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News & Views | 3/26/21
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'What You're Doing Is Historical!' Bernie Sanders Rallies With Amazon Workers in Alabama
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"If history teaches us anything, it is that big money interests do not
just give you anything," the senator said in support of the union drive
in Bessemer. "You've got to stand up and you've got to fight for it."
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'Jim Crow in the 21st Century': Biden Rebukes Georgia's New Voter Suppression Law
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This law, like so many others being pursued by Republicans in
statehouses across the country, is a blatant attack on the Constitution
and good conscience."
As Myanmar Death Toll Tops 320, UN Expert Warns Crisis Will Worsen Without World's Help
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"I fear that the international community has only a short time remaining
to act," said United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews.
Senate Dems Employ Obscure Law in Effort to Reverse Trump Rollback of Methane Emissions Standards
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While lawmakers are also using the Congressional Review Act to challenge
one other policy change, it could be used to target dozens of
deregulatory actions from Trump's presidency.
Big Oil's Embrace of Carbon Pricing Called PR Ploy to 'Avoid Real, Effective Climate Action'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"This is yet another greenwashing tactic wielded by the fossil fuel
industry to distract from their disproportionate responsibility for the
climate crisis."
Coalition Calls on Biden to Use US-Owned Patent to Share Covid Vaccine With the World
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The U.S. government can help end the pandemic if it uses its legal
leverage with Moderna to jumpstart an ambitious vaccine manufacturing
program to benefit the world."
Nearly 3 in 4 New Yorkers Favor Taxing the Rich to Austerity: Poll
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Survey shows that voters across political spectrum prefer raising taxes
on state's wealthy to cutting essential services and key public
programs.
Georgia Rep. Charged With Felonies for Knocking on Kemp's Door as He Signed Voter Suppression Bill
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is straight out of Jim Crow."
Senator Demands Postal Board Fire DeJoy Over 'Pathetic 10-Year Plan to Weaken USPS'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He is a clear and present threat to the future of the Postal Service
and the well-being of millions of Americans."
'A Good Step': NYC Council Approves Measure to Curb Qualified Immunity
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The mayor's plan is a far cry from the transformative change New
Yorkers demanded in the streets and at the polls."
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For the Right and Corporate Media, Border Is 'Political Crisis,' Not Humanitarian Emergency
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by Julie Hollar
The people coming to the border are real people, most of them going
through a harrowing and dangerous journey to escape even more harrowing
situations.
Does the US Have a Culture of Violence? Not the United States of Women
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by Laura Flanders
The white, male, militarist culture of violence isn't inevitable. It's a
societal choice. Let's switch.
Not Providing Covid-19 Vaccinations to Palestinians Is Proof of Israel's Medical Apartheid
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by Diana Buttu
The coronavirus does not stop at checkpoints. As an occupier, Israel
must provide medical supplies to Palestinians and adopt measures to
combat the disease there.
Can Social Movements Realign America's Political Parties to Implement Big Change?
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by Mark Engler, Paul Engler
Groups such as Sunrise and Justice Democrats are reviving the old idea
of realignment, with hopes of provoking new political transformations.
The Border Is Not a 'Crisis' But People Are Suffering
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by Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin immigration lawyers worry about misinformation and backlash.
Want the Rich to Pay Their Fair Share? Don't Call It a Tax
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by Angela Bradbery
Reframing taxes as an investment in public services that we all use or
benefit from—such as roads and bridges, water and sewer systems—would be
one approach.
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Newswire...
AFSCME President Lee Saunders Decries Discriminatory Georgia Legislation Aimed at Voter Suppression
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New Racist Voter Suppression Law In Georgia Increases Urgency for Congress to Pass For the People Act
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Science Group Says Bill Will Help Keep Workers Safe as Climate Change Makes Hot Day More Frequent, Intense
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Wolf-Killing Rancher Loses Bid to Keep His Public Land Grazing Permit
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Women’s Group: Coca-Cola and AT&T Are Complicit in Georgia’s New Voter Suppression Law
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