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News & Views | 5/18/21
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'The IEA Is Starting to Get It': World Energy Body Praised for Finally Admitting Fossil Fuels Must Stay in the Ground
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Today's bombshell report from the International Energy Agency is easy
to translate," said Bill McKibben. "Anyone who continues to engage or
invest in fossil fuel development is wrecking the climate."
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Global Solidarity Protests Against Israeli Apartheid as Palestinians Stage General Strike
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Today, the people of Palestine are once again going on strike for their
liberation—and calling on the world to join them."
As US Clears 3 Detainees for Release, Amnesty Demands Biden Close Gitmo
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"President Biden cannot have true credibility advocating for other
countries to respect human rights if he does not prioritize closing
Guantánamo."
In 'Disgraceful' Cave to Biden Admin, Meeks Won't Request Delay of $735 Million US Arms Sale to Israel
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Looks like even this little step toward transparency was shut down from
the top."
'Bucket of Water' vs. 'Raging Inferno': Critics Say Biden's Global Vaccine Donation Not Nearly Enough
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Twenty million is a depressingly tiny figure compared to the global
need," said one expert.
'We're at the Brink': Researchers Warn Greenland Ice Sheet May Have Already Passed Tipping Point
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"There will be substantially enhanced melting in the future—which is
quite worrying," said researchers.
Omar, Tlaib Lead Call to Stop 'Appalling' $735 Million US Weapons Sale to Israel Amid Gaza Carnage
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The Minnesota Democrat warned the munitions sale "will undercut any
attempts at brokering a ceasefire."
'A Heinous Crime': Israeli Airstrikes Damage Gaza's Only Coronavirus Testing Lab
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It was bad enough when Palestinians in Gaza weren't able to get
vaccinated, but now to reportedly lose their only coronavirus testing
lab is... beyond words."
Just 20 Companies Produce Over Half of All Single-Use Plastic Waste: Report
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
"Transitioning away from the take-make-waste model of single-use
plastics will take more than corporate leadership and 'enlightened'
capital markets; it will require immense political will."
Citing Mental Health and Privacy Concerns, Dems Call On Facebook to Kill 'Instagram for Kids' Plot
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"When it comes to putting people before profits, Facebook has forfeited
the benefit of the doubt, and we strongly urge Facebook to abandon its
plans to launch a version of Instagram for kids."
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Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen
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by Ramzy Baroud
We must save Sheikh Jarrah, but we must also save Gaza; we must demand
an end to the Israeli military occupation of Palestine and, with it, the
system of racial discrimination and apartheid.
The IEA—the World's Most Influential Energy Modelling Agency—Closes the Door on New Fossil Fuel Extraction
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by Kelly Trout
This is huge. An agency that has consistently boosted new oil and gas
development in its flagship annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) is now
backing up the global call to stop the expansion of fossil fuel
extraction.
Covid-19 Is a Global Threat to Humanity—and Requires an International Response
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by Jesse Jackson
We cannot end the threat in the United States without ending it
everywhere.
We Can Defeat the Corporate Media's War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism
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by Jonathan Cook
Not only have some journalists become more influential than the papers
they write for, but others have abandoned the employee-servant model
completely.
The Tax Loophole You've Probably Never Heard of Is Making the Rich Even Richer
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by Robert Reich
Unless the stepped-up basis loophole is closed, we will soon have a
large class of hugely rich people who have never worked a day in their
lives.
The Congressman From Hell Is a Symptom of Our Rotten Political System
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by Mike Lofgren
Decades of disdain for politics as a civic calling means we get the
politicians we deserve.
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Newswire...
Rallies Across Country Demand Congress Permanently 'Bake Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Expansions Into the Budget'
Community Change Action
Justice is Global Joins 65 Orgs: Cold War with China is a Dangerous and Self-Defeating Strategy
People's Action
Jews and Palestinians Escalate General Strike Across Midtown NYC
Jewish Voice for Peace
Closing of Guantánamo Must be a Priority for President Biden
Amnesty International - USA
New Report Urges End to Fossil Fuel Drilling and New Infrastructure
Food & Water Watch
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