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News & Views | 5/14/21
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On Vaccine Patents, A Light Out of the Darkness
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by Richard Eskow
Demonstrators weren't just protesting vaccine patents. They were defying
a neoliberal order that uses the luminous products of human intelligence
for private exploitation.
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Ebola Response Veterans Urge WHO to 'Dramatically Expand' Global Covid-19 Vaccine Access
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Those of us who gave our all during the Ebola outbreak and survived it
know that we cannot let our guard down. No one is safe until everyone is
safe."
'Nothing Is More Beautiful Than Solidarity': Hundreds Mobilize to Stop Arrest of Immigrant Neighbors in Glasgow
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
" This is what we need to be prepared to do again and again as the
Tories bring in their new immigration proposals and demonize asylum
seekers and refugees," said MP Kim Johnson.
NFL Denounced for Using Racist Criteria to Avoid Paying Black Retirees in Concussion Settlement
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"They come out with all these slogans like 'We care' and 'Black Lives
Matter,'" said former NFL player Kevin Henry. "And I'm sitting there,
like, you're lying."
After Deranged Marjorie Taylor Greene Video Emerges, AOC Laments Colleague Who Is 'Deeply Unwell'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If the shoe were on the other foot, the GOP would be calling for my
expulsion," said the New York Democrat.
Looming Texas Law Would Allow Anti-Choice 'Vigilantes' to Sue Anyone Who 'Aids or Abets' an Abortion
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"There's no low these legislators won't sink to in their efforts to gut
Roe v. Wade and push abortion care as far out of reach as possible,"
said one rights advocate.
Sanders Says Biden Must Pick Ambassador Who Won't Blindly Back Right-Wing Israeli Government
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I encourage him to choose someone who can represent our country in an
even-handed way, and who can engage not only with Israel but with the
Palestinians as well."
IDF 'Willfully' Misled Media About Ground Invasion to Lure Gaza Fighters Into Tunnels: Report
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Israeli military spokesperson's office communicated directly with
reporters just after midnight Friday, claiming a ground invasion was
underway.
'Why We Need Medicare for All': GOP Missouri Governor Rejects Ballot Mandate for Medicaid Expansion
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Gov. Parson is openly adversarial to the people in our communities who
have the least," said Rep. Cori Bush.
Biden Claims Israeli Attack on Gaza Is Not an 'Overreaction' as Onslaught Intensifies, Death Toll Mounts
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"With its unconditional financial, military, and diplomatic support of
the Israeli apartheid regime, the U.S. bears responsibility for the
everyday violence of Israeli oppression."
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Who Funds the Climate Crisis?
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by Cynthia Kaufman
For fossil fuel companies, what drives their profit is ownership of
carbon in the ground. That's why they have spent billions of dollars
stoking the climate denial industry and fighting regulations.
More Than 100 Killed as Israel Intensifies Gaza Onslaught
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by Maureen Clare Murphy
Israeli bombing has destroyed or severely damaged more than 18 buildings
and 350 housing units in Gaza since Monday, displacing some 500
families.
What's Missing From Biden’s Climate Agenda?
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by Tom Athanasiou
A fair-shares approach to global climate justice could help save the
"net zero 2050" strategy.
Israel Is Carrying Out Mass Murder, Aided and Abetted by the US
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by Chris Hedges
Israel is not exercising "the right to defend itself" in the occupied
Palestinian territories. It is carrying out mass murder. It is a war
crime.
The Republican War on Facts and Voting Rights
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by Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
Across the country, voter suppression bills are being rushed through
Republican-controlled state legislatures.
Shooting Fish in a Barrel: Israel Bombs Palestinian Refugees From Israel in Gaza, 50% Of Them Children
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by Juan Cole
There is no equivalence between Israel and Gaza.
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Newswire...
Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers to Hold Shabbat at Senator Schumer’s to Demand an End to US Military Funding to Israel
Jewish Voice for Peace
Court Directs EPA to Better Protect Children from Lead Hazards in Homes and Schools
Earthjustice
MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on the Election of Rep. Elise Stefanik as GOP Conference Chair
MoveOn.org
28 Groups Denounce Facebook’s Plan to Extended Data Collection by Pestering WhatsApp Users, Degrading Features
Public Citizen
End the Nakba Now
Progressive International
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