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News & Views | 6/3/21
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In 'Perilous New Moment for Our Democracy,' 100+ Groups Push Schumer, Dems to Nuke Filibuster
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"In the face of Republicans' inability and unwillingness to defend our
democracy, it is clearer than ever that the filibuster needs to be
eliminated."
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'People Are Dying, Joe': Critics Call Biden's Vaccine Sharing Plan 'Woefully Inadequate'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The idea this pandemic will be dealt with by a mixture of rich country
charity and corporate goodwill is such nonsense," said one global
justice advocate. "People's Vaccine now."
126 Nobel Laureates Issue Urgent Call Ahead of G7 Summit, Demanding 'Decade of Action' to Combat Global Crises
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Without transformational action this decade, humanity is taking
colossal risks with our common future."
UN Agencies Call for a Decade of Restoring Ecosystems to Confront Biodiversity and Climate Emergencies
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The new report "charts the losses that result from a poor stewardship of
the planet."
With FBI Reportedly Investigating DeJoy, House Democrat Says 'He Should Be Fired Now'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"DeJoy is corrupt to the core," said Rep. Bill Pascrell.
GOP Governors' Termination of Jobless Aid Could Cost Local Economies Over $12 Billion: Report
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If states proceed with their plans to end these critical programs, they
will be ripping the rug out from under millions of Americans and further
hindering our economic recovery."
Organizers Cut Veteran's Microphone for Speaking About Black History at Memorial Day Event
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Retired Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter is accusing organizers with the American
Legion in Hudson, Ohio of censorship.
Sinema Lambasted for Claiming Filibuster 'Protects' Democracy as It's Used to Block Voting Rights Bill
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's completely insane that some Dems (ahem Manchin/Sinema) would
rather keep the Jim Crow filibuster than stop an avalanche of Jim Crow
2.0 voter suppression laws."
Fire-Stricken Chemical Cargo Ship Sinks Off Sri Lankan Coast in Enormous 'Man-Made Disaster'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The sinking of a container ship carrying tons of chemicals comes after
authorities spent weeks putting out a fire that erupted on the vessel
and caused widespread damage to the island nation's marine environment.
As Dems Push Medicare Expansion, Survey Shows Most Americans Support Drug Price Negotiations
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The time has come to finally enable Medicare negotiation. Americans are
becoming increasing restless for it to happen even if the pharmaceutical
companies are not."
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Bill Gates Almost Single-Handedly Derailed the Plan That Could Have Led to a 'People's Vaccine'
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by Linda McQuaig
For all his philanthropy, Gates is deeply committed to protecting the
rights of patent holders.
Swept Into a Covid Hell of Profits
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by Nina Burleigh
While most of the country hunkered down in a state of stunned paralysis,
a faction of Trumpworld recognized the pandemic not for what it took
away—human lives and livelihoods—but for what it offered.
Agroecology Under Threat
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by Lauren Baker
The industrial model marginalizes the world's majority food
producers—smallholder farmers, food provisioners and workers, Indigenous
Peoples, and their innovative solutions, while causing far-reaching and
detrimental environmental impacts.
Let's Go All Out for Universal Health Care in the US
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by Philip Caper
We should continue to vigorously advocate for a universal publicly
funded privately delivered health care system at every level throughout
America—state as well as national.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine Global Efforts to Vaccinate People
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by Manuel Pérez Rocha
Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines,
corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
The Tax Foundation Uses Mythical Taxpayers to Cause Alarm Over Proposals That Only Impact the Wealthiest Among Us
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by Bob Lord
No actual taxpayers are going to face anything remotely close to the tax
rate critics of the Biden tax plan are claiming.
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Newswire...
Federal Appeals Court Reverses Failure to Protect Pacific Walrus
Center for Biological Diversity
White House's 25 Million Vaccine Donation Is Woefully Inadequate
Public Citizen
New Report: America Is on the Verge of a Renewable Future
Environment America
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