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News & Views | 2/26/21

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President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 26, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We assassinate people by drone strike and have a literal prison colony in Guantanamo but where we draw the line is ignoring the Senate parliamentarian when [she] says no to a minimum wage hike."

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Friends of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi hold posters bearing his picture as they attend an event marking the second-year anniversary of his assassination in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2020. (Photo: Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After release of U.S. intelligence report, one critic said letting Saudi crown prince "get away with the murder" of dissident journalist "is absolutely abhorrent and horrific."


Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives for a hearing on Capitol Hill examining wages at large profitable corporations February 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Our Constitution is clear that it is Congress, not the president, who has the authority to declare war," the senator asserted.


Amazon forest area is burned in rural Novo Progresso north of Brazil on Thursday, August 28, 2019. (Photo: Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It's staggering how far off track countries are to dealing with the climate crisis."

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A protester holds a sign reading "our votes matter" at a Count Every Vote protest near Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2020.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Why is President Joe Biden fighting harder for Neera Tanden's nomination than for the tens of millions of Americans who desperately need a raise?"


NYPD's "DigiDog" robotic K-9 unit, manufactured by Boston Dynamics, can climb stairs and run at a speed of three-and-a-half miles per hour. (Photo: FNTV/YouTube screen grab)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Please ask yourself: when was the last time you saw next-generation, world class technology for education, healthcare, housing, etc. consistently prioritized for underserved communities like this?"


President Joe Biden listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Pentagon on February 10, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A $15 federal minimum wage is now in the hands of Kamala Harris. There is a path to get it done. Refusing to step up will be seen as a huge failure."


Activists with Our Revolution hold $15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol complex on Thursday, February 25, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"What's a Democratic majority if we can't pass our priority bills? This is unacceptable."


U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to speak alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a visit to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on February 10, 2021. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The use of military force on the territory of a foreign sovereign state is lawful only in response to an armed attack on the defending state for which the target state is responsible."


A federal judge said Thursday that the CDC's pandemic eviction moratorium is unconstitutional.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The pause on evictions was put in place to help stem the spread of Covid-19.


Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy (Conn.) (L) and Tim Kaine (Va.) talk at a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on June 18, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said that "retaliatory strikes, not necessary to prevent an imminent threat, must fall within the definition of an existing congressional authorization of military force."

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Hundreds took to the streets in 2018 as antiwar and social justice groups organized a demonstration in New York City, with a rally at Herald Square and march to Trump Tower as part of national regional spring actions throughout the country against the US bombing of Syria and opposing endless U.S. wars. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Phyllis Bennis, Khury Petersen-Smith
Regardless of who is giving orders to US bombers, we know that deploying US troops, drones, and warplanes across the region does not provide safety or security for anyone.


Activists with "CodePink women for peace" hold a banner reading "Guys Put Down Your Guns !!" on January 24, 2014 at the entrance of the United Nations Office in Geneva. (Photo: CodePink/flickr)

by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Biden must recognize that the best way to protect U.S. personnel in Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere in the region is to take them out of the Middle East.


AFSCME President Lee Saunders and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II address delegates to AFSCME’s 42nd International Convention in Las Vegas on July 20, 2016. (Photo: Tessa Berg/AFSCME)

by Lee Saunders, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
To honor Black history, now is the moment to remind people about the power of government action, especially but not exclusively during moments of crisis.


By shifting their profits to tax havens, large companies deprive governments worldwide of at least $240 billion per year in fiscal revenues. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

by José Antonio Ocampo, Joseph Stiglitz
For too long, international institutions have failed to address one of the most toxic aspects of globalization: tax avoidance and evasion by multinational corporations.


Moderna, a U.S. biotech firm, announced on November 16, 2020 that its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95% effective. (Photo illustration: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)

by Kerry Cullinan
Charitable donations from rich countries and individuals are welcome—but they won’t ensure fair vaccine distribution unless the drug-patenting system is reformed, too.


Biden is already backtracking on his promises to provide student debt relief. (Photo: thisisbossi/Flickr/cc)

by Astra Taylor
Biden owes this country debt relief not only because he campaigned on it, but because he helped cause the problem.

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