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News & Views | 10/7/19

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Supporters cheer for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speak at a rally in support of the Chicago Teachers Union ahead of an upcoming potential strike on September 24, 2019 in Chicago. (Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Our grassroots-funded campaign is proving every single day that you don't need billionaires and private fundraisers to run for president," Sanders said.

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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech as he attends Turkey-Serbia Business Forum, in Belgrade, Serbia on October 07, 2019. (Photo: Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

by Common Dreams staff
"The Turkish threats mean that the situation in this region will return to point zero," warned the SDF on Monday. "There will be chaos once again."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
For the first time in U.S. history, the 400 wealthiest Americans paid less in taxes last year than people in any other income group, thanks to decades of tax cuts and loopholes benefiting the rich.


Célia Xakriabá, an indigenous leader and activist,

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In an open letter to Brazilian society and right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, a group of experts warned that a "genocide is underway" against uncontacted tribes because of Bolsonaro's efforts to strip away Indigenous peoples' rights and lands, and open up more of the Amazon rainforest to agribusiness and mining.


A General Electric employee walks past a logo, as French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire take part to a meeting with managers and unions at the GE headquarters in Belfort, eastern France, on June 3, 2019.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"GE hired a new CEO last year with a pay package worth up to $300 million."


Dutch police arrested Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Nearly a year after Extinction Rebellion launched in London, the global movement that uses nonviolent civil disobedience to demand ambitious climate action kicked off two weeks of protests on Monday with demonstrations around the world that blocked major roadways and led to arrests.


President Donald Trump looks up toward the solar eclipse without protective eyewear

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Just wow. Possibly, said one observer, the "dumbest moment of the Trump presidency."

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Not much is trickling down. (Photo: Institute for Policy Studies)

by Sarah Anderson
Sentiment is building to tax excessive CEO pay at public companies.


Something that often gets lost in the debate over the cost of single-payer is that its implementation would lead to a host of savings that make the bill to taxpayers a lot less than the sticker price. (Photo: National Nurses United/Twitter)

by Gerald Friedman
Medicare, America’s greatest success in advancing health care, succeeded precisely because it was limited and had its own dedicated funding streams.


"It is our sacred duty to rebel in order to protect our homes, our future, and the future of all life on Earth." (Photo: Mr.Fish)

by Chris Hedges
The corporate forces that have seized control of our political and economic systems will, unchecked, drive us into extinction for profit. All we have left is nonviolent, disruptive civil disobedience. A rebellion.


Trump clearly has signed off on this plan, apparently afraid to take Erdogan on. (Photo: Russian President, cc)

by Juan Cole
Never has the United States had a more cowardly president, or one who could not be bothered to actually pursue a coherent foreign policy.


Biodiversity-based agriculture is not just a climate solution, it is also a solution to hunger. (Photo: Manipadma Jena / IPS)

by Vandana Shiva
We need to move from oil to soil.


US President Trump greets the audience after delivering remarks at Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House, on October 4, 2019 (Photo: Reuters/Yuri Gripas)

by Larry Beinhart
If Trump's falsehoods do not get him impeached or defeated in 2020, the future of American democracy will be bleak.

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