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News & Views | 6/2/21
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Dallas High School Valedictorian Scraps Approved Speech to Speak Out Against State's Extreme Anti-Choice Law
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"I refuse to give up this platform to promote complacency and peace,
when there is a war on my body and a war on my rights," said Paxton
Smith.
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UN Labor Agency Finds Pandemic Pushed Over 100 Million Workers Into Poverty
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated preexisting inequalities and
undermined progress on poverty reduction, gender equality, and battling
child and forced labor, according to the International Labor
Organization.
'Just Give People Money': Study Finds Covid Survival Checks Reduced Food Insecurity, Alleviated Anxiety
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It turns out, relieving a lot of everyday hardship can be done very
simply and directly by giving poor people money and support. Who knew?"
'Delay = Death': Nationwide Vigils Push for Comprehensive Covid-19 Vaccine IP Waiver
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Every day of delay on the TRIPS waiver means more needless death, more
families pushed into poverty, and greater chances of a viral mutation
that can evade current vaccines."
'Unfathomable Cruelty': Texas Order Would Revoke Licenses of Child Care Facilities Housing Unaccompanied Minors
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
One critic said that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is "intentionally
subjecting these children to being crammed in detention facilities."
Green Groups Sue US Development Bank Financing Climate-Damaging Projects Overseas
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The organizations charge that exempting the institution from a key
federal transparency law is illegal.
'GOP Isn't Going to Meet Us Halfway': Top Progressive Presses Biden to Cut Off Infrastructure Talks With Republicans
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's time to go alone—and get this done," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
US Air Force Plans to Buy More Bombs 'Better-Suited for Operations in the Pacific'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The new Cold War with China currently being pushed in Washington does
not serve the millions of people demanding change across this country
nor the billions of people affected by U.S. foreign policy abroad."
Biden Under Fire for Leaving Student Debt Cancellation Out of Racial Justice Plan
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You cannot begin to address the racial wealth gap without addressing
the student loan debt crisis."
Despite 'Green Recovery' Vows, G7 Nations Spent Billions More on Fossil Fuels Than Renewables Over Past Year
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"The recovery policies of some G7 nations threw major lifelines to the
oil and gas industry, risking an increase in the production and lock-in
of these energy systems for decades."
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Biden's Military Budget Is Unconscionable
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by Lindsay Koshgarian
With the Afghanistan War finally ending, we shouldn't squander our
"peace dividend" on costly weapons or military bloat.
Schumer's Anti-China Bill Sacrifices Climate for Empire
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by Marcy Winograd, Medea Benjamin
The bill undermines Kerry's negotiated agreement with China, sabotaging
an opportunity for the U.S. and China—countries responsible for
releasing half of the world's fossil fuel emissions—to partner on
curbing emissions and sharing strategies for greening the Earth.
Too Much Power
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by Richard Heinberg
If we modern humans are, in effect, addicted to power, perhaps we need
something like a collective twelve-step program.
Was There a Wuhan Lab Leak? An Inquiry Won't Dig Out the Truth. It Will Deepen the Deception
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by Jonathan Cook
Our understanding of the origins of Covid has been narratively managed
over the past 15 months and is still being narratively managed. We are
being told only what suits powerful political, scientific and commercial
interests.
Even Your Dog Knows Better Than to Let Corrupt GOP 'Fix' Our Postal System
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by Jim Hightower
It's time to let the agency's trusted, decentralized, well-trained
workforce provide even more services for our communities.
The Fumbling King of Palestine: Palestinians are Defeating the Oslo Culture
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by Ramzy Baroud
Like Biden's foreign policy, Abbas is equally bankrupt.
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Newswire...
Comment on Biden Administration Report on Civilians Killed or Injured in Military Operations Abroad
ACLU
Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Amazon Committing to No Longer Test Most Employees for Marijuana and Endorsing the MORE Act
Drug Policy Alliance
First in the U.S.: "Rights of Nature" State Constitutional Amendment Filed in Florida to Protect Waterways
Leading Money-in-Politics Data Nonprofits Merge to Form Opensecrets, a State-of-the-Art Democratic Accountability Organization
Center for Responsive Politics
Stop the Money Pipeline Presents JPMorgan Chase Branches With "2021 Greenwashing Award"
Stop the Money Pipeline
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