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News & Views | 9/9/19
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'This Is Eco-Apartheid': Post-Dorian Refugees Fleeing Bahamas Ordered Off Ferry Bound for US
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Climate scientists have warned for years that the extreme weather events
caused by a rapidly warming planet is already creating climate refugees
around the world and will force many more people from their homes—and on
Sunday night, the Trump administration's response to those refugees was
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Because 'Everything Is on Fire,' Nearly 1,000 Amazon Workers Pledge to Walk Out and Join Global Climate Strike on Sept. 20
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We understand the threat of the climate crisis and want to work for a
company that makes climate a priority."
Targeting PATRIOT Act Provision, Rights Groups Urge House Dems to Block NSA From Collecting Americans' Phone Records
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Stressing the dangers of mass surveillance, a coalition 30 of digital
rights, social justice, and civil liberties groups on Monday urged House
Democrats to end a provision of the PATRIOT Act that enables the
government to collect Americans' phone records.
'Incredibly Important Moment': Warren Endorses Congressional Progressive Primary Challengers Jessica Cisneros and Marie Newman
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In what Justice Democrats celebrated as "an incredibly important
moment," 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidate Sen. Elizabeth
Warren on Monday endorsed Jessica Cisneros and Marie Newman—a pair of
progressive primary challengers to conservative incumbent Democrats in
Congress.
Sanders Campaign Says Trump 'Worried About Being Exposed as a Fraud' as Report Suggests President Wary of Running Against Socialism in 2020
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We'll have a national debate about policies that help the one percent
versus policies that lift the 99. I get the sense Trump knows the
reckoning is coming... No Sharpie edits will save him."
Poverty in America a Literal 'Death Sentence,' Says Sanders, Following Devastating GAO Report
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If we do not urgently act to solve the economic distress of millions of
Americans, a whole generation will be condemned to early death."
'World Has Never Seen a Threat to Human Rights of This Scope,' UN Rights Chief Says of Climate Emergency
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The window of opportunity for action may be closing—but there is still
time to act."
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Biden Invokes Dead Family Members Against Medicare for All and Corporate Media Plays Along
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by Joshua Cho
Many outlets uncritically transmitted the ad's message as if it were
merely a campaign strategy, instead of explaining what Biden, Sanders
and Warren's proposals actually are, and clarifying for voters whether
Biden's charges against his primary opponents are accurate.
Is Labor Coming Back to Life?
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by Michael Winship
A conversation with author Steven Greenhouse on history and reviving
American unions
Why a DNC Vice Chair Bawled Me Out for Sharing Critical, Accurate Information About Joe Biden
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by Norman Solomon
For the bulk of the party leadership who remain in sync with the current
frontrunner, self-critical assessments are essentially off-limits.
New Abortion Laws Contribute to Sexist Environments That Harm Everyone’s Health
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by Patricia Homan
The key implication of my research on structural sexism is that gender
inequality in the U.S. is not only a human rights issue, but also a
public health problem.
The Capitalists Are Afraid
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by Chris Hedges
They know the reigning ideology of neoliberalism no longer has any
credibility. Its lies have been exposed. They also know they are to
blame.
How to Read a Broken Body: Literature in an Era of Endless War
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by Nick Turse
"I'm never going to be well. I still have pain."
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Kamala Harris Repeats Silicon Valley and Law Enforcement Talking Points on Facial Recognition
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Expert Report Shows High Risk for Oil Majors; Investors Demand Paris Alignment
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From the Empty Public Lands Fund to Investigations Within Interior, Congress Faces A Long To-Do List
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Deal or No Deal, Brexit Poses "Serious Human Rights Concerns"
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Federal Court Reinstates Full Block on Trump Asylum Ban
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