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News & Views | 2/2/21
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Obsession With GDP, Disregard of Nature Leading Towards Ecosystem Collapse: Report
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Securing nature is investing in our self-preservation."
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Warren Blasts 'Unconscionable' $740 Billion Pentagon Budget While Millions Suffer From Poverty, Joblessness, and Covid-19
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"A budget is about priorities," said the Democratic senator.
'We Will Hold Him Accountable Until He Does': 110+ Groups Demand Biden Close Gitmo Without Delay
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Rights advocates urged the president to act "in a just manner that
considers the harm done to the men who have been imprisoned without
charge or fair trials for nearly 20 years."
'Pressure Works. And He's Going to Need a Lot More': Manchin Backs Fast Track Process for Covid-19 Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The West Virginia senator also said he opposes raising the federal
minimum wage to $15, setting up a potential clash with Sen. Bernie
Sanders and other progressives.
House Impeachment Managers Argue Trump Aimed Violent Mob at Capitol 'Like a Loaded Cannon'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Pre-trial brief says the former U.S. president bears "singular
responsibility" for inciting January 6 insurrection.
Lindsey Graham Under Fire for Latest Blockade of Merrick Garland's Senate Confirmation
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If Sen. Graham refuses to work in good faith to quickly confirm
President Biden's highly qualified nominees, then it's time for him to
step aside and let more serious legislators get to work."
In Victory for Public Health, Federal Judge Scraps Trump's Polluter-Friendly 'Censored Science' Rule
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Science matters again, and it will again guide how to best protect
people from dangerous pollution and toxic chemicals."
'Get These Agencies Under Control Immediately': Despite Biden Moratorium, ICE and CBP Deport Hundreds
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Don't. Look. Away. We can't trust ICE and CBP, even if their boss is a
Democrat."
Republicans Who Incited Insurrection Still a 'Danger to Their Colleagues,' Warns AOC in Harrowing Account of Mob Attack
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"My story isn't the only story, nor is it the central story of what
happened on January 6th. It is just one story of many of those whose
lives were endangered at the Capitol by the lies, threats, and violence
fanned by the cowardice of people who chose personal gain above
democracy."
'Now Is Not the Time to Count Pennies': Sanders Says GOP Relief Plan Won't Cut It, Urges Democrats to Keep Election Promises
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"What the Republicans are talking about is just totally inadequate to
meet the unprecedented crises that we're facing."
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So-Called "Moderates" Always Say Helping the Poor Costs Too Much—But Their Lavish Gifts to the Rich Give Them Away
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by Jesse Jackson
Are they totally without memory or shame? These are the same Republican
senators who used reconciliation to pass the Trump tax cuts that larded
billions in tax breaks on the richest Americans.
A Ten-Point Plan to Make Joe Biden a Peace-Time President
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by William Astore
After two decades of war and four administrations, it won't be easy to
work for peace—but it sure is worth the try.
On Sunday Shows, the Only Biden 'Promise' That Matters Is Compromise
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by Julie Hollar
Democrats rode to victory in Georgia on a clear promise to give people
$2,000 checks if they were given control of the Senate. But to hear
corporate media tell it, the more important promise—and the only one
they will hold him accountable for—is one Biden never even made.
Could This Be the Smoking Gun of Trump's January 6 Treason?
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by Thom Hartmann
If some of the available evidence bears out, this goes far beyond
incitement.
Biden’s Child Tax Credit Plan Could Right a Historical Wrong
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by Meg Wiehe, Jenice Robinson
One lesson from 2020 is that economic and racial inequality are
intrinsic challenges that have been either swept under the rug or
addressed at the margins for far too long.
Biden's Executive Order on Climate Crisis Exposes Need for Constitutional Change
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by Simon Davis-Cohen, Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin
Demands to abolish the Electoral College and restructure the U.S.
Supreme Court can be pegged to substantive constitutional change. It's
the role of movements to demand and make changes to the "applicable
law," and its interpretation.
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Newswire...
Over 50 Water Protectors Walk Onto Line 3 Pipeline Easement, Two Lock Themselves to an Excavator Laying Pipe
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Department of Homeland Security Must Stop the Deportations and Free the Families
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Tom Vilsack is the Wrong Pick to Lead USDA
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People’s Action Announces New Deep Canvass Campaign for COVID Relief
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UN Security Council Must Act Urgently, Hold Military Accountable in Myanmar
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