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News & Views | 12/29/20
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'This Is No Bluff': Sanders Vows to Filibuster Military Budget to Force Senate Vote on $2,000 Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It would be unconscionable, especially after the House did the right
thing, for the Senate to simply leave Washington without voting on
this."
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McConnell Objects as Sanders, Senate Democrats Attempt to Force Vote on $2,000 Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Working families need help now. Not next year, now," said Sen. Bernie
Sanders.
UN Human Rights Expert Urges US to Lift Sanctions That 'May Exacerbate the Already Dire Humanitarian Situation in Syria'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After nearly a decade of war, the special rapporteur noted, Syrians are
living with "extensively damaged houses, medical units, schools, and
other facilities."
Citing Violation of Federal Law, Judge Halts Voter Purges in Rural Georgia Counties Ahead of Senate Runoffs
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Officials in two rural counties in Georgia late Monday were ordered by a
U.S. District judge to stop invalidating voter registrations due
to so-called "unreliable" change of address information, in a ruling
that could protect more than 4,000 Georgia residents from voter
suppression.
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'Err on the Side of Helping People': AOC Slams Blue Dog Democrat for Opposing $2,000 Relief Checks
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Is this really a good reason to block aid for millions?" the
congresswoman asked, after Rep. Kurt Schrader claimed direct payments
would provide too much support to people "making six figure incomes."
Report Urges Biden to Reverse Trump Environmental Rollbacks and Set US on 'Path to Cleaner, Healthier Future'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"He cannot pass up that opportunity," said the author of Environment
America's report. "We don't have any time to waste."
Ro Khanna Applauds 19 House Democrats Who Joined Him in Voting No on 'Bloated' $740 Billion Military Budget
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They are changing the culture of endless war and calling for more
investment instead in the American people."
Calling Covid-19 Crisis a 'Wake-Up Call,' WHO Experts Warn Next Pandemic Could Be Even Worse
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This pandemic has been very severe... it has affected every corner of
this planet. But this is not necessarily the big one."
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The Union Members Who Voted for Trump Have to Be Organized—Not Ignored
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by Mindy Isser
If the Left is to win progressive policies (and the next
presidential election), it needs a militant labor movement.
Hey, America, You Want a True Conservative Party?
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by Mike Lofgren
We've already got one: it's called the Democrats.
A Deportation Moratorium, What Comes Next for Biden?
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by Madhuri Grewal
A deportation moratorium is a critical step to repairing the harm that
has been waged against our immigrant communities and reimagining our
existing system.
Donald John Trump's "Seditious Abuse"
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by Michael Winship
As we come to the end of four rotten years, the child king spends his
final days throwing an extra ton of trauma-inducing tantrums.
The Seven Secrets of 2020
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by Yanis Varoufakis
This year has resembled a rapidly receding tide, forcing us to confront
submerged truths. One lesson we learned in 2020 is that national
governments had been choosing not to exercise their enormous powers so
that those whom globalization had enriched could exercise their own.
Why Senators Must Reject Avril Haines for Intelligence
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by Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
Haines is the proverbial wolf in sheep's clothing.
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New Report Calls for President-Elect Biden To Restore Critical Environmental Protections on Day One
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