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News & Views | 10/23/20
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Despite "It's Going Away" Lies From Trump, US Breaks Coronavirus Infection Record Just 11 Days Before Election
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
77,640 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday.
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Voters Implored to Submit Ballots ASAP as 'Unacceptable' Mail Delays Caused by DeJoy Persist in Key States
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Parts of the presidential battleground states of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio fell short of delivery goals by wide
margins."
Constitutional Law Experts Endorse Democrats' Bill to Create 18-Year Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The called it "a critical piece in prescribing how our country's leaders
can work to depoliticize the Supreme Court and its confirmation
process."
'Unlawful Abuse of Power': NYC, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon Sue DOJ Over 'Anarchist' Designation
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The only anarchy in this country is coming from the White House,"
quipped New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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Greenpeace Warns 'Potential Damage to Human DNA' at Risk With Japan's Plan to Dump Fukushima Water Into Ocean
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The policy of the Japanese government to dump nuclear waste into the
Pacific Ocean is not based on scientific or environmental protection
principles and has no justification."
"It's Actually AOC Plus 115": Ocasio-Cortez Corrects Trump on Popularity of Green New Deal
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"I am so deeply proud and grateful for each and every one of my House
and Senate colleagues who stand for our future and champion the Green
New Deal," the progressive standout declared.
Quietly Signed Trump Order Denounced as 'Declaration of War' Against Federal Employees
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After years of complaining that career federal employees are part of the
"deep state" and aim to undermine his administration, President Donald
Trump this week took a major step toward remaking the federal government
as one without nonpartisan civil servants.
'He'd Be Terrific': Progressives Enthusiastic at Prospect of Lifelong Worker Champion Bernie Sanders as Labor Secretary
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
While progressives were mostly excited by the possibility of Sanders
taking over the Labor Department, some voiced concerns about the
consequences of losing a powerful left voice in the Senate.
Exiled Since 2013, NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Granted Permanent Residency Rights in Russia
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
His attorney said the whistleblower still "calls his ultimate goal to
return to the United States, but only if he is guaranteed a fair trial."
'Cruelty Was Always the Plan': Pressed on Mass Family Separations in Final Debate, Trump Smears Victims as 'Bad People'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Trump immigration agenda is defined by cruelty: it's responsible
for six children dying in cages, forced women into unnecessary surgeries
including sterilizations, continued deportation flights in the middle of
a pandemic."
Universal Mask-Wearing Would Save Nearly 130,000 Lives by Spring 2021, Study Finds
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As Covid-19 cases surged in the U.S.—with eight states setting
single-day case records on Thursday and hospitals in Utah and Wisconsin
reporting that they're overwhelmed with sick patients—two new studies
released Friday reaffirmed public health guidance that the more
mask-wearing is observed in a community, the less likely it is to face
coronavirus outbreaks and deaths.
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Joe Biden is Finally Talking About Fossil Fuels—That’s a Good Thing
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by Jamie Henn
It is high time to break the spell the industry seems to have cast over
Democratic politicians. This was a promising start.
Remember This the Next Time Someone Says a Green Economy Would Be Too Expensive
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by Lee van der Voo
We spent $2 trillion to keep Americans afloat in the pandemic. Putting a
similar amount toward the climate crisis could be even more pragmatic.
The Sunset Gun: One Nation, Under the Influence of Hate
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by Richard Eskow
Repairing the breach left by centrism and fueled by rage will require
radical love, the kind of love that condemns a broken system and not its
broken people.
Only a Reckoning With the Disastrous Legacy of the So-called 'War on Terror' Can Heal the United States
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by Matthew Duss
U.S. foreign policy never recovered from the war on terror.
What Bolivia Can Teach the United States About Democracy
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by Reese Erlich
The South American nation sets an example of how to undo an attempted
coup.
Why the Republican Party Wants to Destroy Labor Unions
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by Kenneth Peres
The GOP sees unions and their supporters as enemies to be politically
and economically destroyed.
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CLC Calls for the Investigation of Michigan LLC and its Scheme to Hide the True Source of Campaign Contributions
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FDA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization Would Rely on Seriously Deficient Vaccination Data
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