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News & Views | 3/18/21
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Poverty a Key Driver in Vaccine Inequities, CDC Report Shows
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Additional efforts are needed to achieve equity in vaccination coverage
for those who have been most affected by Covid-19."
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Despite Pandemic, Confirmation of Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary Squeaks by With Just One GOP Vote
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It's no secret why Senate Republicans took aim at Becerra's
confirmation: from deep inside the pockets of Big Pharma and with
wealthy donors to please, they felt threatened by Becerra's track record
and promise to work for the American people."
GOP Senator Blocks Democratic Effort to Shield Covid Relief Payments From Debt Collectors
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We know predatory debt collectors are already lining up to try to take
a cut of those checks."
House Dems Urged to Cut 'Fossil Fuels and False Solutions' From CLEAN Future Act
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Over 300 groups called the bill a "prime example of the type of
half-measure we must avoid."
Asian Americans, Allies Rally Against Racist Violence and White Supremacy After Atlanta Murders
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by Common Dreams staff
"We're out here because people who look like me are being killed. Our
Black, brown, and Indigenous siblings are also being killed. This
collective power is what we need."
'Poverty Is Killing Us': Progressive Caucus Uses White House Meeting to Push Biden on $15 Wage
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The fight for at least $15 is a matter of life and death in St. Louis,"
said Rep. Cori Bush.
'Hijacking of Democracy in Plain Sight': Georgia GOP Transforms 2-Page Bill Into 93-Page Assault on Voting Rights
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Surprising advocates, legislators, and voters with a nearly 100-page
bill is undemocratic and unacceptable."
Brazil's Lula Urges Biden to Call Emergency G20 Summit to Promote Global Vaccine Equity
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The former Brazilian president suggested that the U.S. vaccine surplus
"could be donated to Brazil, or other countries even poorer than Brazil
that cannot afford to buy the vaccine."
430+ Groups From 6 Continents Demand Biden End All US Subsidies for Global Fossil Fuel Projects
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We have to stop subsidizing fossil fuel companies at the expense of our
climate."
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Block Massive Petrochemical Complex in Cancer Alley
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This disastrous project is an affront to environmental justice and
contrary to your goals to reduce pollution in frontline communities."
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The Filibuster Should Be Abolished or Make Senators Pay a Price for Keeping It
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by Caroline Fredrickson
Letting senators block bills in secret is anti-democratic and it needs
to end.
As People Keep Dying, Can the President—Can We—Really Say 'We Did Everything We Could'?
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by Richard Eskow
As a nation, as a society, we've settled instead for half measures. That
leaves us with the moral stature of someone who could have saved a
drowning person but didn't want to get their shoes wet.
The Single Most Dramatic Driver of Our Country's Economic Divide: The Growing Gap Between CEO and Worker Pay
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by Sarah Anderson
While working families are suffering under the pandemic, corporate
boards have bent the rules to protect massive CEO paychecks.
The Rich Are Not Remotely Paying Their Fair Share
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by Bob Lord, Chuck Collins
The share of the nation's wealth pie owned by the richest 0.01 percent
has quadrupled over the last 70 years. Their percent of the total tax
obligation has stayed the same. What's wrong with this picture?
Dismay Over the Freeing of Lula Da Silva Illustrates the Opposition of the Business Press to Human Rights and the Rule of Law
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by Alan MacLeod
Financial media were all too happy to see a far-right authoritarian gain
power, as long as he implemented pro-rich policies.
With Deb Haaland Leading the Interior Department, Perhaps the United States Has Begun to Grow up Ecologically
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by Robert C. Koehler
It's definitely time for an enormous shift in the consciousness of those
who see themselves as exceptional and believe they're in charge of the
planet.
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Newswire...
Republican Attacks Fall Flat as Becerra Confirmed as Health Secretary
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HNBA Statement on Confirmation of Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary
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Becerra Will Be a Champion for Fairness and Equity
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Nearly 450 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to End Public Finance for Fossil Fuels
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Center for Popular Democracy Network Statement on the Introduction of the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act
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