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News & Views | 9/21/20
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Trump Gives Himself "A+" on Covid-19 Response as US Death Toll Hits Grim 200,000 Milestone
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump and his cowardly enablers, they all have blood on their hands,"
said an activist who lost his father to Covid-19.
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'Sledgehammer to Permanently Silence Opposing Voices': Outrage Over Florida Gov. DeSantis' Proposed Anti-Protest Bill
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This effort has one goal: silence, criminalize, and penalize Floridians
who want to see justice for Black lives," said ACLU of Florida executive
director Micah Kubic.
With Planet and the Future on the Line, Sunrise Movement Doubles Down on 2020 After RBG's Death
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Sunrise Movement on Monday launched a new swing state mobilization
campaign, aiming to lead the way as Democrats fight to get out the vote
among young Americans, pressure Republican senators to delay a vote on a
new U.S. Supreme Court justice, and flip the Senate and the White House
on November 3.
'Very Likely a Scandal': Demands for Answers as CDC Abruptly Deletes Guidance on Airborne Spread of Coronavirus
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need an explanation. Is there more political interference at play?"
Top Dem Says Internal Govt. Watchdog Report Shows Trump Still Has No 'Coherent' Response to Covid-19
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
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Highlighting 'Extreme Carbon Inequality,' Oxfam Study Shows World's Richest 1% Emit More Than Twice as Much CO2 as Poorest 50%
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
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Rebounding Stocks, Surging Wealth for the Haves and 'Widespread Economic Misery' for the Have-Nots During Pandemic
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It's going to get worse because there is nothing for the people we
surveyed who earn under $100,000 a year to fall back on."
Ocasio-Cortez Demands Democrats Use 'Every Procedural Tool Available' to Stop Trump From Filling RBG Vacancy
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Our reproductive rights are on the line. Our labor rights are on the
line. Our right to healthcare is on the line. Labor and union
protections are on the line. Our climate is on the line."
1 Million+ People in Less Than 3 Days Sign Petition Demanding RBG Seat Not Be Filled Until 2021
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"With less than 50 days until the election and voting already underway
in many states, it's important that we demand all senators pledge not to
move forward with any nominee until after the next inauguration."
Fracking Not a 'Sustainable Pathway to Prosperity': New Report Shows Clean Energy Would Create More Jobs Than Fossil Fuels
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"For the sake of giving workers a stable future, protecting public
health, and making real strides in the fight against climate chaos, the
choice is clear: Clean energy jobs can deliver far more good jobs for
Pennsylvania."
Progressives Hit Back After DOJ Designates New York, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon 'Anarchist Jurisdictions'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This is not just unlawful but it's also a prime example of this
president's failed leadership and desperation," Rep. Pramila Jayapal
said of the DOJ designations.
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Why Is Bank of America Still Open to Funding the Destruction of Our Homelands in the Arctic?
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by Bernadette Demientieff, Siqiñiq Maupin
We stand together, the Iñupiat and the Gwich'in, in calling on Bank of
America to listen to Indigenous people, protect our homelands, and stay
out of the Arctic Refuge.
After Covid-19 Flip-Flops, CDC Director Must Resign
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by Ken Cook
Either science goes, or Redfield goes.
Bill Gates' Global Agenda and How We Can Resist His War on Life
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by Vandana Shiva
Gates' 'funding' results in an erasure of democracy and biodiversity, of
nature and culture. His 'philanthropy' is not just philanthrocapitalism.
It is philanthroimperialism.
The Climate Emergency Isn't Just a Crisis, It's a Crime
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by Jamie Henn
Whether you see a blood red sky in San Francisco, a wind ravaged
landscape in Iowa, or a flooded street in Pensacola, you know what
you're looking at: a world unraveling at the seams and—in a very real
sense—a crime scene.
FinCen Files Shine Spotlight on Suspicious Bank Transfers
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by Chuck Collins
The reporters behind the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers have more
to share. We should pay attention.
Fire and Fury Like the World Has Never Seen
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by Tom Engelhardt
Think of him as the president from hell and here I mean a literal hell.
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Newswire...
ACLU Statement on Record-Breaking Number of Deaths in ICE Custody
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350.org on Morgan Stanley’s Latest Climate Announcement
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With the NRC Comment Window Closing Tomorrow, Thousands Weigh in To Oppose Holtec’s Proposed Massive New Nuclear Waste Dump in New Mexico
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50,000+ People Tell CDC to Extend No-Sail Order for Cruise Ships
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Morgan Stanley Commitments to Reach Net-Zero Financed Emissions by 2050
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