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News & Views | 4/2/21

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by Common Dreams staff
The Capitol has been on high alert since the January 6 attack by a mob of Trump supporters.

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A person holds a sign urging lawmakers to "Tax the Rich" at a protest in New York City on March 29, 2021. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If you paid $120 for a pair of Nike Air Force 1 shoes, you paid more to Nike than it paid in federal income taxes over the past 3 years," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.



Flares burning off gas at Belridge Oil Field and hydraulic fracking site which is the fourth largest oil field in California. (Photo: Citizens of the Planet/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It's time to stop subsidizing them and start facing the climate crisis," says a BailoutWatch analyst.




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The country can't afford to "wait for Republicans to have some awakening on climate change," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.



A protester holds dead bees prior to the annual shareholders meeting of German chemicals and pharmaceuticals conglomerate Bayer AG on April 26, 2019 in Bonn, Germany.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The findings, said the study's lead researcher, "call for action to reduce the pesticide toxicity applied in agriculture worldwide."



Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is the first Native American Cabinet member in U.S. history. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The department said the new unit will "put the full weight of the federal government into investigating these cases and marshal law enforcement resources across federal agencies and throughout Indian country."




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The American people, and the Iranian-American community in particular, want the Biden administration to resolve our ongoing disputes with Iran through diplomacy."



Travelers arrive for flights at O'Hare international Airport on March 16, 2021 in Chicago.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The agency's new guidance came the same day Dr. Anthony Fauci said there's something akin to "a race between the potential for a surge and our ability to vaccinate as many people as we possibly can."




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"By shutting down this illegal pipeline, you can continue to show your administration values the environment and the rights of Indigenous communities more than the profits of outdated fossil fuel industries."



A man wears a sticker showing his college debt during an Occupy Wall Street rally against the high cost of college tuitions on April 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The president has signaled he supports forgiving $10,000 per borrower but Democrats and activists are pressing him to make it $50,000 or more.


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People participate in a "March on Billionaires" event on July 17, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

by Robert Reich
These 7 ways of taxing the rich would generate more than $6 trillion over 10 years.



Migrants flock to our borders seeking relief from the terror caused by ruthless narcotraffickers and governments corrupted by the drug trade. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by Inge Fryklund
Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America.



Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

by Thom Hartmann
Will the GOP reform itself, or must it die?



While two of every three Americans support unions and half of them would join a union if they had a chance, only 15% of American workers were union members in 2020. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by Fran Quigley
"The PRO Act is essential in strengthening workers' basic right to organize: as such it is a covenant, a sacred trust among workers to improve their lives and working conditions. It deserves the support of all people of faith."



The benefits of the ARP will continue to be captured in coming months. (Photo: Getty/Stock Photo/Maskot)

by Elise Gould
Even at this pace, it could take more than a year to dig out of the total jobs shortfall. However, today's number is certainly a promising sign for the recovery.



A picture taken on March 3, 2021 in Paris shows a vaccine vial reading "Covid-19 vaccine" and a syringe on an European passport. (Photo: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jay Stanley
Any proposal for vaccine credentials must be primarily paper-based, decentralized, and protect privacy.


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