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News & Views | 3/24/21
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From Space Force to F-35s, Congress Given Specific Path to Cut Pentagon Budget by $80 Billion
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"We have a choice: funnel countless trillions of dollars into weapons of
war and Pentagon waste, or put our resources toward efforts that will
actually make the world safer for all of us."
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'Anti-Democratic Garbage': McConnell Rebuked for Calling Voting Rights Bill a 'Power Grab'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"How depraved do you have to be to insist that more people voting is
somehow a power grab?"
'Death Falling From the Sky': Report Spotlights Civilian Harm From US Drone Strikes in Yemen
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The United States is failing to investigate credible allegations of
violations, to hold individuals responsible for violations accountable,
and to provide prompt and adequate reparation."
California Regulator Praised for 'Landmark' Proposal to List 'Forever Chemical' as Carcinogen
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The damage to communities nationwide from PFOA-contaminated drinking
water and exposure through everyday consumer products is almost
unimaginable, but California's action underscores the urgency of
addressing the crisis."
'Strom Thurmond Disagrees': Historians Refute McConnell Claim That Filibuster Has 'No Racial History'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch's statement.
The filibuster has a ton of 'racial history.'"
Tlaib Unveils Bill to Provide Monthly Payments to Everyone in US—Funded by Minting Trillion-Dollar Coins
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A one-time survival check isn't enough to get people through this
crisis."
Quarter of Civilian Causalties From US-Backed, Saudi-Led War in Yemen Were Children
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Children continue to be killed and injured on a near-daily basis," said
Xavier Joubert of Save the Children.
Fending Off Antitrust Push, Tech Giants Now Biggest Spenders on DC Lobbying
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's more important than ever for lawmakers to show their independence
and bring these companies to heel."
60 Largest Banks Have Dumped $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since 2015, Report Shows
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"By bankrolling the expansion of oil and gas, the top banks of the world
have blood on their hands."
Amazon to Delivery Drivers: Agree to Be Spied On Biometrically or You're Fired
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Rank authoritarianism disguised as corporate efficiency for consumer
satisfaction."
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The Most Sustained Effort to Silence Voters Since Jim Crow
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by Phyllis Richardson
Most Americans want to make voting easier, not harder. We need to pass
the For the People Act.
How Many More People Have to Die Before We Pass Medicare for All?
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by Phil Ateto
My insurance says my cancer drugs aren't "medically necessary." No one
should have to fight for care like this.
Plant-Based Diets Can Help Save the Planet
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by Sabrina Ahmed
Adopting a vegan diet could be the biggest individual contribution to
preventing climate breakdown—but we also need systemic change.
The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Turning to Far-Right Authoritarians
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by Basav Sen
As climate change intensifies and countries turn to clean energies, Big
Oil will take increasingly desperate measures to survive.
10 Biggest Pandemic Profiteers
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by Chuck Collins
One year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, U.S. billionaires have made
out like gangbusters at the expense of workers.
We Are Living Through a Time of Fear–Not Just of the Virus, but of Each Other
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by Jonathan Cook
What the UK's Police and Crime Bill does, like similar legislation in
the US and Europe, is to declare some protests as legitimate and others
as not.
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Newswire...
Claims that New Child Allowance Will Destroy Child Support System are False
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Earthjustice Applauds Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Bill
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Stand Up America Denounces GOP Misinformation During S. 1 Hearing, Urges Senate Passage
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Church Joins Lawsuit Against ICE with Religious Discrimination Claims
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Amnesty International USA Applauds Virginia for Abolishing the Death Penalty
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