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'What Are They Waiting For?' With Voting Rights Under Threat, Dems Pressured to Nuke Filibuster Now
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Democrats have a mandate from voters to move forward on their own...
Delay carries enormous risk, just as it did in 2009."
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Lawmakers and Groups Demand 'Urgent Action' by Fed to Protect Economy From Climate Risks
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The Federal Reserve must do its job, steering the economy away from
disaster by ending fossil fuel finance."
GOP Attack on Democracy Surges as Texas Voter Suppression Bill Passes Senate
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"It's clear that the Republican Party believes the only way they can win
future elections is to keep millions of Americans from casting their
ballots."
People Worldwide Said 'Build Back Better.' IEA Chief Says 'Just the Opposite' Is Happening
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"As long as countries do not put the right energy policies in place, the
economic rebound will see emissions significantly increase in 2021. We
will make the job of reaching net zero harder."
Complaining About Corporate Tax Hike, McConnell Admits GOP Won't Support Biden Infrastructure Plan
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The Kentucky Republican vowed to fight the president's proposal "every
step of the way."
Biden's $100 Billion Broadband Plan Hailed as Crucial Effort to Close 'Digital Divide'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"President Biden's $100 billion infrastructure plan acknowledges an
important fact about broadband today—it is an essential service, like
water and electricity, and our public policy should reflect that fact."
'We Need to Tax the Rich': Global Billionaires Have Grown $4 Trillion Wealthier During Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Unless we tax the world's billionaires, the legacy of the pandemic will
be accelerated concentrations of wealth and power."
With 'Planetary Crisis on Our Hands,' Says AOC, 'We Can Do $10 Trillion' on Infrastructure
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That may be an eye-popping figure for some people," said the New York
Democrat, but "we're the wealthiest nation in the history of the world."
Forget 2030 or 2040, Says Greta Thunberg, World Must 'Reduce Our Emissions Right Now'
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
The world needs "to stop focusing on dates and numbers" and recognize
that taking immediate action is what must be done, says the 18-year-old
Swedish climate leader.
'Shocking' April Fools' Day Study Shows 'When Hungry People Obtained More Food, They Were Less Hungry'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It turns out that people are actually in poverty mostly because they
are not paid enough for their work to be able to afford rent, food, and
other necessities of living."
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The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King's Final Year
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by Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon
Mainstream media today pretend that King's anti-militarism
pronouncements were never uttered, but that was not the case in 1967.
Condemnation was swift, emphatic and widespread.
It's Time to End the Insanity of Colossal Military Spending and Reallocate Funds to Basic Economic and Social Needs
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by Adam Parsons, Sonja Scherndl
Imagine what could be achieved if just a portion of the money spent on
military expenditures were pooled into a global fund, and redirected
towards ending hunger and massively investing in public health systems.
Chinese and American Leaders Are Playing a Game of Chicken That Couldn't Be More Dangerous
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by Michael T. Klare
Could the U.S. and China face an unintended blowup in the western
Pacific in the Biden years?
Can Biden End the Endless Wars and Learn to Wage Peace?
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by Robert C. Koehler
Militarism is embedded in the infrastructure of the nation state.
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Four Reasons Dropping Campaign Finance Reform From S. 1 Is A Dumb Idea
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Supreme Court Awards the FCC for Long Neglecting Its Mandate to Promote Media Diversity in the United States
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Amnesty International USA Statement on Mass Shooting in Orange, California
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SEC Rules Chevron Must Allow Shareholder Proposal Asking for Transparent Accounting of Net-Zero Impacts
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Supreme Court Defers to FCC Authority in Media Ownership Case But Leaves Door Open For Future FCC To Protect The Public Interest
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