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News & Views | 2/24/21
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'All You Telecom Lobbyists Are Bound to Lose': Judge Upholds California's Gold Standard Net Neutrality Law
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Now we're one step closer to net neutrality being the law of the land."
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Harvard Newspaper to Biden: Cancel More Than $10K in Student Debt and Don't Use Ivy League as Excuse Not To
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not our student debt—but we still want Biden to forgive it."
'It's Not Up to Him,' Respond Critics as DeJoy Says He Plans to Remain Postmaster General for a 'Long Time'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"DeJoy is daring Senate Democrats to do something about him."
Majority of US Voters Want Government to Invest More in Healthcare, Education, and Fighting Poverty: Poll
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
57% of the electorate thinks the government doesn't spend enough on
anti-poverty initiatives, while 56% want to see more investment in
education and healthcare.
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Fighting 'Disease of Greed and Destruction,' Water Protectors Blockade Over a Dozen Line 3 Worksites
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Anti-pipeline campaigners locked themselves to an overturned car and
engaged in other forms of civil disobedience as the fight against the
tar sands project in Minnesota continues.
As US Mourns 500,000 Lives Lost, Report Shows Billionaires Added $1.3 Trillion to Their Fortunes During Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is unseemly that billionaires have experienced such gains as we mark
a half a million lives lost and millions more who have lost their
health, wealth, and jobs."
'All Other States Should Follow': Advocates Applaud as Illinois Approves Elimination of Cash Bail
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The move comes as part of a broader measure featuring what the ACLU
called "important changes to policing and our criminal justice system."
Jewish Groups Urge Biden to 'Review and Revoke' Trump-Era 'Made in Israel' Settlement Goods Policy
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The groups said that the previous administration's order "runs counter
to the Biden administration's policy of opposing settlement activity and
unilateral annexation of territory."
Critics Warn New GOP Bill Shows 'It's Open Season on Voting Rights in Georgia'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Election laws should be structured to increase voter participation, not
to suppress it."
'A Big Mistake': Bowman and Education Experts Blast Biden Administration for Mandating Standardized Tests Amid Pandemic
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"It's a mistake that reflects a broader problem in American education,"
the first-term congressman and former educator asserted.
Coastal Annapolis Becomes 25th US Community to File Climate Suit That Aims to #MakePollutersPay
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This lawsuit shifts the costs back to where they belong, on those whose
knowledge, deception, and pursuit of profits brought these dangers to
our shores."
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Congress Should Go Big to Improve the US Postal Service
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by Monique Morrissey
Policymakers should focus on rebuilding the Postal Service after the
Trump years.
What Is a Migrant Worth?
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by Elsie Roderiques
Communicating the value of people and nature in financial terms comes at
a cost.
The Answer to the Climate Crisis Is Not More US Militarism
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by Ashik Siddique
Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn't mean we should
further empower an already bloated Pentagon.
Ahead of Hearing, Calls Grow for Postmaster General DeJoy's Removal
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by Lisa Graves, Evan Vorpahl
Despite the destructive sabotage by the USPS Board of Governors and
Louis DeJoy hope for meaningful reforms still exists.
Sunshine for All: Closing the Solar Energy Gap
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by Julia Travers
Proven strategies can make solar power available to lower income people.
By Putting Big Pharma's Patents Before Patients, Doctors Will Further Erode Trust in Experts
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by Jonathan Cook
Doctors have largely been trained into complicity with a medical money
machine.
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USPS Must Electrify Mail Truck Fleet
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Newsom Administration Sued Over Thousands of Unlawful Oil, Gas Projects
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