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News & Views | 4/30/21
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Targeting Roe v. Wade, GOP Has Launched 'Unprecedented' Attack on Abortion Rights in 2021
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Warning that a reversal of the 1973 ruling is the ultimate target,
experts note that 2021 is on track to be "the most damaging
anti-abortion state legislative session in a decade—and perhaps ever."
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'Bernie Sanders and I Agree,' Says Schumer on Lowering Medicare Age and Drug Prices
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It's almost insane to think that we would have to fight for these
obvious steps," says Sanders. "But we must."
After Strong Backlash, NYPD Kicks Robotic Dog "Spot" to the Curb
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
A spokesperson for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who called the
Boston Dynamics device "creepy" and "alienating," said he was "glad the
Digidog was put down."
Bernie Sanders to Rally in Kentucky With Possible Senate Contender Charles Booker
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Everyone expects progressives to lose in 2022," Sanders' team said,
"but if we fight early, we're going to shock them all."
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DeSantis Says 'Of Course' He Will Sign Into Law Florida GOP's Massive Attack on Voting Rights
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Simply put, S.B. 90 is undemocratic to its core," said the ACLU of
Florida.
Demanding 'Papers Not Crumbs,' Undocumented Immigrants Risk Arrest Outside Biden White House
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"I won't accept piecemeal bills that exclude and criminalize my own
community members," said organizer Hector Morales. "We need permanent
protection for all."
'Keep Your Promise': Ady Barkan Urges Biden to Support Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Millions of lives around the world are at stake."
Third Round of Coronavirus Relief Checks Led to Largest Monthly Rise in Household Income Since 1959
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"This is what happens when you opt for investing in working people over
trickle-down economics."
Outrage as Canadian Regulator Lets Government-Owned Pipeline Keep Insurers Secret
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A project which can only be insured secretly has lost its social
license to operate," said one Trans Mountain opponent.
'A Dream Come True': Nurses at Maine's Largest Hospital Vote to Unionize
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's a new day for nurses and patients across Maine."
Warning of Threat to 'Humanity and the Natural World,' Hawaii State Legislature Becomes First in US to Declare Climate Emergency
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The climate crisis is a clear and present threat for both current and
future generations," said Dyson Chee of the Hawaii Youth Climate
Coalition.
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Earth Day to May Day Point to a New America
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by Ben Manski, Peter Knowlton
"By 2030 we will be on our way to a global economy that provides a good
life for all on a living planet," states the Declaration of the 2020's.
"Or we will be on an irreversible path to global misery through
ecological collapse."
The Case for D.C. Statehood Is Clear
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by Jesse Jackson
Making D.C. a state finally would end the denial of voting
representation to more than 700,000 Americans, a majority of whom are
Black or Brown.
As Biden Makes Progress on the Domestic Front, He Barely Gets a Passing Grade on Foreign Policy
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by Medea Benjamin
That's why many anti-war organizations and activists will continue to
push the administration to improve its foreign policy record in the next
100 days, while also urging Congress to reject Biden's increased
military budget.
Support for Essential Labor Has Largely Excluded Migrant Women Farmworkers
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by Rebekah Entralgo
How the migrant women farmworkers who put food on our tables are
organizing for a better life after the pandemic.
Just How Bold Is President Biden's Tax-the-Rich Plan?
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by Sam Pizzigati
A little history can help us with the answer.
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How the For the People Act Blunts New Florida Voting Restrictions
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Florida Becomes the Next Stop for Jim Crow with Passage of Anti-Voter, Anti-Democracy Bill
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