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News & Views | 2/25/21
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John Thune's Childhood $6 Wage—$24 Adjusted for Inflation—Sure Helps Make the Case for At Least $15
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The worst thing is that these people aren't dumb. They know about
inflation... They just don't think people who make their food and clean
their bathrooms deserve the same things they got."
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Biden Urged to Back 'Bold, Reparative' Water Justice Bill
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Grave crises require robust solutions, and this is just what the WATER
Act provides."
Rand Paul Ripped for 'Completely Disgusting' Transphobic Attack on HHS Nominee Rachel Levine
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"It's always interesting how libertarians claim that people should be
left alone, but then expect everyone to conform to their personal
views."
'Not Gonna Fly': Jayapal Warns Democrats Against Using Advice of Unelected Parliamentarian as Excuse Not to Pass $15 Wage
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When people vote in the midterms, you're not gonna be able to say,
'Well I'm sorry we couldn't raise the minimum wage because the
parliamentarian ruled that we couldn't do it.'"
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'Counter-Terrorism'?: Two Decades After 9/11, New Interactive Map Details Footprint of US War Machine in 85 Countries
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The map raises a number of questions. Why is the United States
militarily active in so many countries? Are these operations meeting the
stated U.S. goals of reducing violence against Americans?"
Investors Managing $250 Billion in Assets Call on Big Banks to Stop Funding Mountain Valley Pipeline
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The institutions dumping funds into this unnecessary fracked gas
project are just pouring their money into a 300-mile long money pit,"
said a Sierra Club staffer.
'DeJoy Should Be Sent Packing': Biden Postal Board Nominees Urged to Press for Removal of Postmaster General
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Our entire country is fed up with USPS leadership."
'Outrageous': Sanders Rips Netanyahu for Sending Covid Vaccines to Foreign Allies as Palestinians Denied Access
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The U.S. senator from Vermont denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu for sending spare vaccines overseas "while so many
Palestinians in the occupied territories are still waiting."
'Unimaginably Cruel': Bigot Marjorie Taylor Greene Hangs Anti-Trans Sign Across From Office of Marie Newman—Whose Daughter Is Trans
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trans kids have a higher risk of attempting suicide because they so
often encounter people who deny their humanity. We are sending our love
to Rep. Marie Newman and her daughter."
Gerry Connolly Goes Off on Jim Jordan: "I Didn't Vote to Overturn an Election. And I Will Not Be Lectured by People Who Did!"
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The congressman added that "you lose the right to complain about
partisanship once you've fanned the flames of violent insurrection."
'Join This Struggle,' Says Healthcare Activist Ady Barkan After Santa Barbara Approves Medicare for All Resolution
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The pandemic has made it painfully clear that the status quo is
unacceptable," said another campaigner after a local community vote that
speaks to a national trend.
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Trumpedemic: The Coronavirus Death Toll Reached 500,000 Because Trump Sabotaged the Covid Response
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by Mitchell Zimmerman
Donald Trump placed his perceived political interests over stopping a
pandemic.
The United States Is the Biggest Carbon Polluter in History—Now Is the Time for Bold Action
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by Lorah Steichen
The U.S. is officially back in the Paris Climate Agreement. But Biden
must do much, much more than restore the status quo under Obama.
We Can't Afford Another Cold War on This Scalding Planet
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by Michael T. Klare
Biden, climate change, and China.
Congress Must Fight for a Better Democracy and Pass the For the People Act
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by Ben Jealous
Republicans and Democratic voters agree: We need to make sure leaders
actually represent "we the people."
GOP Hypocrisy Is No Reason to Support Neera Tanden
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by Norman Solomon
Progressive activists have ample cause to be alarmed at the prospect of
Tanden becoming OMB director—one of the most powerful and consequential
positions in the entire Executive Branch.
Lead With Facts, Not Punditry: Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation
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by Andrew McCormick
Journalists must shirk the habit of framing everything as a two-sided
debate.
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Passage of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives Brings the Nation One Step Closer to Rooting Out Systemic Discrimination
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NIAC Applauds Reintroduction of the NO BAN Act
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