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"This pandemic is worse than being in Iraq. ... There is an unprecedented amount of death. Three thousand people dying a day. ... You can't escape this virus. It is everywhere. I can't just fly out of Iraq and be safe. It is a lot harder. It truly is," said Dr. Gilman.
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Last week we spoke to Winona LaDuke, Indigenous activist with the Ojibwe Nation and executive director of Honor the Earth, about the significance of Congressmember Deb Haaland's nomination to become secretary of the interior, which was backed by progressives, as well as more than 120 tribal leaders. If confirmed, Haaland will be the first Native American to serve in a Cabinet position.
We also talked to LaDuke about Indigenous resistance to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to a terminal in Superior, Wisconsin, cutting through Indigenous territory and running under more than 200 streams.
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“This is the end of the fossil fuel era,” LaDuke said. “The industry is ending, and there’s certainly no reason to approve a new tar sands pipeline.”
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We also talked to Nina Turner, former Ohio state senator, about her run for Ohio’s 11th Congressional District seat, Biden’s Cabinet appointments, and the urgent need for a stimulus package to help people suffering during the coronavirus pandemic.
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"We’ve got to awaken the sleeping giants in this country. The American people have got to stand up strong. ... You’ve got people in the Congress, in both chambers, who are playing games with our money—that money should be given back to the American people," said Turner.
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