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News & Views | 5/19/21
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Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Resolution to Block Biden's $735 Million Weapons Sale to Israel
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We should not be sending 'direct attack' weaponry to Prime Minister
Netanyahu to prolong this violence."
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Texas Governor Signs 'All-Out Assault on Reproductive Health' Into Law
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"This forced pregnancy act will drive women back into the [pre-Roe]
shadows," warned one Democratic lawmaker in the state.
To 'End the Absurdity' of Wasteful Military Spending, Sanders Introduces Bill to Audit the Pentagon
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The Pentagon and the military industrial complex have been plagued by a
massive amount of waste, fraud, and financial mismanagement for
decades," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "That is absolutely unacceptable."
'Thuggish and Orwellian Abuses of Power': Dems Demand DOJ End Practice of Spying on Journalists
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Simply put, the government should not collect journalists
communications records unless it's investigating them for a crime or as
part of an investigation into foreign espionage in which case it should
get a warrant."
McConnell, McCarthy Ripped for Opposing January 6 Inquiry Commission
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The American people deserve answers about how this happened, why it
happened, and what we will do to ensure our democracy is never
threatened in this way again."
Tlaib Confronts Biden Over 'Unconditional Support' for Israel Amid Gaza Atrocities
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The U.S. cannot continue to give the right-wing Netanyahu government
billions each year to commit crimes against Palestinians."
Lawmakers Push Biden to End Public Financing for 'Dangerous' Fossil Fuel Projects Overseas
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"With U.S. leadership on international clean energy investments, we can
stop financing the climate crisis, support domestic clean energy jobs,
and join the global community in moving away from fossil fuel
investments."
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Join McDonald's Workers to Demand a $15 Minimum Wage Amid Nationwide Strike
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"When working people stand together, they cannot be defeated."
Committee to Protect Journalists Accuses Israel of Trying to 'Shut Down' Gaza Coverage by Bombing Media Outlets
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Deliberately targeting media outlets constitutes a war crime," said
Reporters Without Borders.
'No Safe Place in Gaza': Latest Round of Israeli Violence Has Displaced 58,000 Palestinians, UN Says
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Damage to vital infrastructure and insufficient fuel supplies have
affected water, sanitation, and hygiene services for hundreds of
thousands of people," said the U.N.'s emergency relief coordinator.
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Palestinian Lives Matter: We Must Reject Crimes Against Humanity
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by Tracey L. Rogers
We can't say we support justice and human rights in this country while
supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
Israel Is Wiping Out Entire Palestinian Families on Purpose
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by Amira Hass
The numerous incidents of killing entire families in Israeli bombings in
Gaza—Parents and children, babies, grandparents, siblings—attest that
these were not mistakes. The bombings follow a decision from higher up,
backed by the approval of military jurists.
The Most Colossal Planning Failure in Human History
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by Richard Heinberg
We have built up civilization to a scale that can temporarily be
supported by finite and polluting energy sources, and we have simply
assumed that this scale of activity can continue to be supported by
other energy sources that haven't yet been developed or substantially
deployed.
Media Coverage of Israel/Palestine Presents False Equivalency Between Occupied and Occupier
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by Gregory Shupak
The fatal flaw in the "both sides" narrative is that only the Israeli
side has ethnically cleansed and turned millions on the Palestinians'
side into refugees by preventing them from exercising their right to
return to their homes.
GOP United in Action To Keep Workers Down
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by Laura Flanders
Republican governors in state after state are cutting off the federal
aid. They'd rather turn away free money than relieve pressure on the
poor.
How We Fight Back Against the GOP's New War on Democracy
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by James Haslam
The core issue is that in order for the imbalance of power to continue
to favor the elite, systemic racism must continue.
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Newswire...
CLC Complaint Alleges FEC Failed To Take Action Against Secret Money Group
Campaign Legal Center
Sanders to Block Destructive Republican Resolution on Israel-Palestine, Offer Alternative
Senator Bernie Sanders
Common Cause Urges U.S. House Members to Support Commission to Investigate January 6th Insurrection
Common Cause
Krasner Win Shows Power of Progressive District Attorney Movement
Color Of Change PAC
Biden EPA Reveals Prior Approval of Monsanto's Roundup Failed to Account for Risks to Monarch Butterflies and Other Endangered Species, Drift Harm to Farmers
Center for Food Safety
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