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News & Views | 1/21/21
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'Clean House of Every Last Trumpist': Biden Urged to Keep Firing Spree Going by Sacking Social Security Holdovers
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The only thing that is acceptable at the Social Security Administration
is a new commissioner and a new deputy commissioner who believe in the
system, the movement won't accept anything less."
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'A Hugely Consequential First Move': Biden Offers to Extend Nuclear START Treaty With Russia
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"After four years of efforts to kill arms control and chase the false
security of nuclear dominance, the U.S. is coming back to its senses,"
said one peace activist. "Unless you're a defense contractor, this is
good news for everyone."
"Let's Turn This 'Temporary Halt' to Permanent Ban'": Biden Praised for Pause on Drilling Leases
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The federal oil and gas program is nothing but an injustice," said
Jeremy Nichols of WildEarth Guardians.
In Must-See Clip, Democrats Told to End Era in Which 'Only the Bad Guys Understand They're in a Fight'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Democrats are in a fight; they just often don't act like they know it,"
says analyst Anand Giridharadas. "That has to change if this country is
to be saved and Biden is to have a shot."
Lawmakers, Journalists Back New Yorker Magazine Work Stoppage to Protest 'Egregious' Wage Proposal
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This isn't about not being grateful," said a former contributor. "It's
really just about paying rent."
To Restore Trust After Years of Trump 'Corruption and Self-Dealing,' Biden Team Urged to Release Full Financial Disclosures
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Directing his nominees and appointees to disclose detailed records of
consulting work for businesses and foreign governments is the first step
in helping restore faith in government."
'A Good Way to Unite the Country,' Says Watchdog, 'Would Be to Convict and Prosecute Donald Trump'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"He's no longer president," said another group, "but accountability
isn't over."
'Affirmation of Complete Incompetence': Biden Team Says Trump Vaccine Distribution Plan Nonexistent
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"There is nothing for us to rework," said one of President Biden's Covid
advisers. "We are going to have to build everything from scratch."
Advocates Hail Biden Executive Order on LGBTQ Rights as the Most Far-Reaching in US History
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Human Rights Campaign applauded the directive as "a turning point in our
fight for equality under the law."
'Now Let's Cancel Them,' Demands AOC as Biden Extends Pause on Student Loan Payments
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Biden can cancel all $1.7 trillion of student debt by executive order,"
said The Debt Collective.
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A New Day for Human Survivial: On the Promise of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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by Joseph Gerson
"Human beings and nuclear weapons cannot coexist."
Biden on Biodiversity: The Silence and the Promise
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by Subhankar Banerjee
This silence is disheartening because the biodiversity crisis is just as
significant, just as expansive, just as severe, and just as
consequential as the climate crisis.
Democracy as Dignity
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by Frances Moore Lappé
Dispersions of power, transparency, and mutual accountability.
'If Only We’re Brave Enough to Be It': Amanda Gorman's Poem Rhymes with Biden’s Climate Agenda
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by Mark Hertsgaard
Climate change action is about human survival.
Countering the Fascism To Come
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by Robert C. Koehler
Perhaps the racism and craziness are stunning enough for Biden to
realize that centrist cliches and corporate obeisance are no longer
adequate counters. They no longer hold their own against the possibility
of fascism to come.
How the Fossil Fuel Industry Funds Fascism
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by Basav Sen
The oil, gas, and coal industries support and fund white supremacy and
far-right politics.
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NEA Applauds Biden’s Plan to Reopen School Buildings in First 100 Days
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As President Biden Takes Office, Groups Double Down on Legal Push to End Fracking on Public Lands
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Common Cause Welcomes Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission
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Free Press Cheers the Appointment of Jessica Rosenworcel as Acting FCC Chair and Rebecca Slaughter as Acting FTC Chair
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135 Civil Rights Organizations Oppose a New Domestic Terrorism Charge
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