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News & Views | 4/27/21
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Democrats, Sanders Demand Biden Release Secret Covid Vaccine Contracts Inked Under Trump
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Trump administration gave Big Pharma billions but refused to
disclose full terms of these deals."
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175 Groups Urge Banks Not to Fund Massive 'Cancer Alley' Chemical Plant in Louisiana
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We want clean air, water, and soil. It is incumbent on any responsible
corporation to listen to our community and cease all business
relationships with Formosa Plastics Group."
Poll Shows People of the World Think US Significantly Less Awful Now That Trump Is Gone
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
According to the latest surveys of adults in 14 other nations, favorable
views of the U.S. have increased by an average of nine points since
Biden's inauguration.
With 300,000 Deported in First 100 Days, Rights Group Warns Biden 'Well on Track to Repeat' Obama Failures
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He must make a choice: repeat the mistakes of the Obama administration
or do everything in his power to end the cruelty of detentions,
expulsions, and deportations."
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'Good First Step': Warren Welcomes Biden's IRS Boost to Target Rich Tax Cheats
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The IRS should have more resources to do its job and make the wealthy
pay their fair share."
Scathing Human Rights Watch Report Says Israel Guilty of Apartheid
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The prominent watchdog group's new analysis finds the oppression of
Palestinians has reached a "threshold."
'A Phenomenal, Bold, Progressive Candidate': Pramila Jayapal Endorses Nina Turner for Congress
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said Turner is running
on "the exact progressive platform that we believe is necessary."
Biden Order Will Raise Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers to $15 an Hour
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Economists have estimated that hiking the wage floor to $15 for federal
contract workers would result in direct raises for at least 240,000
low-wage employees.
International Rights Experts Condemn US Police Killings as 'Crimes Against Humanity'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"The world is not only watching, it's judging."
Unions Applaud Biden OSHA for Advancing Covid Safety Standard to Protect Workers
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Strong enforceable standards that require employers to develop
workplace Covid-19 safety plans," said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka,
"are necessary for reducing infections and deaths, and beating this
virus."
Urging Biden to 'Put Human Lives Before Billionaire Profit,' Seattle City Council Backs Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This resolution demonstrates our movement's rejection of the status quo
of profit-driven vaccine apartheid and vaccine nationalism, and our
fight for vaccine internationalism."
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It Is Time to Transition to a World Beyond Fossil Fuels—Our Lives Depend On It
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by Jennifer Morgan
The export of hydrocarbons must end. President Biden can lead the way by
kicking off a fossil fuel phaseout in the U.S.
America Needs a 21st-Century Civilian Climate Corps
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by Ed Markey
America needs to get back to work, and we can do that while confronting
the intersecting crises of the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice,
economic inequality, and climate change.
Tucker Carlson’s Racism: Paid for by You
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by Timothy Karr
Carlson's enormous paycheck comes out of the pockets of millions of
people who never watch his show or anything else on Fox.
Reporting from Around the World, Reese Erlich Was a Beacon of Independent Journalism
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by Norman Solomon
The longtime war correspondent, who died earlier this month, embodied
the honesty and deep humanity that makes for the very best journalists.
Any Delay in Ensuring the Greatest Availability of Vaccines Worldwide Is Morally Wrong and Foolish
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by Joseph Stiglitz, Lori Wallach
Waiving intellectual property rights so developing countries could
produce more vaccines would make a big difference in reaching global
herd immunity.
Putting Liberal Democracy First Has Never Been More Important
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
It is hard to see how our current injustices can be repaired without
working through and then "democratizing" these liberal democratic
institutions.
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Energy Hearing Witnesses Used Schools in Ploy to Push Big Oil Agenda
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ASBC Applauds House Ways and Means Chair Neal’s "Building an Economy for Families Act"
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