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News & Views | 11/10/20
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'Astounding and Tyrannical': Mike Pompeo Denounced for Vowing Smooth Transition... for Trump's Second Term
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Trump administration officials further signaled on Tuesday that the
White House is not planning to cooperate with President-elect Joe
Biden's transition team after Biden was declared the winner of the 2020
presidential election.
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IEA: Renewables on Track to Be Largest Source of Global Electricity in Five Years
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Renewable power is defying the difficulties caused by the pandemic,
showing robust growth while others fuels struggle," said IEA executive
director Fatih Birol.
Democrats Need a Winning Message in Georgia. Bernie Sanders Says Fight for $15 Minimum Wage
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The Vermont senator noted that "47% of workers in Georgia make less than
$15 an hour and 71% of voters in Georgia support increasing the federal
minimum wage."
'If Biden Wants to Be FDR, He Should Immediately Cancel Student Debt': President-Elect Urged to Go Big
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
" Young people voted for Biden in record numbers—he owes us this one."
UN Agencies Warn of Global Hunger and Displacement 'Surge' From Coronavirus Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on health and human mobility
threatens to roll back global commitments," said one official, "and
hinder ongoing efforts to support those in need of assistance."
'Biden Must Not Appoint a Single Corporate Lobbyist, Lawyer, or Executive' to Top Posts, Say Progressives. 'Not One.'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Why would we want a return to normalcy? We need a vision for the
future, not a return to the past."
Lindsey Graham Admits That Making Voting More Accessible Renders GOP Victories Impossible
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The senator's comment, said one journalist, "is not something that is
said by a person who actually wants to represent people in a democracy."
'Naked Political Ploy': Outrage—and a Top DOJ Official Resigns—After Barr Memo Aims to Bolster Baseless Trump Fraud Allegations
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
AG William Barr, said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, "is a corrupt Trump
henchman who should have been impeached months ago. If he cared one
shred about our democracy, he'd be focused on the peaceful transition of
power instead of doing the bidding of a wannabe dictator."
'A Great Loss for Palestine': Veteran Diplomat and PLO Leader Saeb Erekat Dies of Covid-19
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hailed Erekat—who served a quarter
century as the occupied state's chief negotiator—as "our dear brother
and friend, the great fighter."
Digital Rights Advocates Warn Trump's FCC Nominee—Who Backs Plan to Censor the Internet—Is 'Even Worse Than Ajit Pai'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Former telecom lawyer Nathan Simington, a Republican, was tapped by the
president after an incumbent balked at a plan to weaken online
protections granted under a key law.
Lawyers Can't Reunite 666 Seized Migrant Children With Parents—121 More Than Previously Believed
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The children were separated from their families under the Trump
administration's widely condemned "zero tolerance" immigration policy.
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Uber and Lyft Notch Another Corporate Victory in the Global Exploitation of ‘Gig Workers’
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by Bama Athreya
Labor organizing in California and around the world is pushing platform
companies to take extreme measures to defend their exploitative business
model.
State of Chaos
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by Tom Engelhardt
Donald Trump knew us better than we knew ourselves.
Recognize What This Is: A Final Attempt of a Desperate, Bitter Man to Cling to Power
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by Robert Reich
Why this effort to steal an election and corrupt democracy won't work.
Trudeau Lobbies Biden to Maintain Climate-Destroying Trump Policy
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by Yves Engler
Why is Ottawa trying to maintain one of the Republican's worst
environmental policies?
A Triumphant Return to Power for Bolivia’s Social Movements
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by Leonardo Flores
The most important victory, however, did not come at the ballot box, but
rather in the streets.
The Reactionary Immigration Measures Alabama, Florida and Colorado Just Passed That No One is Talking About
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by Simon Davis-Cohen
T he fight over non-citizen political rights is the cutting edge of
democratic, refugee and migration discourse.
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Statement of Aunna Dennis, Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia
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CODEPINK Condemns False Accusations of Antisemitism Against GA Senate Candidate Rev. Warnock
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Violence and Incitement Trends Are Particularly Worrying Following the US Election
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It’s Time To Re-Enter Reality And Formally Begin Biden’s Transition Process
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Arms Sales to the UAE Could Make US Responsible for More Deaths of Civilians in Yemen and Libya
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