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News & Views | 2/16/21
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'Together We Fight, Together We Will Win': Workers Strike Nationwide to Demand $15 Minimum Wage
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We have won $15 in cities and states across the country. And now, it is
time to win $15 nationwide."
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Bolstering Alarm Over Scientists' Warnings, New Study Finds Sea Level Rise Projections 'Are On the Money'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"If we continue with large ongoing emissions as we are at present, we
will commit the world to meters of sea level rise over coming
centuries."
'I'm Speaking to You, Senator Manchin': West Virginians Blast Democrat for Opposing $15 Minimum Wage
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"When will you give us a living wage?" asked one activist with the Poor
People's Campaign.
Emails Reveal US Officials Joined With Agrochemical Giant Bayer to Stop Mexico's Glyphosate Ban
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"We're seeing more and more how the pesticide industry uses the U.S.
government to aggressively push its agenda on the international stage
and quash any attempt by people in other countries to take control of
their food supply."
'Sounds Like a Passing Grade': CBO Says $15 Wage Would Have Bigger Budget Impact Than GOP Tax Cut Provisions
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I'm gonna fight as hard as I can, and I believe that we will succeed in
including the minimum wage in the reconciliation bill," said Sen. Bernie
Sanders.
Democrat John Fetterman Takes 'No Fossil Fuel' Pledge for US Senate Run
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Climate change is an existential threat, and we need to transition to
clean energy as quickly as possible," says Pennsylvania's lt. governor.
Citing Anti-KKK Law, NAACP and Rep. Bennie Thompson Sue Trump and Far-Right Allies Over Capitol Attack
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Donald Trump needs to be held accountable for deliberately inciting and
colluding with white supremacists to stage a coup, in his continuing
efforts to disenfranchise African-American voters."
'Step Off, United States': Progressive International Voices Solidarity With Haitians Rising Up Against Dictatorship
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Progressive International stands with the people of Haiti, striking
across the nation against the dictatorship of Jovenel Moïse."
As Deb Haaland Faces GOP Backlash Over Role in Pipeline Protests, Progressives Say: 'Confirm Her Immediately'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Opposition to fracking and fossil fuel pipelines "are the exact reasons
Deb Haaland is the right pick for Interior secretary," said one advocacy
group.
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."
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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...
Voting Rights Groups Condemn Massive Voter Suppression Push Currently Underway In Arizona
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Extracting Punishment from Our Civil Systems: Drug Policy Alliance Launches New Initiative With Series of Reports Illustrating How the Drug War Has Contaminated Six Critical Systems
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Federal Court Again Blocks Trump-Era Asylum Transit Ban
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Puerto Rico and US Religious Leaders Urge Biden on Jobs, Disaster Aid and SSI
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Over Fifty Community Organizations Call On Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli to Drop the Charges Against the "Indigenous Peoples Day 5"
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