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News & Views | 4/19/21

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Roosevelt High School students and hundreds of other pupils from local schools took part in protests in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 19, 2021 as closing arguments were delivered in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of murdering unarmed Black man George Floyd last May. (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Facing George Floyd that day that did not require one ounce of courage, and none was shown on that day. All that was required was a little compassion and none was shown on that day."

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A mural painted by Sam Flores is introduced during a community gathering and job fair as West Virginians take action for an economic recovery and infrastructure package prioritizing climate, care, jobs, justice and call on Congress to pass the THRIVE Act on April 08, 2021 in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"As we confront a next wave of energy transition, we must take steps now to ensure that things do not get worse for coal miners, their families, and communities, but in fact get better."



A firefighter douses flames as they push towards homes during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods area of Madera County, California on September 7, 2020.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The warning came alongside the release of the World Meteorological Organization's State of the Global Climate in 2020, which said it was one of the three warmest years on record.




by Julia Conley, staff writer
"We're not only sending a message that we're running out of time, but that there is still time to act and save our planet!" said climate leader Alexandria Villeseñor.



Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.; front row, second from left) takes part in the July 31, 2019 "Make Detroit the Engine of the Green New Deal" rally. (Photo: Becker1999/Flickr/cc)

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The Data for Progress survey also found that an overwhelming majority of all likely voters favor the GND's individual components.



Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) speaks with reporters outside the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol Building on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Saying 'corporations must pay their fair share' should mean that pre-Trump rates are the starting point."



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to the media about the cruise industry during a press conference at PortMiami on April 8, 2021 in Miami, Florida.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Every single Floridian should be outraged by this blatant attempt to erode our First Amendment right to peacefully assemble."



Participants seen holding signs and marching on a picket line during a solidarity event in Manhattan showing support for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Amazon has left no stone unturned in its efforts to gaslight its own employees. We won't let Amazon's lies, deception, and illegal activities go unchallenged."




by Julia Conley, staff writer
Such a plan, said Rep. Jamaal Bowman, "would allow people to live with dignity and respect, to know that our federal government cares about their well-being and their health."



A health worker wearing a protective suit treats Covid-19 patients inside an isolation ward in Shehnai Banquet Hall near government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan LNJP hospital in New Delhi, India, on April 13, 2021.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Unless we vaccinate all nations, there is a huge risk that the protection offered by vaccines will be shattered by fresh mutations."


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Getting rid of public education spending would massively reduce the tax burden on wealthy individuals at the state level. (Photo: Ryan Stanton/flickr/cc)

by Valerie Strauss, Carol Burris
They all have the same purpose: To undo public education—not only the institution but also the public funding of schools.



The horrific wildfires that were ignited across Southeast Asia for land-clearing in 1997-98, combined with a regional drought, killed off many fruit-bearing trees in the forests of Malaysia. Fleeing the dead forests, fruit bats found sustenance in domestic orchards, bringing with them the Nipah virus. (Photo: by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

by Stan Cox
Escaping ecological catastrophe and reducing the frequency of pandemics that might be lurking in the decades ahead is well within our capability, but it will require assiduous respect for ecological limits and great restraint in our interactions with nature.



Imperial ineptitude is matched by domestic ineptitude. (Photo: Getty Images/Stock Photo/Carlina Teteris)

by Chris Hedges
U.S. leadership has stumbled from one military debacle to another, a trajectory mirroring the sad finales of other historical imperial powers.



A man walks by a U.S. drone graffiti painted on a wall during a campaign against drones in Yemen on May 31, 2018 in Sana'a, Yemen. (Photo: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images)

by Brian Terrell
Talk of peace in Afghanistan, Yemen, the streets of the U.S., is not coherent while waging wars with drones.



Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

by Ben Freeman , Brian Steiner
How to make a gulf monarchy all-American.



Scientists estimate that herd immunity, the point at which the coronavirus runs out of people to infect, would be achieved at a vaccination level of between 70 and 90 percent. (Photo: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock)

by Derrick Z. Jackson
All across the nation, online signups for shots have been far easier for white-collar families with fast computers and high-speed Internet.


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