges

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's outrageous that McConnell continues to prioritize the Trump court takeover amid the pandemic. Enough."

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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Pauline Binam, a Cameroonian who has lived in the U.S. since the age of two, was detained at an ICE facility where her fallopian tubes were removed, allegedly without her consent.


Julian Assange (L) and Daniel Ellsberg meet in London on October 25, 2010. (Photo: Robert Wallis/Corbis/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Pentagon Papers leaker previously called Assange's prosecution the most "significant attack on freedom of the press" since his 1971 case.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday reversed its earlier decision to postpone its 2020 college football season in light of the coronavirus pandemic, even as it suggested it fully expects many student-athletes to contract the virus during the season.


Then President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Gov. Mike Pence visit the Carrier air conditioning and heating company in Indianapolis on Dec. 1, 2016. (Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The administration has systematically promoted the interests of corporate executives and shareholders over those of working people and failed to protect workers' safety, wages, and rights."


Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to create a committee to protect the integrity of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We believe this issue is above partisan politics," the senators wrote to the GOP Senate Majority Leader.


People participate in a "March on Billionaires" event on July 17, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The people of New York have sacrificed enough during this pandemic—it's depraved to ask them to sacrifice even more to close our state's budget gap while wealthy New Yorkers are richer now than they've ever been."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
A combination of factors—all related to the climate crisis—is believed to be behind one of the largest mass bird die-off events in recent memory in the Southwest, according to biologists.


President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on October 17, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"If he had indeed murdered Assad, then the Middle East, and the fate of U.S. soldiers in the region, would have exploded into even more violence and chaos," said one anti-war advocate.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"'Herd immunity' without a vaccine is deadly," said one epidemiologist. "Trump's idiocy on science is killing us."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The public is entitled to see how he's spending his time and who has been influencing his decisions."

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House on May 19, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Trita Parsi
Less than six weeks before the crucial November elections, the United States may be in a new war. The timing could not be more convenient.


"Trump is already notorious for lying, cheating and stealing, and has every motive to steal the election because he’s behind in the polls, and once he leaves office faces the possibility of prosecution for crimes he has already confessed to committing," writes Cho. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

by Joshua Cho
US elections have been stolen before, and it’s important to make sure another election isn’t stolen again.


"The main way we are going to stop the further spread of this devastating virus across the country is by cultivating an environment where the public can place their trust in science," writes Desikan. (Photo: Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images)

by Anita Desikan
These actions by HHS erode the public’s trust in science to get us through this pandemic, presenting a threat to people’s health and safety.


U.S. President Donald Trump (2nd R), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (R) and Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani (L) attend a signing ceremony for the agreements on "normalization of relations" reached between Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain at the White House in Washington, United States on September 15, 2020. (Photo: The White House / Tia Dufour / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

by Mitchell Plitnick
Trump’s effort to buy peace with arms sales and a military alliance in a region already devastated by war and on the edge of much more is a losing proposition for everyone concerned.


"As of 2015, the Unit­ed States bore respon­si­bil­i­ty for 40% of ​'excess glob­al car­bon diox­ide emis­sions,'" writes Lazare. "And the Glob­al North (defined as the Unit­ed States, Cana­da, Europe, Israel, Aus­tralia, New Zealand and Japan) is respon­si­ble for 92%." (Photo: Elizabeth Stilwell/flickr/cc)

by Sarah Lazare
New analysis finds the Global North is responsible for 92% of all excess global carbon dioxide emissions, while the Global South bears the brunt of the devastation.


"Neither paper got back to us," writes Mokhiber, "But they did get back to Accenture, MassMutual, Pfizer and Intel, among other major corporations who have sponsored news events at the two newspapers. (Photo: Florent Lamoureux/Flickr/cc)

by Russell Mokhiber
How much would it cost to put that item on the agenda?

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