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News & Views | 3/25/21
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'Focus on Structural Power': Lawmakers Told to Press Big Tech CEOs on 'Toxic' Business Model
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Tech CEOs want to talk about their content policies and moderation
efforts—because they know their core business models are indefensible."
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'Extraordinarily Dangerous': Georgia House Passes Bill to Give GOP Lawmakers Control of Election Board
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The most radical fringes of the Republican Party sitting in the state
legislature will be able to wipe out boards of elections... This is Jim
Crow 2.0."
Progressives in Congress Commit to Sunrise Movement's $10 Trillion 'Good Jobs for All' Pledge
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The climate crisis poses an existential threat to our planet, but it
also brings massive opportunity to redress historic injustices and build
a better future for all."
Trump Holdovers Accused of 'Sabotaging' Effort to Get Checks to 30 Million Social Security Recipients
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"President Biden can't stand for this any longer. He must protect Social
Security beneficiaries by firing Saul and Black immediately."
Upholding Hawaii Law, Federal Court Rules 'No Right to Carry Arms Openly in Public'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This is much-needed good news following recent high-profile gun
massacres in Atlanta and Boulder," said Kris Brown, president of the gun
control group Brady: United Against Gun Violence.
Taking Aim at 'Rigged' System, New Sanders Bills Would Reverse Trump's Corporate Tax Cut, End Offshoring
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"At the end of the day, we need massive tax reform in this country, so
that we end the tax loopholes and the giveaways to the wealthy and large
corporations."
Families and Indigenous Youth Vow to 'Not Give Up' After Top EU Court Dismisses 'People's Climate Case'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We will keep fighting for justice and for the protection of fundamental
rights that are threatened by the unequal and diverse impacts of climate
change."
Team Bernie vs. Amazon Executive: War of Words Erupts as Sanders Backs Alabama Union Drive
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"I am proud to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers in Alabama who
are fighting for better wages and better working conditions."
Applause as Biden USDA Scraps Trump Bid to Take Food Benefits From More Than a Million People
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump's biggest regulatory attack on SNAP is officially dead and
buried."
Groups Urge Lawmakers Against Gutting of Section 230 as Big Tech CEOs Testify
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Of course Facebook wants to see changes to Section 230. Because they
know it will simply serve to solidify their monopoly power and crush
competition from smaller and more decentralized platforms."
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Sanders Estate Tax Bill Shuts Down Wealth Hiding Loopholes
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by Chuck Collins
The Vermont senator and former presidential candidate takes shot across
the bow of the wealth defense industry.
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OCI Reaction to Interior Department Forum on Federal Oil and Gas Leasing Program
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PPP Extension Critical—and Provides Opportunity to Address Sole Proprietor Needs Through Retroactive Application of Current Rules
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Patriotic Millionaires Praise Sanders' For the 99.5% Act
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The Congressional Review Action on Methane Is Not Enough
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Biden Must Keep His Public Lands Fracking Ban Promise
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