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News & Views | 10/1/20
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'Years of Repair': New Animated Film Imagines the Future to Come Inspired by a Vision of Justice and the Common Good
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The true power and possibility of this project is not onscreen,"
explains executive producer Naomi Klein. "That resides in the movement
of movements that is fighting for this vision of radical repair every
day.
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Rights Groups Warn Trump 'Jeopardizes Lives' with Cuts to Refugee Resettlement Program
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The Trump administration is" trying to grind our refugee system to a
halt and ensure that Black and Brown immigrants don't have refuge here."
'Everything Is at Stake': Reproductive Rights Advocates Say Barrett Signing 'Extremist' Anti-Choice Ad Confirms Worst Fears
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Trump said he's only nominating justices who'll end Roe and criminalize
abortion," says NARAL Pro-Choice America's president Ilyse Hogue. "We
take him at his word."
First-Ever Analysis Reveals How America's Top 100 Law Firms Are 'Accelerating the Climate Crisis'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Law firms write the contracts for fossil fuel projects, lobby to weaken
environmental regulations, and help fossil fuel companies evade
accountability in court."
'Strong Start' But 'Not the End of the Road,' Says Greenpeace as Biden Vows to Bar Fossil Fuel Leaders From Transition Team
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Personnel is policy, and we need experts in the White House who put
climate and environmental justice ahead of corporate profits."
'A $100 Billion Lifeline While Most Americans Are Being Left Behind': Report Details Massive Fed Bailout of Fossil Fuel Industry
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Big Oil is exploiting Covid-19 to go on an unprecedented borrowing
binge, and the Trump administration is to blame."
'This Is Fascism': Trump Riles Up Minnesota Supporters With Racist Attack on Somali Refugees
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is the overlap between white supremacy, the climate emergency,
misogyny, and human rights abuses."
2020 Right Livelihood Laureates Honored for Fighting 'Increasing Threats to Democracy' Across Globe
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Human rights defenders in Iran, the U.S., Nicaragua, and Belarus were
recognized this year for what is known as the "Alternative Nobel Peace
Prize."
Putting 'Its Money Where Its Brains Are,' Cambridge Announces Historic Fossil Fuel Divestment of £3.5 Billion Endowment
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While welcoming the move as a "massive victory," campaigners said that
"this announcement comes five years too late and we'll be pushing for
the 2030 commitment to be brought forward."
Rich Mostly Fine But Poorest 'Completely Crushed' After Covid-19 Triggered 'Most Unequal' Recession in Modern US History
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
A new analysis by the Washington Post found that the coronavirus
recession has eliminated low-wage jobs at around eight times the rate of
high-wage jobs.
Huge Victory for Ocean Defenders as Seismic Blasting Halted in Atlantic
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Seismic blasting harms whales in the search for offshore oil that we
should leave in the ground."
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Two Years After Khashoggi’s Brutal Murder, Why Is America Still an Accomplice to MBS's Crimes?
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
So long as U.S. leaders continue to coddle the Saudis, it's difficult
not to ask who is more evil—the maniacal Saudi crown prince or the
mendacious Western governments and businesspeople who support him?
The Pentagon Took Money for Covid-19 Relief and Bought... More Weapons
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by Phyllis Bennis
Make no mistake: The Trump administration's heartlessness and militarism
are costing lives.
You Paid More Taxes Than Donald Trump
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by Chuck Collins
There are two tax systems in America: one for you and me, and one for
the wealthiest 0.1 percent.
The Propaganda War Against Voting by Mail
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by Bob Moser
Wherever remote voting becomes routine, turnout soars. And we all know
who loses then.
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Newswire...
The United States Is Failing Refugees Under President Trump
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House to Pass New COVID Relief Package, Senate Must Follow Suit
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Report: As Wildfire Season Rages On, Trump Has Repeatedly Slashed Fire Management Budgets and Made the Problem Worse
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Cambridge University Makes Historic Break With the Fossil Fuel Industry and Commits to Full Divestment
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Muslim Advocates Denounces Trump’s Racist Attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and Refugees
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