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News & Views | 2/22/21
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Demands Grow for Texas to 'Forgive All Utility Bills' as Price Gouging by Energy Companies Sparks Outrage
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The people of Texas should not have to pay these outrageous bills.
Exorbitant costs should not be passed on to consumers who are not
responsible for poor planning by state officials."
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'Wear Your Damn Masks, Please,' Says Rep. Pocan After NIH Director Ties Politicization to 'Tens of Thousands' of US Deaths
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Covid-19 has killed nearly half a million people in the United States.
Progressives Not Mourning as Neera Tanden's Bid to Head OMB on Verge of Collapse
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
One advocacy group urged Biden to instead "nominate someone who will put
the public interest ahead of corporate interests."
Republicans 'Fear' Green New Deal, Argues Naomi Klein, Because It's a Viable Alternative to Free-Market Failure
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Texans are living through the collapse of a 40-year experiment in
free-market fundamentalism, one that has also stood in the way of
effective climate action. Fortunately, there's a way out."
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NY Democrat 'Better at Being a Texas Senator Than Ted Cruz': AOC Spends Weekend Raising Millions, Delivering Aid
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Charity can't replace policy," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
acknowledged, "but solidarity is how we'll face climate change and build
a better world."
Virginia—the Nation's "Death Penalty Capital"—Poised to Become First State in South to Ban Capital Punishment
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Thankfully, the repeal of the death penalty by its leading practitioner
gives hope that work for justice is not in vain."
US Supreme Court Denies Trump's 'Shameful' Effort to Block Release of His Tax Returns
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This decisive defeat once again shows that no one—including Donald
Trump—is above the law."
'No Safe Amount': Environmentalists Sound Alarm Over Texas Refineries' Release of Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Pollutants During Storm
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
337,000 pounds of benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur
dioxide were flared, as well as an indeterminate amount of methane.
Sister Dianna Ortiz—US Nun Who Survived Guatemala Torture and Became Human Rights Champion—Dies at 62
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Dianna walked through the very worst of hell and came out with love...
Her legacy is a witness to nonviolence and to love in the face of evil
and to redemption. That's her legacy, to teach us that that's possible."
'Justice Rooted in Compassion': Asian, Black Progressives Stress Unity and Understanding Amid Attacks on Asian Americans
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The ideas that fuel anti-Asian prejudice really come from our nation's
white supremacist history and can't be separated from that history."
Sanders 'Confident' $15 Minimum Wage Possible Through Senate Reconciliation
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is not incidental to the
federal budget and is permissible under the rules," the independent
senator from Vermont said Saturday.
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Deb Haaland Attacked by Fossil Fuel Industry
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by Wenonah Hauter
If Haaland follows through on the actions the oil and gas industry and
their allies in Congress are worried about, she will be the most
effective Interior Secretary in recent memory.
Cutting Deals with Big Tech Won't Save Journalism
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by Timothy Karr
We need strong public-media laws that prioritize a free press,
civic-minded news production and the interests of the communities news
outlets are supposed to serve.
Profiles of "Courage" During the Trump Impeachment Trial
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by Christopher Brauchli
Sycophantic antics of Republican members who opposed Trump's
impeachment.
2021 Update: Half of America In or Near Poverty
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by Paul Buchheit
We need Guaranteed Jobs. President Biden's proposed Civilian Climate
Corps is a positive step in this direction.
Trump Reported Making More Than $1.6 Billion While President
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by Jordan Libowitz, Caitlin Moniz
When Trump failed to separate himself from his businesses—and in fact
used the presidency to increase his business earnings—he made it clear
that his top priority was his personal profits.
Politicizing Schools and Science, Again
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by Paul J. Ramsey
Remote learning surely is saving some lives—of students' elderly family
members and vulnerable teachers—which, in a pandemic, should take
priority over political—even economic—concerns.
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Catholic Advocates Call on Congress to Pass a Pathway to Citizenship
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45 Human Rights and Foreign Policy Organizations Call on Formula 1 Star Lewis Hamilton to Speak Out Against the Saudi Government’s Human Rights Abuses
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