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News & Views | 9/22/20
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'Colossal Backdoor Bailout': Outrage as Pentagon Funnels Hundreds of Millions Meant for Covid Supplies to Private Defense Contractors
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you can't get a Covid test or find an N95, it's because these
contractors stole from the American people to make faster jets and fancy
uniforms."
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"What's Your Voting Plan?" Organizers Urge Americans to Get #VoteReady on National Voter Registration Day
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As the U.S. marked the eighth annual National Voter Registration Day on
Tuesday, advocacy groups focused on issues ranging from reproductive
rights and the climate crisis to immigrant and voting rights urged the
public to ensure they are registered to vote in the November 3 general
election.
In Major Speech and Ahead of Election, Sanders to Focus on 'Unprecedented and Dangerous' Threat Trump Poses to US Democracy
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Nothing less than our democracy is at stake," the senator said.
Mayors of 12 Major Global Cities Home to 36 Million People Make Unified Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We're in a make-or-break decade for the preservation of our planet and
our livelihoods," said C40 chair and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
'Fox Lied, 200,000 Died': Video Mash-up Chronicles Cable Network Downplaying Covid-19 Dangers as Pandemic Soared
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
" Fox is complicit in spreading misinformation and lies about the virus
itself and the recommended guidelines to fight it from public health
experts and scientists," noted Rob Savillo of Media Matters for America.
Study Shows 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Failing to Live Up to Promises as Corporations Continue Putting Profits Over People
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The study enhances doubts that corporations can be depended upon to
moderate their quest for profits to pursue solutions to challenges like
climate change, racial injustice, and economic inequality."
Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Investigate Trump Meddling at Public Health Agencies That Is 'Putting Lives in Jeopardy'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need transparency and accountability from top to bottom, and we need
it now—before it is too late to prevent more costly mistakes."
'Powerful Moment': State Supreme Court Ruling Will Likely Make Maine First in US History to Use Ranked-Choice in Presidential Election
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"This ruling is the latest victory for voters who want more consensus,
more choice, and a greater voice," one advocate said.
Trump Admin. Set to Continue 'Superspreader Executions' With Sixth State-Sanctioned Killing
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The government's rush to kill has caused senseless risk for
incarcerated people, prison staff, and everyone who lives in Terre
Haute, Indiana."
Anger and Confusion After Facebook Suspends Environmental and Indigenous Groups' Accounts Ahead of Pipeline Protest
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Facebook is actively suppressing those who oppose fascism and the
colonial capitalists," said one First Nations activist.
'It Affects Virtually Nobody,' Trump Falsely States of Virus That Has Killed 200,000 and Infected 7 Million in US
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you, or a family member, or a friend got sick or died of Covid-19,
to Trump you are 'virtually nobody.'"
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Vote as if the Climate and the Future of Humanity Depend on It—Because They Do
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by Bill McKibben
Captain Trump wants to steer us straight onto the rocks. This election
is humanity's last shot to prevent utter climate catastrophe.
With RBG Gone and Fascism at the Gates, Mainers Know Susan Collins Cannot Be Trusted
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by Marie Follayttar
It is our duty to fight like hell to ensure that Susan Collins does not
cast another vote for a Supreme Court Justice. It is our duty to act
every single day until election day to get out the vote and ensure that
we stop the rise of fascism in this country.
For RBG It Was All Principle, for Mitch McConnell It’s All Power
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by Robert Reich
Those who fight for power will bend or break rules to give themselves
every advantage.
Death of a Supreme Court Justice Famed for Consensus-Building Is Used to Sow Divisions
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by Jesse Jackson
Republican leaders show once more that they care only about power, not
about the law or legitimacy.
The Deadly Threat of Misinformation About COVID on Fox News, According to Science
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by Gleb Tsipursky
Consuming the wrong news can kill you.
Warning: GOP Can Appoint a Supreme Court Justice in Time to Confirm Trump's Second Term
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by Miles Mogulescu
This is truly an existential reckoning.
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Newswire...
Climate Affects Every Topic for First Presidential Debate. It Cannot Be Ignored on Tuesday.
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Stand Up America Responds To Sen. Feinstein On Filibuster: Your Position Is Unacceptable and Untenable
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May Boeve Joins Mayors of 12 Major Cities Committed to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies and Invest in a Green and Just Recovery from COVID-19 Crisis
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Statement From the Center for Popular Democracy Action on Senator Romney’s Disgraceful Approval of Trump’s Supreme Court Power Grab
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New Report from Media Matters: Fox News Largely Ignored National Death Toll, One They Helped Create With Misinformation and Lies
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