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News & Views | 9/13/19

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A majority of voters support the bold proposals for free college tuition and the wiping out of student debt that have been put forward by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Democratic primary, according to a new poll out Friday.

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Children in Indonesia

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Activists with the youth-led Fridays for Future movement took to the streets worldwide Friday, calling for bolder efforts to battle the climate emergency and encouraging people of all ages to join the global #ClimateStrike on Sept. 20.


In this PR picture from grocer Whole Foods on Twitter, a staffer talks about the joy of working for the company. Whole Foods owner Jeff Bezos slashed benefits for employees on Thursday.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I am in shock. I've worked here 15 years. This is why I keep the job—because of my benefits."


Protesters march against gender-based violence, organised by several NGO?s and organisations at the JSE in Sandton on September 13, 2019 in Sandton, South Africa.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"My body is not your war zone," read one protest signs.


Swedish environment activist Greta Thunberg speaks at a climate protest outside the White House in Washington, DC on September 13, 2019. - Thunberg, 16, has spurred teenagers and students around the world to strike from school every Friday under the rallying cry "Fridays for future" to call on adults to act now to save the planet. (Photo: Alastair Pike/AFP/Getty Images)

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We're seeing entire communities being decimated by the climate crisis. That's why we strike here today, that's why we strike here every Friday."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are fighting to guarantee healthcare in America. To make education and housing dignified and accessible. To save our planet. To set living wages. To establish justice at home and peace abroad."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I don't think we have to spend $750 billion a year on the military when we don't even know who our enemy is."

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by Julie Hollar, Jim Naureckas
Judging the candidates is one thing, but the quality of the questions was hardly inspiring.



by Sam Husseini
When so much was on the line, what the former vice president did when he was in the U.S. Senate was to help ensure war happened while trying to wash his hands of responsibility for it


People take part in the demonstration 'Fridays for Future' in Piazza del Popolo, on April 19, 2019 in Rome, Italy. (Photo: Simona Granati-Corbis/Getty Images)

by Austyn Gaffney
We’re hurtling toward collapse. Thank goodness your kids are paying attention.


Afghan children look on as a US soldier from the Provincial Reconstruction team (PRT) Steel Warriors patrols in the mountains of Nuristan Province on December 19, 2009. (Photo: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images)

by Sonali Kolhatkar
Let's remember: the only reason U.S. troops are dying in Afghanistan is because they are deployed to Afghanistan


For over 130 straight weeks, activists in North Carolina have protested the policies of Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who faces re-election next year in one of the three Senate races in Southern states where Democrats stand the best chance of winning. (Photo: Tuesdays With Tillis/Facebook)

by Rebekah Barber
Flipping any of these seats will not come easy for Democrats, but real organizing and political investment is the only way



by Ralph Nader
Before there was Trump there was a corporate stranglehold on false claims and campaigns that had a singular purpose to mislead

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