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News & Views | 10/13/20
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"He's So Proud of How Little He's Done": Watch McConnell Laugh When Confronted on Covid Inaction
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That laugh should give you nightmares."
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'This Is a Dog Whistle': Barrett Condemned for Implying That Being LGBTQ Is a Choice and Saying Working With Anti-Gay Hate Group Was 'Wonderful'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This is why so many people, including many parents who send their
children to conversion therapy, think being LGBTQ is a choice. As judges
know, language matters."
Because 'People Are Suffering,' Ro Khanna Says Democrats Have 'Moral Obligation' to Pursue Deal With White House on Covid Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are the party that stands for the working poor," said the California
Democrat.
Virginia Online Registration Portal Left Unworkable—Just Hours Before Deadline—After Cable 'Accidentally Cut'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Civil rights organizations on Tuesday vowed to make sure Virginia
residents are able to vote in the November elections after—for the
second time in a recent presidential election year—the state's online
voter registration portal crashed.
Asked About Trump Effort to 'Unilaterally Delay Election,' Barrett Says She Would Approach It With 'An Open Mind'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"This shouldn't be a hard question. The fact that she would not answer
it is deeply troubling."
Native Americans Protesting Trump Border Wall Tear Gassed, Arrested by US Agents on Indigenous Peoples' Day
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"It's obscene and offensive to us that local and state governments move
to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day while the federal government blows
up our sacred sites, steals our kids, militarily occupies our
communities, and shoots at Native Americans."
'Uninhabitable Hell' for Millions: UN Report Sounds Alarm on Humanity's Continued Destruction of Planet Earth
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Political and business leaders are being "willfully negligent" as
natural disasters nearly double this century, the world body's special
representative for disaster risk reduction said Monday.
'Barr Must Go': Ethics Groups Demand Congress Impeach Attorney General for Using DOJ as 'Vehicle' to Advance Trump Reelection
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Barr appears to embrace an autocratic view of the power of the
executive branch, specifically presidential power."
'So What Are You Waiting For?' Say Climate Campaigners After IEA Says Solar Now 'Cheapest Electricity' in Human History
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Solar "is on track to set new records for deployment every year after
2022."
Stacked With Trump Appointees, Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas GOP's Rule Restricting Ballot Drop-Off Sites to One Per County
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
An ongoing battle in Texas over voters' access to absentee ballot
drop-off locations illustrates the consequences of President Donald
Trump's relentless focus on stacking the judicial branch with
conservative appointees.
After Negative Result From Unreliable Covid Test, Trump Falsely Tells Florida Crowd He's "Immune" and Can "Kiss Everyone" With No Consequences
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Never forget that when given a chance to remove this man, 247 of 248
Republican senators and reps voted to keep Trump in office."
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Social Security's Cost of Living Adjustment Is Inadequate. Democrats Have a Plan to Fix That.
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by Nancy J. Altman
After lifetimes of work, Americans have earned their Social Security. It
is well past time they get a raise.
Five Things Mark Zuckerberg Must Do If He’s Serious About Preventing Election Violence
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by Jessica J. González, Igor Volsky
Facebook has tools that gather ready audiences for voter disinformation
and conspiracy theories, and it uses algorithms that seem designed
intentionally to amplify and spread divisive messages, regardless of
their accuracy.
Desideratum: Heading Off the Prospects of a Dark and Tumultuous Future
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by Luisa Deprez, John Dorrer
We can no longer afford to wait as climate changes, economic systems
malfunction, and enflamed social divisiveness bear down on humanity with
unprecedented, irreversible consequences.
Leaker of Pentagon Papers: Trump Is an Enemy of the Constitution and Must Be Defeated
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by Daniel Ellsberg
Whatever reservations you might have about Joe Biden, the fact remains
that his victory over Trump would mean that our country will have dodged
a bullet—preventing the destruction of our Constitution as a functional
document and averting irreversible damage to human civilization in the
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We Should Listen to Scientists Sounding the Alarm on Trump
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by Katherine Wilkinson
Voting President Donald Trump out of office is only the first step.
Why Biden Must Win: It Is Not About Democracy, Its About Fascism
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by Richard Falk
If Biden wins, the bipartisan consensus is reaffirmed, while if Trump
somehow prevails, the bipartisan will be further weakened, and even
threatened by replacing the consensus with a right-wing policy agenda.
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Newswire...
Reality Check: Amy Coney Barrett’s Statement Isn’t True, Protections for People With Preexisting Conditions Are At Risk Right Now
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P&G Investors Challenge CEO Over Forest Destruction Concerns at Company’s Annual Meeting
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P&G Shareholders Send Resounding Message Calling for Diversity Disclosure
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Procter & Gamble Shareholders Do Right by Voting to Address Impacts on Forests
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2021 Social Security COLA Inadequate For COVID-Ravaged Seniors
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