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News & Views | 12/7/20
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Citing 'Historic Abuse' of Judicial Process, Over 1,500 Attorneys Call for Sanction of Trump Campaign's Legal Team
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Every attorney, including the organized bar and disciplinary
authorities, should disavow lawyers who trample the truth and undermine
democracy through their false statements."
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Report Blames Trump Admin for 330% Rise in Afghan Civilian Casualties
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"In 2019 airstrikes killed 700 civilians—more civilians than in any
other year since the beginning of the war in 2001 and 2002."
Trump Launches 'Despicable' Last-Minute Attack on Social Security With Rule Aiming to Restrict Disability Benefits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Joe Biden needs to undo these cruel regulations—and clean house at
SSA—on day one."
On Way Out the Door, Trump EPA Rejects Tightening Deadly Soot Pollution Standards
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The failure to strengthen particulate-matter protections is a
dereliction of duty that puts lives at risk."
'Perdue Pleaded the Fifth': Ossoff Debates Empty Podium as GOP Senator No-Shows Amid Scrutiny Over Stock Trades
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It shows an astonishing arrogance and sense of entitlement for
Georgia's senior U.S. senator to believe he shouldn't have to debate at
a moment like this in our history."
Victory for Transgender Rights as Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case on School Bathroom Policy
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Trans and non-binary people belong everywhere," said the ACLU.
140+ Rights Groups Demand Congress Leave Corporate Immunity Provisions Out of Covid Relief Deal
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This would be the worst time to disincentivize businesses and employers
from doing everything they can to protect the health and safety of
working people and consumers."
'Insane and Pathological': Head of Iran's Central Bank Says US Blocking Covid-19 Vaccine Purchases
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Trump administration is allegedly using sanctions to thwart Iran's
efforts to obtain vaccine stock through the WHO's COVAX program.
Xavier Becerra, Biden Nominee to Lead HHS, Said in 2017 That He 'Absolutely' Supports Medicare for All
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We'll get to see how much he meant it."
'The Future We Are Looking At': Wall Street to Begin Betting on Water Scarcity
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Though the international community recognizes water access as an
essential human right, hedge fund managers and public water agencies are
poised to begin profiting off water scarcity, which experts say will
worsen in the coming years in the U.S. as well as other countries.
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Why Jeh Johnson Would Be a Better Defense Secretary Than Michèle Flournoy
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Flournoy has repeatedly demonstrated throughout her career, both in her
official Pentagon positions in the Clinton and Obama administrations and
in her published writings and statements, that she actually believes in
the normalization of war.
How Biden Should Tackle the Climate Crisis
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by Tina Gerhardt
The Green New Deal makes social and racial justice inseparable from
climate policy, but it's unclear whether Biden will do the same.
John Lennon Still Lives Among Us
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by Joshua Meyrowitz
When icons become "media friends," their impact can be unexpected and
powerful.
A Dangerous Move to Crack Down on Protests Against Israel
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by Stephen Zunes
Pompeo's decision to brand the BDS movement as anti-Semitic has
bipartisan support. Will Biden let it stand?
Trump’s Pernicious Military Legacy
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by Michael T. Klare
From the forever wars to the cataclysmic wars.
Iran Sends Oil, Gas Flotilla to Venezuela. Will Trump Attack It to Sabotage Biden?
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by Juan Cole
The odious Elliott Abrams, warmonger-in-chief and old-time supporter of
nun-killing right wing death squads in Central America, is now in charge
of Iran and Venezuela for Trump and is warning propagandistically
against Iran sending missiles to Venezuela (for which there is no
evidence at all).
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Center for Food Safety Decries EPA Proposed Interim Decision on Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
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Xavier Becerra for HHS: Great News for Seniors, Terrible News for Big Pharma
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Trump Administration to Finalize Deeply Harmful Dirty Soot Rule
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Tom Vilsack, a Friend of Big Ag, Is the Wrong Choice for USDA
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25 Progressive Organizations Call on Senate To Add Seats To the Circuit and District Courts
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