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News & Views | 2/15/21
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After Trump Acquittal by GOP, Sunrise Movement Says 'Time Is Now to Abolish the Filibuster'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If Democrats don't deliver in this moment, future Presidents Days will
recognize Trump's second term."
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Justice Reform Coalition Urges Biden to Pardon All Non-Violent Marijuana Convictions
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It is past time for the harm to stop."
'Biggest Risk' for Democrats on Minimum Wage, Says Top Sanders Aide, Is Not Raising It to $15
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
With the White House and legislative branch under their control, says
Warren Gunnels, Democrats "must win" fight on behalf of working people.
'We Must Get to the Truth': Pelosi Announces Far-Reaching Probe Into Insurrection Incited by Trump
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"To protect our security, our next step will be to establish an outside,
independent 9/11-type Commission," said House Speaker.
'More Challenging This Year Than Last': UN Envoy Warns Global Food Crisis Getting Worse, Not Better
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We need to look at how we as human beings manage the planet," says
Agnes Kalibata, who is leading efforts to convene a food systems summit.
'Bring On the Evidence. Bring On the Witnesses': After GOP Refuses to Convict, Criminal Prosecution of Trump Demanded
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Trump incited an insurrection to overthrow the elected government of
the United States. 43 senators stood with him. It does not end here."
#ReleaseDishaRavi: Global Outrage After India Arrests Climate Activist Over Farmer Protest Toolkit Shared by Greta Thunberg
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ravi's arrest "is an unprecedented attack on democracy," said Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "Supporting our farmers is not a crime."
Poll Shows Nearly 60% in US Believe Senate Should Have Convicted Trump
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Over three-quarters believe senators voted based on partisan politics,
compared with 23% who think they voted based on the facts.
'Fire DeJoy Before He Burns Down USPS': Postmaster General Pushes Plan for Slower Mail, Higher Prices
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Biden should fire the governors of the USPS who appointed DeJoy,
install new ones, and have them fire DeJoy. He should not be allowed to
continue destroying the Postal Service."
GOP Refusal to Convict Trump Is 'A Clarion Call for Eliminating the Filibuster,' Says Ro Khanna
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Dear centrist Democrats, you couldn't even get 10 GOP votes to convict
the guy who sent a mob to kill you all. You think you can get them to
vote on issues like immigration/climate? Come on," said one progressive
activist.
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Views...
Is Biden Committing Diplomatic Suicide Over the Iran Nuclear Agreement?
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
American neocons and hawks, including those inside his own
administration, appear to be flexing their muscles to kill Biden's
commitment to diplomacy at birth, and his own hawkish foreign policy
views make him dangerously susceptible to their arguments.
What's Really Wrong With—and How to Fix—Our Broken Education System
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by Zoe Weil
Change the goal of schooling and watch the good unfold.
Big Pharma Must Share Their Vaccine Knowledge and Technology With the World—Now
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by Stephen Cockburn
To stop the global pandemic, rich countries need to stop hoarding
vaccines.
A $15 Minimum Wage Would Be Life-Changing for Workers and Save the US Billions per Year
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by Ken Jacobs
Beyond the working families who will get a raise, every single American
taxpayer has a stake in raising the minimum wage.
Out of the Ashes of Trump, Will the US Finally Bury Reaganism?
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by Robert Reich
Ronald Reagan convinced the nation that big government was the problem.
It was rubbish.
"Libertad y Justicia Para Todos": How Spanish Can Help Us Survive Viral Times
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by Ariel Dorfman
A journey into the heart of a language we need now more than ever.
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Newswire...
President Biden: Pardon Non-Violent Federal Marijuana Offenses
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Sunrise Movement Statement on Trump Acquittal: Warns if Dems Don’t Abolish the Filibuster, Future Presidents Days will Celebrate a 2nd Term Trump
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For All to See: Bias of New Hampshire Judiciary Exposed in Rights of Nature, Healthy Climate Proceedings
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Climate Activists Nationwide Take "Polar Bear Plunge" to Push Congress to Adopt President Biden's Plan for 100% Clean Electricity By 2035
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Common Cause Calls on Senators to Convict Donald Trump
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