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News & Views | 2/10/21
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After 9th Circuit Decision, Youth Climate Campaigners Vow to Take Landmark Case to Supreme Court
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The 9th Circuit failed to correct the legal errors in the panel
decision," said the lead attorney in the case, who added that the case
is now up to the nation's highest court.
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With Nods to Country's Free Tuition and Paid Maternity Leave, Norwegian University Delivers Epic Response to Will Ferrell's Super Bowl Ad
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
After the comedian noted that per-capita sales of electric vehicles are
higher in Norway than in the U.S., a video from the Scandinavian country
pointed out a few more reasons why life is better with social democracy.
WATCH LIVE: On Day Two of Trump Trial, House Dems Set to Unveil New Footage of 'Extreme Violence'
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by Common Dreams staff
The new footage, said one Democratic aide, "shows a view of the Capitol
that is quite extraordinary."
'The Fight Is Not Over': Prominent Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul Released From Saudi Prison
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Her ordeal remains a flagrant miscarriage of justice."
NYC Taxi Drivers Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge in Demand for Debt Forgiveness
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We shut down the Brooklyn Bridge because only direct action will get us
what we need: medallion debt forgiveness now!"
Fossil Fuel and Other Polluters Gave Tens of Millions in Campaign Cash to GOP Lawmakers Opposing Biden's Leasing Freeze
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Our elected officials are sold out to Big Oil," said Public Citizen.
At Confirmation Hearing, Bernie Sanders Calls Out Neera Tanden's History of 'Vicious Attacks' on Progressives
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee also pressed Tanden on her
think tank's prolific fundraising from such corporate giants as Amazon,
Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase.
America 'Should Be Ashamed': Texas Teen Forced to Use College Savings to Prevent Mom's Eviction
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Americans owe $70 billion in back rent that they won't be able to pay.
If we don't get them relief, there will be millions of stories like
these."
Local Georgia Prosecutor Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump's Request to 'Find' the Votes
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The former president also faces the ongoing U.S. Senate impeachment
trial as well as civil and criminal probes in New York.
'Free Assange' Demands Grow as Biden DOJ Says It Will Continue to Seek Extradition
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"None of this is inevitable. At every step of the way, individuals with
agency are actively choosing to continue the political case against
Julian Assange that will have alarming consequences for journalism
around the world."
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GameStop Fiasco Proves We Need a Financial Transaction Tax
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by John Buell
America is over-financialized and needs a tax on speculation.
With Environmental Justice, the Devil Is in the Details
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by Kaniela Ing
If we invest enough, and we invest right, our communities—Black,
Indigenous, Latinx, all of us—will finally get a taste of the good life
that America has forever promised.
If You Want Healing, Get Off My Bike
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by David Hart
Do we, as a people, want the events of January 6th to be seen by history
as the beginning of national healing, or will we allow it to be the
start of an even worse time of division and violence in our nation?
Washington Post Curates the Memory of George Shultz
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by Julie Hollar
By exclusion or distortion, establishment obituaries rewrite history to
make the official heroes fit for adoration.
We Can Push Biden for Fundamental Change at the USDA and Beyond
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by Jim Hightower
Here's a chance for progressives to rally a broad grassroots
constituency to refocus the work of this huge public resource and make
it The People's Department again.
Why Should U.S. Citizens' Tax Dollars Be Diverted to Enriching the Manufacturing Base of Other Nations When Americans Need Jobs?
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by Roger Bybee
The President's plan to reinforce the Buy American Act is the first step
in reviving the U.S. industry.
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Newswire...
9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review for Juliana v. United States; Youth Plaintiffs Will Take Their Case to Supreme Court
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Loujain al-Hathloul Released After Over 1000 Days in Prison—CODEPINK Statement
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Senate Republicans Choose Special Interests Over American People with Plans to Obstruct Becerra’s Confirmation Amid Global Pandemic
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New Report Finds "Serious Conflicts of Interest" at Top National Security Think Tank Sought Out By Biden Administration
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Student Action on Student Debt Cancellation: We Need More
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