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News & Views | 2/8/21
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"The People's Champion": Labor Leader Karen Lewis—Who Fought for Students, Teachers, and Community—Dies at 67
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"She fearlessly confronted the powerful."
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Schumer: GOP Embracing 'Fringe Legal Theory' With Claim That Trump Trial Is Unconstitutional
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Given that the Constitution permits the Senate to impose the penalty of
permanent disqualification only on former officeholders, it defies logic
to suggest that the Senate is prohibited from trying and convicting
former officeholders."
Press Freedom Groups Urge Biden DOJ to Drop 'Disastrous' Charges Against Assange
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Now more than ever, it is crucial that we protect a robust and
adversarial press," the letter states.
Budget Chair Sanders Hails CBO Score as Proof Congress Can Pass $15 Minimum Wage Through Reconciliation
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House and the
Senate to end the crisis of starvation wages in America and raise the
minimum wage to a living wage of at least $15 an hour."
New Campaign Targets Wall Street Funding to Stop Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We are going to do everything in our power to make it loud and clear to
bank executives: They must walk away from Line 3―or there will be
consequences."
Green Coalition Threatens to Sue Biden Administration Over Trump-Era Permits That 'Jeopardize' Wildlife
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
If the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "continues to ignore its duty to
properly account for the harm Nationwide Permit activities pose to
species, then litigation may be necessary," the groups said.
As DeJoy Readies New Assault on Postal Service, Pressure Grows for Biden to 'Clean House'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"My solution starts at the top: firing the whole board who presided over
Trump and DeJoy's wrecking of USPS," said Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Iran Foreign Minister Tells Biden US 'Violated' Nuclear Deal, So It Is US 'That Has to Return'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If the United States and its partners return to the deal," said the
nation's top diplomat, "Iran will reverse its actions. All the actions
we are taking are reversible."
Experts Say Burst India Glacier Shows 'Catastrophic' and Deadly Cost of Inaction on Climate Crisis
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"These events will occur more frequently and will become overall more
destructive if measures are not taken to mitigate these risks," said one
researcher.
Ilhan Omar Warns Progressives Will Revolt If Dems 'Poison' Relief Bill by Curbing Eligibility for $1,400 Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Democrats with a slim majority in the Congress can't pass this bill
without progressives and must resist suggestions that will ultimately
tank this relief bill."
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Note to Democrats: $1400 + $600 Does NOT Equal $2000
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by Richard Eskow
On Covid-19 survival checks and our national deficit of the soul.
The Year of Cheating the Poor
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by Paul Buchheit
People who have money can buy stocks, wait for awhile, and ultimately
get richer by doing nothing. But low-income Americans have to depend on
wages for their fair share of national economic growth—and wages have
barely budged in over 50 years.
Hidden in Plain Sight: The "Unimpeachable" Offenses
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by Norman Solomon
If what's impeachable is only what members of Congress say it is,
constituents should insist that egregiously narrow definitions must no
longer prevail.
Returning to the Roots of Community Resilience in Hawai'i
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by Libby Leonard
Local agriculture initiatives offer a way toward food security through
reconnection with the land and the true spirit of aloha.
Tribes at Long Last Reclaim Control of National Bison Range
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by Patrick Shea
Indigenous people will take over the management of decimated herds.
Enormous VA Union Contract Moves Towards Uncertain Conclusion Under New Biden Administration
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by Hamilton Nolan
The fate of more than a quarter million federal workers is still up in
the air.
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Impeachment Not Enough
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CBO Analysis of Raise the Wage Act is "Overwhelmingly Positive"
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Climate Activists Target Major Banks in Fight to Defund Toxic Line 3 Pipeline
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Lawsuit Launched Over Army Corps’ Failure to Protect Endangered Wildlife From Nationwide Permit Program
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On Passing of Karen Lewis (1953-2021): 'Karen Did Not Just Lead Our Movement. Karen Was Our Movement.'
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