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News & Views | 11/23/20
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To Prevent 'Active Sabotage' of His Agenda, Biden Urged to Clean House of Trump Loyalists on Day One
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The next administration must consider all possibilities, including
unconventional but legal removals, to get the federal government working
for the public interest as quickly as possible."
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'The People of Michigan Have Spoken': Trump Defeat More Official Than Ever After Board Certifies Election Results
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by Common Dreams staff
A Democratic county clerk warned that a vote against certifying the
results of the state's November election would "signal that democracy is
dying in Michigan."
From 'Alarming Red Flag' to 'Something We Can Work With,' Campaigners Respond to Kerry as Biden Climate Envoy
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This is an encouraging commitment, but it is not enough."
High Drug Prices Could Result in Premature Deaths of More Than 1.1 Million Seniors in Next Decade: Analysis
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The costs of doing nothing about high drug prices are too high."
'No Time to Lose for Climate Action': Atmospheric CO2 Continued to Rise in 2020 Despite Covid-19 Lockdowns
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The World Meteorological Organization called for "more sustained and
ambitious climate action to reduce emissions to net zero through a
compete transformation of our industrial, energy, and transport
systems."
'Iran in the Crosshairs?' Reports of Secret Meeting Between Netanyahu, MbS, and Pompeo Spark Fears of War Plot
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is extremely alarming that the warmongers most reliant on Trump's
blank checks are secretly meeting in the middle of the night as the
clock nearly runs out on the Trump administration."
As Biden Taps Blinken as Secretary of State, Critics Denounce Support for Invasions of Iraq and Libya
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In the U.S., there is no accountability for supporting the worst
foreign policy disaster in modern history. Only rewards."
"Time to Cut Dirty Energy's Lifeline": Report Details How Fossil Fuel Industry Feasted on Covid-19 Relief Programs
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"By artificially delaying the industry's inevitable decline at
taxpayers' expense, the government has made it that much harder to make
the necessary transition to clean energy sources."
'Elite Strike Force'? Trump Legal Team Throws Right-Wing Attorney Sidney Powell Under the Bus as Coup Attempt Flails
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's OK to laugh at this hilarious clown car and yet appreciate that
what's going here is deadly serious. These tactics will go nowhere but
still infect our democracy with doubt."
Vaccine Access Advocates Cautiously Optimistic As G20 Summit Ends With Pledge to 'Spare No Effort' to Ensure Widespread Distribution
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
World leaders expressed cautious optimism about widespread coronavirus
vaccine access as the virtual G20 summit wrapped up with a final
statement from the world's 20 largest economies, expressing that the
countries would make sure vaccines are distributed equitably across the
globe.
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Here's the Truth: The Oligarchy Loves This Democratic Decay and Politics of Lies
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by Chris Hedges
American political leaders display a widening disconnect from reality
intended to mask their complicity in the seizure of power by global
corporations and billionaires.
Hey Joe, Where You Going With That Pentagon in Your Hands?
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by Norman Solomon
The pernicious and lucrative aspects of military madness are personified
in the favorite to be Biden's Defense Secretary.
Profiles in Cowardice
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by Robert Reich
Most elected Republicans in Washington are failing the test by refusing
to stand up to Trump. Their cowardice is one of the worst betrayals of
public trust in the history of our republic.
US Must Halt Renewed War Between Morocco and Polisario
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by Michael Beer, Mohamed Brahim
We must act swiftly to prevent war and further conflict, end the
occupation, and allow Sahrawis to make their decision on union with
Morocco or independence.
Message to Joe Biden: No Torturers in the Next Cabinet
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by Daniel J. Jones, Scott Roehm
Biden and Harris must eschew anyone complicit in torture or who
frustrated oversight.
What If They Called an Election and Nothing Changed in the War State?
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by Danny Sjursen
Foreign policy, sacred cows, and the U.S. Military.
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U.S. Set To Retake Global Leadership on Climate With Choice of John Kerry as Biden’s “Climate Czar”
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General Motors Withdraws Support for Trump Administration’s Clean Cars Rollback
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General Motors Commits To All-Electric Car Future
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350.Org on Biden Appointing John Kerry as International Climate Envoy
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Trump to Ease Sage Grouse Protections on Western Lands
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