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News & Views | 12/15/20
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'Most Anti-Wildlife President in History' Puts Out Lame Duck Rule to Gut Species Protection
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Today's rule will have devastating consequences for some of America's
most iconic species, including the grizzly bear, whooping cranes, and
Pacific salmon."
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With $4.2 Billion in Direct Giving, MacKenzie Scott, Formerly Bezos, 'Puts Shame to the Billionaire Class'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The bulk of these gifts are to the works of mercy during this
pandemic—food banks, direct social service organizations, emergency
funds, and support services for the most vulnerable."
Congressional Progressive Caucus Calls for 'Direct Payments of at Least $2,000' for Working Families
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Congress cannot continue to ignore the hunger, pain, and economic
uncertainty that millions of people are facing," argues a grassroots
coalition.
'Political Consolation Prize'? Biden Picks Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary Despite His Lack of Relevant Experience
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Uber and Lyft must be ecstatic. If you have a newfangled scheme to
undermine workers by deploying the language of management consultants
and futurism... Pete is the credulous mark you seek."
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'A Troubling Indication of What Could Be to Come': Biden Quietly Adds Goldman Sachs, Big Tech Officials to Transition
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We cannot move forward in a new direction with just the same people,
including some of the people who are responsible for the mess we are
in."
New 'Trump Lame Duck Temper Tantrum' Tracker Will Document Final Gasps of Nation's Infantile Outgoing President
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The online tool "will help journalists and all Americans track the
final, vindictive actions of this hateful administration."
'On the Verge of Global Vaccine Apartheid': Rich Countries Hoard Supplies as Poorest Left Out
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Global public health officials fear that the push for international
solidarity "has mostly been lost" as the U.S., Canada, and Western
Europe has claimed a vast majority of the available vaccines.
'The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Terrified': Gas Company Sues to Destroy Small Town's Rights of Nature Law
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"PGE throwing another lawsuit at us to try to bring us to heel, when our
community has overwhelmingly said 'hell no' multiple times."
Despite 90% Population Plunge, Trump Admin Refuses Monarch Butterflies Endangered Species Protection
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The immediate answer is two things. One, we restore a lot of habitat.
And two, we try to convince our fellow citizens and particularly our
politicians that we have to do something about greenhouse gases."
Bipartisan Relief Package Includes Plan to Retroactively Immunize Corporations From Coronavirus Lawsuits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
One worker advocate warned that, if passed, corporate liability
protections would "lead to more illness and death."
Wall Street Titan Gloats Over Pandemic Profits From Rentals as Eviction Tsunami Looms
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Blackstone was a huge winner coming out of the global financial crisis,
and I think something similar is going to happen," said the private
equity firm's billionaire CEO Stephen Schwarzman as millions brace for
eviction.
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MacKenzie Scott’s Bold and Direct Giving Puts Shame to the Billionaire Class and Their Perpetual Private Foundations
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by Chuck Collins
Scott, a newcomer on the billionaire wealth scene, has surrounded
herself with advisors that come from under-resourced communities, not
the folks that typically sit on foundation boards.
After One Hundred 9/11's, Here Are 9 Life-Saving Actions Progressives Must Demand Now
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by Richard Eskow
Why aren't more of us demanding action to save lives now?
Mitch McConnell Wants to Let Corporations Kill You Without Consequence
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by Thom Hartmann
This is beyond immoral. This is ghastly, and should have been at the top
of every news story in America for the past six months.
In Georgia It Will Be Voter Turnout vs. GOP Voter Suppression
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by Jesse Jackson
Voters purged are likely to be "young voters, voters of lower income and
citizens of racial groups that have been denied their sacred right to
vote in the past," a report from the Georgia American Civil Liberties
Union states.
Jeff Bezos, Mitch McConnell, and Killer Covid-19 Capitalism
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by Robert Reich
Bezos, as well as every major employer in America, can easily afford to
protect their workers.
Rouhani to Biden: If US Comes Back to Nuclear Deal, So Will Iran
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by Juan Cole
If Biden, on becoming president, lifts the US financial and trade
blockade on Iran, Tehran will immediately return to scrupulously
observing the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal or Joint Comprehensive Plan
of Action (JCPOA).
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Punts on Decision To List Monarch Butterflies Under the Endangered Species Act
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Progressive Leaders Call for Direct Cash Payments & Enhanced Unemployment Insurance in COVID Stimulus
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