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News & Views | 5/13/21
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Sanders Urges Labor Secretary to Protect Jobless Benefits as GOP Governors Race to Cut Them Off
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The Vermont senator warned that many workers "will be forced into
poverty" if Republican leaders are permitted to end emergency
unemployment benefits.
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Report Debunks Big Pharma's 'Dangerous Narrative' on Vaccine Supplies
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"We need urgent public manufacturing and technology sharing to meet
global need and end the pandemic."
Progressive Groups Demand Biden Appoint Chair Who Will End Fed's Funding of 'Climate Destruction'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If the Fed did not begin moving aggressively on Day One of the Biden
administration (if not long before that), then the Fed is contributing
to the climate crisis."
Fight for $15, Undeterred by McDonald's Raises for Some Workers, Says US Strike Still On for May 19
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The pay hike only applies to company-owned restaurants, leaving out
employees at 95% of all U.S. locations.
Study Shows 'Intentional Policy Decisions'—Not Abstract Market Forces—to Blame for Wage Stagnation
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
" Wage suppression was an actively sought outcome engineered by
policymakers," concludes the Economic Policy Institute.
Israeli Defense Minister Threatens 'Gaza Will Burn' as IDF Readies Plans for Ground Invasion
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Benny Gantz's comments "should be entered directly as evidence of war
crimes to the International Criminal Court," said one critic.
Indigenous Rights Defenders Condemn Government Probe Into Critics of Bolsonaro's Covid Response
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A federal judge denounced an investigation into two Indigenous leaders
as "an illegal embarrassment."
Chernobyl Radiation Surge 'Cause for Concern,' Say Scientists
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
One nuclear scientist said the situation is "like the embers in a
barbecue pit."
EPA Data Kept Secret Under Trump Shows Climate Crisis Becoming 'More Evident, Stronger, and Extreme'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Combating climate change—it's not optional. It's essential," said EPA
Administrator Michael Regan.
AOC Says Biden's Refusal to Condemn Israeli Attacks on Palestinians 'Takes a Side—the Side of Occupation'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The New York Democrat criticized Biden for failing to acknowledge "what
precipitated this cycle of violence—namely, the expulsions of
Palestinians and attacks on Al-Aqsa."
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Views...
Viruses Don't Recognize Borders and Neither Should Vaccines
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by Monica Grover
As an Indian American, my family has experienced the worst of this
pandemic in two countries. For any of us to be safe, we all need vaccine
equity.
Will Movement for People's Vaccine Open Doors to Larger Revolt Against Big Pharma?
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by John Buell
A TRIPS suspension may only be a first step, but it is an important one.
It puts in play questions of who really makes and who profits from these
miraculous vaccines.
The Media Is Causing Harm by Reporting Official Covid-19 Figures From Poorer Countries
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by Tamara Pearson
The media needs to stop misreporting Covid-19 numbers now, and desist
from minimizing the hardships in the parts of the world that are facing
the worst—economically, socially, and health wise—aspects of this
pandemic.
Liz Cheney: And Thus, the Revolution Devours Its Children
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by Mike Lofgren
At some point, the GOP will use bullets rather than ballots.
There Is Something Wrong With the Herd
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by John Feffer
The United States won't achieve herd immunity because a significant
portion of the herd is suffering from mad cow disease.
Mother’s Day Tears and the Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
This past year-plus has laid bare the pressures, burdens, and violence
that women, especially poor women and women of color, face every day.
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Newswire...
Drug Policy Alliance & The Leadership Conference Lead Coalition of 150+ Organizations Calling on Congress to End Military Equipment Transfers to Local Law Enforcement
Drug Policy Alliance
22 Organizations, Including Main Street Alliance, Rural Democracy Initiative, Family Farm Action and RuralOrganizing.org, Today Released a Report Calling on Leaders to Take Policy Actions That Will Benefit Rural America
The Main Street Alliance
JPMorgan Chase Sets Insufficient Emissions "Intensity" Targets For Its Dirtiest Financing
Sierra Club
Sanders Urges Labor Secretary Walsh to Protect Workers as Republican Governors Threaten to Withhold Aid
Senator Bernie Sanders
Certainty Act Would Power Clean Energy Transition, Stabilize State, Tribal Budgets
Western Environmental Law Center
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