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News & Views | 3/22/21
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'This Is Tax Evasion': Richest 1% of US Households Don't Report 21% of Their Income, Analysis Finds
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We estimate that 36% of federal income taxes unpaid are owed by the top
1%."
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Scientists Say Humanity Now at 'Dawn of What Must Be a Transformative Decade'
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Whether humanity has the collective wisdom to navigate the Anthropocene
to sustain a livable biosphere for people and civilizations, as well as
for the rest of life with which we share the planet, is the most
formidable challenge facing humanity."
Coalition Forms to Challenge 'Predatory' Surveillance Advertising by Big Tech
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Big Tech's toxic business model is undermining democracy."
'I Need Her Alongside Me in Congress': Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Nina Turner
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
New York Democrat says Turner "has spent her entire career advocating
for the working people of Northeast Ohio."
CDC Head Sounds Alarm as New Covid Cases Surge in States Across US
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Depending on how the nation acts now in response to the ongoing
pandemic, "another avoidable surge" in cases could be around the corner,
said CDC chief Rochelle Walensky.
Experts Urge World Leaders to 'Put Marine Ecosystems at the Heart of Climate Policy'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"A healthy ocean, teeming with life, is a vital tool in the bid to
tackle global heating."
Democracy for DC 'On the Horizon'? Poll Shows Support for Statehood at All-Time High
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"For more than 200 years, my hundreds of thousands of neighbors in this
city and I have been mere spectators to our democracy."
Climate Polluters Pour Billions Into Hundreds of 'Sportswashing' Sponsorships: Report
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Sport needs to up its game and adopt policies that reject high-carbon
sponsors. Clubs, competitions, and institutions need to take their
climate commitments seriously."
Zoom Paid $0 in Federal Income Taxes on 4,000% Profit Increase During Pandemic: Report
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you paid $14.99 a month for a Zoom Pro membership, you paid more to
Zoom than it paid in federal income taxes even as it made $660 million
in profits last year."
Progressives Demand Permanent Repeal of 'Self-Defeating' Paygo Law as Automatic Medicare Cuts Loom
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's long past time for Congress to end statutory Paygo permanently.
The austerity politics of the last several decades have been an
unmitigated failure."
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The Boundless Advantages of the Welfare State—for the Rich
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by Paul Buchheit
Robbing the rest of us blind, wealthy Americans benefit from a wide
array of tax breaks and government subsidies that are hidden behind the
constant Republican blather about entitlements for the poor.
It's Time to Right This Historic Wrong and Make Washington, DC a State
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by Jamal Holtz
Make my generation the last to be denied equal representation in
Congress. Make sure my future children won't grow up in the shadows of
democracy.
An Open Letter to Joe Manchin: Care About Workers, Not Inflation
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by John Buell
Your concerns about workers leaving the workplace reveal an appalling
ignorance of the demands and inequities of the labor market.
Why Is Amazon Abusing Its Workers? Because It Can
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by Robert Reich
The power shift can be reversed—but only with stronger labor laws,
tougher trade deals, and a renewed commitment to antitrust.
It's Time to Give D.C. the True Autonomy and Self-Governance That Comes With Statehood
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by Monica Hopkins, Kristen Lee
Our country must grant full and equal rights to the 712,000 residents of
D.C.
In a Devastating Pandemic Year, Amazon Was Its Biggest Winner
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by Alec MacGillis
How the virus that battered the economy was a boon for Jeff Bezos.
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People’s Action Statement on President Biden’s $3T Infrastructure and Jobs Package
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Plans for Annova LNG Fracked Gas Export Terminal Ditched
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Sunrise Movement Responds to Biden Team’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal: "Even Manchin Called for $4 Trillion"
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Economic Liberties’ Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Lina Khan to the FTC
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After Congressional Hearing On D.C. Statehood, Stand Up America Urges Congress to Pass H.R. 51
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