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News & Views | 5/24/21
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Democrats 'Must Be Trying to Lose': Progressives Fume After Report Says Biden Budget Excludes Key Promises
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"If the aim is to avoid a midterm massacre, why would you do this?"
asked one political critic.
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#MoralMonday Event Elevates Progressive Push for 'Third Reconstruction' Resolution
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We have the power to end poverty," says Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "We must
implement bold proposals that center the poor—providing housing,
healthcare, climate justice, and equitable public education."
Advocates Applaud State AGs' Call for Review of Proposed 'Cancer Alley' Petrochemical Plant
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"I believe that if there's an honest assessment of the environmental
racism behind this project's approval then it will never be permitted,"
said one leading local activist. "We must stop Formosa Plastics."
'Don't Abandon Climate, Care, Jobs, and Justice': Activists Decry Biden Concessions to GOP
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Negotiating down from an already insufficient plan to cater to a
climate-denying party fueled by profit and hate—that is how Democrats
lose."
Advocates Hail Ruling Striking Down 'Unconstitutional' Georgia Anti-BDS Law
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This ruling comes at a crucial moment... and makes clear that the
Constitution protects participation in the BDS movement."
As Frustration Grows Over GOP Obstruction, Progressives Intensify Demands to Kill Filibuster
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"It makes no sense that one member of the minority party can trigger a
minority veto. That's not what people voted for."
WHO Chief Decries 'Scandalous' Vaccine Inequality Where Rich Nations Control 'Fate of the World'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The pandemic is not over, and it will not be over until and unless
transmission is controlled in every last country."
Dems Reintroduce SANE Act to Slash $73 Billion From 'Insane' Spending on Nuclear Arsenal
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
While President Trump's actions tilted the 'Doomsday Clock' towards
midnight," said Sen. Ed Markey, "President Biden has a chance to build
back a better nuclear weapons policy that does more with less."
Dramatic Arrest of Journalist by Belarus Highlights US Targeting of Snowden in 2013
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Downing aircraft to pursue the arrest of dissidents has always been
outrageous," the NSA whistleblower said Monday.
Legal Scholars Detail Why DC Statehood Is Absolutely Constitutional
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"When the nation's leading constitutional scholars come together to
affirm that statehood is constitutional, we need to listen," declared
one campaigner.
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JPMorgan Chase Just Became the World's Most Dangerous Bank
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by Alec Connon
While the IEA states that there can be no new investment in the
expansion of fossil fuels, Chase doesn't plan to reduce its investments
in new fossil fuel supply at all within the next decade.
There's No Restaurant Worker Shortage, Only a Shortage of Safe Jobs With Adequate Pay
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by John Buell
If you believe in its omniscience, the market is signaling corporations
and businesses that employers must offer more.
Changing the Way the Military Handles Sexual Assault
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by Andrea Mazzarino
How not to leave the fox guarding the henhouse.
Israel's Assault on Gaza by Bomb, Then Slow Strangulation
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by Marilyn Garson
The risk to Gaza now is the risk of our disengagement before we have
brought down the walls. That is the task; nothing less. This time, Gaza
must go free.
Now Comes the Reckoning: Black Lives Matter Hits the Labor Movement
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by Oliver Broudy
Dispatch from the front lines of the war on caregivers.
This Older Americans Month, Let's Recommit to America's Seniors
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by Max Richtman
Older Americans cannot fill their vital role in society without basic
security—the peace of mind of knowing that they can pay their bills and
have access to affordable health care and prescription drugs.
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PCJF & CAIR Win 'Major Victory' in Federal Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Anti-Boycott of Israel Law; Court Rules Anti-BDS Law Violates the First Amendment
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund
350.org on Biden Administration Doubling Funding to Address Climate Disasters
350.org
Attorneys General Demand Deeper Army Corps Analysis of Formosa Plastics’ Louisiana Project
Center for Biological Diversity
Alarming Lead, Arsenic Levels Found in Popular Vinegar Brands
Food & Water Watch
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