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News & Views | 1/26/21
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As Planet Cooks, One of the World's Coldest Towns Bids to Host 2032 Summer Olympics
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"If we stand back and do nothing, letting global warming prevail, we
will lose our identity, and the town we love—as well as many others
around the world—will cease to exist as we know it," said the mayor of
Salla.
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Now Make It 'Permanent': Environmental Groups Applaud Biden's Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
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'Time for Talk Is Over. No More Excuses,' Says Sanders as Lawmakers Intro $15 Minimum Wage Bill
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We can no longer tolerate millions of workers not being able to afford
to feed their families or pay the rent."
NYC Pension Funds Set 'New Bar for Climate Finance Action' With Approval of $4 Billion Fossil Fuel Divestment
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Fossil fuels are not only bad for our planet and our frontline
communities, they are a bad investment," said Mayor Bill de Blasio.
On Eve of Fossil Fuel Lease Moratorium, Biden Urged to Permanently Protect US Coast From Offshore Drilling
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"President Biden has an incredible opportunity to act on climate change
and protect our coasts once and for all by closing the chapter on future
offshore oil leasing."
'Incredible': Schumer Says Biden Should Declare a Climate Emergency
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If ever there was an emergency, climate is one," the Senate Majority
leader said.
Report Warns 'Vaccine Nationalism' of Rich Nations Could Cost Global Economy Over $9 Trillion
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Truly, no one is safe until everyone is safe."
Majority in US Want Senate to Convict Trump, Bar Him From Holding Office Ever Again: Poll
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Convicting Donald Trump to save our democracy is not a distraction,"
said Rep. Mondaire Jones. "It's essential."
McConnell Caves on Filibuster After Democrats Manchin and Sinema Reiterate Opposition to Scrapping 'Jim Crow Relic'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"McConnell engaged in the most blatant, ridiculous act of obstructionism
imaginable, and instead of telling him that if he kept it up, they'd
take that power from him, key Dems reassured him that they'd never take
that power from him."
'Unseemly' $1.1 Trillion Billionaire Wealth Gain During Pandemic Could Fully Fund Biden Relief Plan for Working Class: Report
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We should tax these windfall gains to pay for recovery."
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The US System Is Rigged So the Minority Can Rule Over the Majority
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by Jesse Jackson
The Electoral College, Republican gerrymandering and the filibuster are
all examples of how American democracy is at risk.
US Designation of Houthis as 'Terrorists' Is Wrong and Hurts the Most Vulnerable
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by Sarah Leah Whitson
Ending America's endless wars should mean not only withdrawing troops
but also putting an end to the misuse of terrorist designations and the
accompanying destructive economic sanctions.
Like Clockwork, Corporate Media Become Deficit Hawks When It Comes to Passing Progressive Legislation
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by Alan MacLeod
The point of deficit hawkery is to scold and scare readers into
accepting cuts to welfare and public services that are of no use to the
wealthy, while they curiously have little problem with Republicans
running deficits to suit their wealthy constituents.
Waking from a Four-Year Fever Dream to Find US Global Power Gone
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by Alfred W. McCoy
Americans and the rest of the world are, it seems, waking up in a new
age.
President Biden, the US Is Capable of This Too: Europe Generates More Electricity With Renewables Than Fossil Fuels for First Time
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by Juan Cole
If highly industrialized, carbon-intensive socieities like those in
Europe can already in 2020 get a majority of their electricity from
renewables, the world can clearly get to carbon neutrality.
The Environmental Justice Movement Takes Center Stage in the Biden Administration
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by Derrick Z. Jackson
The once lonely voice of environmental justice is no longer in the
wilderness.
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Patriotic Millionaires Praise the Raise the Wage Act as "An Incredible Long-Term Economic Stimulus"
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Coalition Calls for Urgent Action On Livestock Antibiotic Overuse
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Progressives Call On Biden To Ban Gulf Coast Drilling And Create Millions of Clean Energy Jobs
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People’s Action: We’re Living Through a Climate Emergency. Now Let’s Act Like It
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Restraining Order Halting the Deportations Moratorium Politicizes Safety
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