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News & Views | 11/20/20
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'In Breaking the Senate, We Are Abandoning Our People': Watch AOC Excoriate McConnell on House Floor
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"He broke the Senate as there are thousands of people in Texas lined up
for food lines. He broke the Senate while hospitals no longer have beds
to house the sick."
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Hailed as 'Heroes' During Pandemic, Retail Workers Stripped of Hazard Pay While Companies Rake in Massive Profits
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Frontline retail workers have been given raises and hazard pay for
keeping stores running and profits flowing amid the crisis—but a new
study shows how essential workers are being treated as "sacrificial
workers" by wealthy CEOs.
'Certify the Results!': GOP Michigan Lawmakers Blasted for 'Legitimizing a Fascist Coup Attempt' by Meeting With Trump
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) called the meeting between the president
and two Republican state representatives "an attempt to subvert our
democracy and undermine the will of Michigan voters."
By Rejecting WTO Drug Patent Waivers Amid Pandemic, Richest Nations Put Big Pharma Profits Before Health of Billions
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Rich countries—accused of hoarding future vaccines—are being urged to
support a "humanitarian buffer" to innoculate refugees and people in
conflict zones.
New 'No Corporate Cabinet' Campaign Pushes Biden to Pick People Who Will Advance Public Good
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Joe Biden should not let corporate interests run the government—and, if
needed, senators must hold him accountable."
Crippling Common Good Worldwide, Landmark Study Shows $427 Billion Lost Each Year to Tax Dodging by Corporations and the Rich
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A first-of-its-kind international report released Friday shows how
wealthy countries are the primary drivers of tax revenue loss each
year—contributing to $427 billion in losses to public funding annually
and affecting the ability of countries all over the world,
including developing nations, to provide services to the public.
Ilhan Omar to President-elect Biden: Seize 'Once-in-a-Generation' Chance to End Disastrous US Foreign Policy
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
In an op-ed at The Nation , the Minnesota Democrat explains how the
Biden White House can forge a path "toward justice."
'Monstrous Behavior': Mnuchin Slammed for Biden 'Snub' That Could Sabotage US Economic Recovery
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
On his way out the door, said one Nobel-winning economist, "Mnuchin is
effectively trying to create a financial crisis.'
'Utterly Inexcusable': Sen. Perdue of Georgia Profited From Defense Contractor's Stock While Overseeing Naval Spending
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"He is blatantly exploiting his office to line his own pockets," said
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff.
As Trump Pursues Strategy of Chaos and Confusion, Biden Urged to 'Go Big and Fast' to Fix 'Broken' Government
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The arsonist in chief, who spent the past four years being as reckless
as humanly possible, is lighting a whole bunch more fires with the GOAL
of them being impossible to put out."
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On the Current Status of Trump's Coup Attempt—and Its Future
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by Marjorie Cohn
It may look like this is one frivolity and absurdity after another—and
it is. But if this electoral clash reaches the Supreme Court, all bets
are off.
Tax Losses Are Lives Lost
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by Rosa Pavanelli
There is more than enough money available. But it has been redirected
away from our public services and into the offshore bank accounts of
multinationals and the mega-rich.
If Biden Wants Unity, He Must First Hold Trump Accountable
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by Renée Graham
America's typical hit-and-run approach to its most troubling eras won't
work now.
Unequal Justice: The Treachery of Samuel Alito
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by Bill Blum
His record of arch-conservatism makes him more closely akin to a Fox
News host than a Supreme Court Justice.
The Real Plan? To Make America Ungovernable
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by Richard Heinberg
Neither party is equipped to reach across the divides that separate
Americans, and the political system is set up to make it nearly
impossible for a third party to take root.
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Newswire...
Trump Administration Tries to Bully Banks into Funding Fossil Fuels
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Photo & Video: Climate Justice Activists Conclude 24-Hour Occupation at Dnc, Demand President-Elect Biden Be Brave
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Black Lives Matter D.C. v. Trump Must Proceed, Defendants Need to Be Held Accountable
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Progressive Groups Launch Grassroots Efforts To Lobby Against Corporate Cabinet, Release List of Corporate Insiders Biden Should Reject
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Opposition Parties Need to Push to Turn Net Zero Into a Made-in-Canada Green New Deal
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