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News & Views | 4/5/21
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'Follow the Money': Corporations Gave $50 Million to GOP Lawmakers Behind Voter Suppression Onslaught
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"No matter how many PR statements Big Business puts out, its complicity
with the antidemocratic forces that want to make voting harder is
clear."
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'This Victory Belongs to Trans Youth': Arkansas Gov. Vetoes Bill That Would Deny Gender-Affirming Care
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"This victory belongs to the thousands of Arkansans who spoke out
against this discriminatory bill, especially the young people, parents,
and pediatricians who never stopped fighting this anti-trans attack."
'Helloooooooooo Somebody': Nina Turner Posts Massive Fundraising Haul in Bid for Ohio House Seat
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Momentum is building and people can feel it!"
To Halt '30-Year Race to the Bottom,' Yellen Calls for Global Minimum Tax on Corporations
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A high global minimum tax can change the face of globalization—by
making its main winners (multinational companies) pay more in taxes,
instead of them paying less and less."
Biden Urged to Withdraw All Medicaid Work Requirements Approved by Trump
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Policies to "take Medicaid coverage away from people who don't comply
with stringent work requirements... are deeply harmful."
Fauci Says Federal Government Won't Mandate Vaccine Passports
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The administration's chief medical adviser also urged people not to
"declare victory prematurely" against the coronavirus by forgoing public
health measures like physical distancing.
'A Remarkable Story of Resilience and Hope': Renewable Energy Smashes Records in 2020
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"There is a huge amount to be done... The international community must
look to this trend as a source of inspiration to go further."
Sunrise Plans Dozens of Actions Nationwide to Demand Jobs Guarantee, $10 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"With so much work to be done, there's no reason anyone in the richest
country in the history of the world should be unemployed, underemployed,
or working a job that isn't in the national interest."
NLRB Says Amazon Firing of Workers Who Demanded Better Climate, Labor Policies Was Illegal Retaliation
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"It's clear that Amazon has been violating the law when it tries to
silence workers who speak out," said Christy Hofmann, general secretary
of UNI Global Union.
'EPA Needs to Step In': Florida Workers Race to Prevent Massive Spill of Radioactive Waste
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Federal officials need to clean up this mess the fertilizer industry
has dumped on Florida communities and immediately halt further
phosphogypsum production."
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Corporate Backers of Georgia's New Voter Suppression Law
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by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
Georgia-based companies have gotten backlash from voting advocates for
their silence on new regressive legislation.
Joe Biden as Mr. Fix It
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by Robert Reich
Biden is embarking on a huge and long-overdue repair job on the physical
and human underpinnings of the nation while managing to keep most of a
bitterly divided country with him.
The American Spiritual Death Spiral
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
Living in a country haunted by death.
Maine Should Take This Chance to Defund the Local Intelligence Fusion Center
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by Matthew Guariglia
"The first decade of the 21st century is characterized by a blank check
to grow and expand the infrastructure that props up mass surveillance.
Fusion centers are at the very heart of that excess."
Six Ways Chevron Imperils Climate, Human Rights, and Racial Justice
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by Kathy Mulvey
"These six examples illustrate a stunning array of corporate abuse,
deception, and misconduct by one of the world's largest and most
powerful corporations."
Study Sounds Latest Warning of Rainforest Turning Into Savanna as Climate Warms
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by Malavika Vyawahare
"What is happening at the Amazon-Cerrado boundary may be a precursor for
feverish tropical forests across the world. Unlike humans, these forests
won't have air conditioners or sunscreens to protect them."
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Tampa Bay Wastewater Crisis Demands Federal Action
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IMF Cancels Debt for 28 Poor Countries into Fall of 2021
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Following Biden’s Infrastructure Rollout Sunrise Movement To Hold 65+ Rallies Across The Country Targeting Biden and Congress
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Tracking Evictions and Foreclosures Through Pandemic Finds Large Increases in Housing Insecurity Among Black and Hispanic Renters
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Repealing Sanctions on the ICC is a Critical First Step
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