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News & Views | 4/16/21
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'Utterly Unacceptable and Shameful': Anger Erupts Over Biden Plan to Keep Trump-Era Refugee Cap
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Biden is turning his back on tens of thousands of refugees around the
world who have been approved to come to the United States."
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New Study Finds Undisclosed Ingredients in Roundup Lethal to Bumblebees
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
Researchers found that one of the herbicide formulations killed 96% of
the bees within 24 hours.
Wall Street Gave More Money During 2020 Election Than Any Campaign Season in US History
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Year in and year out, this torrent of money gives Wall Street an
outsized role in how we are governed."
'Entire System Is to Blame': Outrage Builds After Police Union Leader Says Officer Killing of Unarmed Teen Was 'Heroic'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Ending this isn't just about consequences for who pulls the trigger.
It's about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to
protect, defend, and cover up state violence."
'Completely Unreasonable': Dems Slam GOP Demand for No Corporate Tax Hikes in Infrastructure Plan
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Republicans' insistence that the most profitable companies in the world
shouldn't contribute a single penny to investments in roads, schools,
and our clean-energy future is simply not acceptable."
As Biden Plans Withdrawal, Analysis Shows Afghan War Cost At Least 241,000 Lives and $2.26 Trillion
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Ending the war as soon as possible is the only rational and humane
thing to do," said a co-director of the Costs of War Project.
New Google Earth Timelapse Feature Offers Devastating View of Climate Emergency
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"We want this to be very visceral and real for people, and a ray of hope
that there's actually a lot we can do."
Sanders, Senate Democrats Call on Biden to Support Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver at WTO
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Letter urges president to "prioritize people over pharmaceutical company
profits."
Nobel Laureate Warns of 'Devastating Marriage' Between Artificial Intelligence and Killer Robots
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The biggest threats are the 'modernization' of nuclear weapons and the
new 'revolution' of weapons," says Peace Prize winner Jody Williams.
'Racist, Unconstitutional, and Anti-Democratic': Florida Senate Passes GOP Anti-Protest Bill
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"This bill is a disgrace to our state."
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Suspending Vaccine Patents Is the Leadership the World Needs to End This Pandemic
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by Mary Robinson
Intellectual property rules are not sacrosanct; this is, after all, an
unprecedented crisis.
New Report Details the Gendered and Racial Impacts of the Fossil Fuel Industry and the Complicit Financial Institutions
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by Osprey Orielle Lake, Katherine Quaid
"The fossil fuel industry, and their financiers, are leading us further
down the path of irreparable climate disaster, and we need to understand
who is being harmed first and worst by their actions."
As Nations Slash Budgets, Global Study Warns of Looming Austerity Shocks
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by Isabel Ortiz, Matthew Cummins
It is imperative to watch out for austerity measures with negative
social outcomes. After COVID-19's devastating impacts, austerity will
only cause more unnecessary suffering and hardship.
We Must Reclaim Voting Rights as a Moral Imperative
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by Bernice A. King , Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Our deepest moral and constitutional traditions point us toward the
possibility of a more perfect union when we respect the basic democratic
principle of one person, one vote.
The Dirty Campaign Underlying Ecuador's "Free and Fair" Election
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by Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores
Given all the strikes against Arauz, it is remarkable the progressive
presidential candidate Andrés Arauz did so well.
Anti-Science Republicans Like Jim Jordan Have Blood on Their Hands
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by Juan Cole
The attitude of people like Jordan is why we are heading for 600,000
dead in the pandemic.
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MPower Change Executive Director and Co-Founder Linda Sarsour Releases Statement on Biden Breaking His Promise to End Trump's Openly Xenophobic Refugee Cap
MPower Change
Secretarial Orders Will Protect Public Lands and Waters
Environment America
Sec. Haaland Secretarial Orders Help Restore Integrity to Interior, U.S. Leadership on Climate
Western Environmental Law Center
36 Groups to Biden and Congress: Reduce Oversized Pentagon Request
Public Citizen
New Study: Undisclosed Inert Ingredients in Some Popular Roundup Products Found to Be Highly Toxic to Bumblebees
Center for Food Safety
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