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News & Views | 9/16/19
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It's Not Just Trump: New Report Details How Greed of 'Border-Industrial Complex' Fuels Militarization and Abuse
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
" The last three decades have witnessed an unstoppable boom in U.S.
border spending and many arms, security, and IT firms have made millions
as a result."
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Saying He Would Return to US for Fair Trial, Snowden Wants People to Know 'Why I Did What I Did'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Was it better for the United States? Did it benefit us? Or did it cause
harm? They don't want the jury to be able to consider that at all."
'Saudi Arabia First': Trump Accused of Letting Saudis Dictate US Foreign Policy After Oil Facility Attack
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Congress will not give you the authority to start another disastrous
war in the Middle East just because the brutal Saudi dictatorship told
you to," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Demanding 'Fair Wages and Basic Dignity' for All Workers in Changing Economy, Climate Action Campaigners Back UAW Strike
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Days before the Global Climate Strike, a top climate action advocate
called on all campaigners and backers of the Green New Deal to offer
their full-throated support also to the 50,000 auto workers who went on
strike Monday, highlighting the solidarity between the two movements.
Warren Rolls Out Plan She Calls 'Most Sweeping Set of Anti-Corruption Reforms Since Watergate'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Democratic presidential primary candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on
Monday unveiled a wide-ranging plan to combat corruption in U.S.
politics with "big, structural change to fundamentally transform our
government."
No War for Oil, Say Climate Advocates, as Trump Admin Pushes for Conflict With Iran
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Oil has fueled violence and the climate emergency for far too long."
'Birds of a Feather, Fascist Together': Critics Decry Trump's Decision to Join India's Modi Onstage at Houston Event
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I don't know what's more embarasssing—that Modi will appear beside
Trump or that Trump will appear beside Modi. Both countries have my
condolences."
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We Need a Homes Guarantee. Now
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by Linda Armitage
A grassroots-led effort aims to ensure every person in the United States
has safe, accessible, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing.
Land Without Bread: The Green New Deal Forsakes America's Countryside
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by Catherine Tumber
Missing altogether from the Green New Deal is the language for
protecting rural land, the very land that supports the "healthy
communities" the Green New Deal aims to cultivate.
What George Carlin Taught Us About Media Propaganda by Omission: On Bernie Sanders, Medicare for All, and the Green New Deal
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by Jeff Cohen
It is instructive when you realize what news outlets are doing when they
only give you the "partial score."
Why Greta Thunberg Inspires Me
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by Rachel Plotkin
I appreciate her reliance on scientific evidence, her unique and direct
form of communicating and simplifying complex issues and the way she
models a low-carbon lifestyle.
An Israeli Election That Will Decide Nothing
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by James Zogby
Both Netanyahu and Blue and White know that they can claim sovereignty
over large parts of the West Bank, continue to strangle Gaza, expand
settlements in the West Bank and "Greater Jerusalem" and nothing will
happen.
Trump Awaits Orders From Saudis; and Why the Houthis Could Have Done It
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by Juan Cole
We all kept saying it is dangerous to have an erratic person like Trump
in the White House in case there was a major global crisis. This might
be it, folks.
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Over 800 Climate Strikes Planned in U.S. on September 20th; Global Climate Strikes to Take Place in 132 Countries
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Image Federal Court Blocks Tennessee Law That Restricts Voter Registration Efforts
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Financial Transactions Tax Would Cost Most People Little, Be Paid by the Wealthy, Discourage High-Frequency Trading
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Over 1,000 Websites and Major Companies Plan to Join 'Digital Climate Strike' Next Week
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AFGE Stands in Solidarity with Striking UAW members at General Motors
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