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News & Views | 1/27/21
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'Not Just Bad Economics, But Terrible Politics': Khanna Warns Democrats Against Restricting Eligibility for $1,400 Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Have we learned nothing?"
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'This Is Not a Game': Internet Defenders Warn Against Gutting of Section 230—Key Law for Online Speech
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Section 230 is one of the most important laws protecting freedom of
expression and human rights in the digital age."
'Good': Anti-War Democrats Applaud Biden for Freeze on US Arms Sales to Saudis and UAE
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This is an important first step in ending our material support for war
globally, and the genocide in Yemen in particular," said Rep. Ilhan
Omar.
Denouncing 'Handouts to Big Oil,' Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree
by a huge margin," said one climate activist.
'Now Is the Moment to Deliver': Sunrise Movement Says Biden Climate Ambitions Require Abolition of Senate Filibuster
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Our generation will not accept any excuses for delay or inaction on
delivering historic legislation to build back better."
'100 Seconds to Midnight': Doomsday Clock Reveals Humanity Closer Than Ever to the Apocalypse
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Citizens must "demand... that their governments reorder their priorities
and cooperate... to reduce the risk of nuclear war, climate change, and
other global disasters, including pandemic disease."
Human Rights Campaign Launched to Prevent Facebook From Adding Word "Zionist" to Hate Speech Policy
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Treating 'Zionist' as a proxy for 'Jew' would undermine efforts to
dismantle real antisemitism... and help the Israeli government avoid
accountability for violations of Palestinian rights."
'You Stole a Supreme Court Seat': Critics Pan McConnell Threat to Sabotage Senate If Democrats Target Filibuster
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Blocking needed relief for Americans has nothing to do with 'consent
and comity' and everything to do with destroying democracy."
Largest-Ever Climate Poll Shows 64% of Global Public Believes Warming Planet Is an 'Emergency'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The voice of the people is clear—they want action on climate change."
Bernie 'Chairman' Sanders Announces $1.8 Million Haul for Charity With Mitten Merch
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Even this amount of money is no substitute for action by Congress, and
I will be doing everything I can in Washington to make sure working
people in Vermont and across the country get the relief they need in the
middle of the worst crisis we've faced since the Great Depression."
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Biden Rejoined the Paris Agreement. Now He Must Lead by Example.
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by Tina Gerhardt
The U.S. needs to move beyond its legacy of dithering on climate and set
firm and meaningful targets on reducing carbon emissions.
Kyrsten Sinema Is Wrong to Defend the Senate Filibuster
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by Emily Kirkland
Unless the filibuster is abolished, Democratic candidates in 2022 will
have to tell voters that, despite controlling the White House and both
chambers of Congress, they were unable to pass the popular policies that
they campaigned on.
It’s Biden’s 'Climate Day' and Vote Climate U.S. PAC Has a Present for America
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by Karyn Strickler
Find out where you U.S. Senator and Representative stand with our Vote
Climate U.S. PAC 117th Congress Climate Scorecard.
SolarWinds Is Not the 'Hack of the Century.' It’s Blowback for the NSA's Longtime Dominance of Cyberspace
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by Jesselyn Radack, William Neuheisel
Breathless coverage of the SolarWinds hack functions to manufacture
consent for NSA's internet hegemony and to divert us from considering
alternative models of security.
The Success of the Biden-Harris Administration Will Depend on Its Ability to Work With the People for Whom the System Has Not Been Working
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by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
We cannot build back as a nation without confessing the ways we were
uniquely unprepared for the multiple crises we continue to face.
We Must Remind President Biden That the Time to Fully Restore Net Neutrality Is Now
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by Chad Marlow
Why net neutrality needs to be a first 100 days priority.
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Indigenous Environmental Network Respond to Biden’s Climate Plan
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Thousands of Human Rights Activists, Scholars, and Cultural Figures Sign Open Letter Calling on Facebook to Allow Users to Hold Israeli Government Accountable
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Progressives Celebrate Climate Announcement From Biden, Keep Pushing On Filibuster
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Kerry Announces End to International Fossil Fuel Financing
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Biden Administration Issues Bold, Ambitious Agenda to Address Climate Crisis
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