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News & Views | 1/15/21
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Promised Vaccine Stockpile Doesn't Even Exist? Governors Demand Trump 'Answer Immediately for This Deception'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
States "thought they were getting more doses and they planned for more
doses and opened up to 65 and up, thinking they were getting more."
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'Thoughts and Prayers to the NRA': Reviled Gun Lobby Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The world will be a better place when the NRA is finally destroyed.
Looks like that day is closer."
Trump Accused of Trying to 'Inflict as Much Harm as Possible' With Billions in Global Health Funding Cuts During Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These rescissions are filled with damaging and irrational cuts to
programs critical in the fight against Covid-19."
Omar and Ocasio-Cortez Tell Josh Hawley to 'Resign'—And Poll Shows Majority of Missouri Voters Agree
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"While you may politically regret what you've revealed about yourself,
you still have no place in public office," Ocasio-Cortez said of Hawley.
'Dangerous and Delusional': Biden Warned Against Compromising With Insurrectionist GOP on Covid Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We have the majority, and we have a mandate. We need to bring
immediate, comprehensive relief to people without compromising with the
same party that just encouraged and excused an insurrection."
'$2,000 Means $2,000': Ocasio-Cortez Says $1,400 Payments in Biden Plan Fall Short of Promised Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"$2,000 does not mean $1,400."
With US on Edge and Trump Still in Power, State Capitals on Guard Against Far-Right 'Shock Troops'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The Capitol siege has provided far-right extremists with significant
momentum," warned one expert.
US Fast Food Workers Strike, Demanding Congress #RaiseTheWage to $15 an Hour and Union Rights
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office," said one
McDonald's worker, "we're urging the nation's leaders to pass a $15
minimum wage in the first 100 days of the new administration."
In Face of Trump Failures, Health Experts Welcome Biden's Choice to Take Over Covid-19 Vaccine Effort
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The nation and the world need someone of Dr. Kessler's caliber to deal
with the remaining, colossal challenges with coronavirus vaccines," said
Public Citizen president Robert Weissman.
Amid Trump Killing Spree, Family of Martin Luther King Jr Joins Chorus Demanding: 'Abolish the Death Penalty'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Corey Johnson—who was Black, Covid-19 positive, and had an intellectual
disability—was executed Thursday. Dustin Higgs, also Black and infected
with the virus, is now set to be the 13th person put to death since
Trump resumed federal killings.
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Here We Go Again, But Now the Target Is Iran
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by Belén Fernández
Two decades after invading Iraq for alleged links to al-Qaeda, the US
now says Iran is the armed group's 'new home.'
If Lawmakers Really Care About "Unity" They Should Support Policies Voters Actually Want
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by Emily Galvin-Almanza, Sean McElwee
Americans largely support progressive policies—despite objections from
lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Now is the time to pass them.
Questions "Too Puny" for Our Dire Circumstances
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by David Orr
The unanswered question is whether we have the political will to do what
is required to prevent Earth's climate from spiraling out of control.
We Should Learn From Georgia to Show Us the Way Forward
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by Laura Flanders
Over slow generations, they built a broad enough "we" and an effective
bottom up force that formed not just a victorious voting block this
year, but a caring community dedicated explicitly to dismantling white
supremacy.
How the Biden-Harris Administration Can Fight Climate Change and Structural Racism
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by Alvaro Sanchez
Addressing the root causes of climate change and structural racism means
equity must be core to the framework for action.
Lynching Political Correctness
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by Robert C. Koehler
Are we in a state of national emergency?
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Sunrise to Hold Rallies Demanding "No Compromise, No Excuses" to Top Democratic Leaders
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Patriotic Millionaires Statement on $15 Minimum Wage in Biden's "American Rescue Plan"
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Trump Administration's OCC Pushes Through Final Gift to Oil and Gas Industry
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Trump Approves Sacred Land Swap for Foreign-Owned Mining Corporation—Silences Indigenous Voices
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Failure to Cut Airplane Climate Pollution
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