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News & Views | 6/15/21

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Poor People's Campaign rally in West Virginia

by Jake Johnson, staff writer

"This is a moral issue, a constitutional issue, and we're gonna stand and fight against it—even if we gotta go to jail."

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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Her presence on the FTC marks the beginning of the end of an era of lawlessness for powerful corporations that they've enjoyed at the expense of workers, smaller businesses, and democracy."



by Brett Wilkins, staff writer

"Democrats could lose our razor-thin majority in the Senate at any moment," warns Rep. Mondaire Jones. "It would be irresponsible to leave the future of our democracy up to chance."



by Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"We are waking up to the bitter reality that the climate policy promises over the past 10 years have mostly been empty words," said the executive director of REN21, which released the new report.



by Jenna McGuire, staff writer

"Wealth should never dictate whether you are able to see a doctor or live a healthy life."



by Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"Far too many renters are struggling to access emergency rental assistance programs and are at risk of losing their homes when the moratorium expires," said the president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.



by Julia Conley, staff writer

"50 years. That's how long our government has waged a war—not on drugs, but on people."



by Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"We have to take action now to limit irreversible damage to our climate and ecosystems to ensure livelihoods for the coming generations," said one activist.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Misinformation, unsubstantiated claims, and personal attacks on scientists surrounding the different theories of how the virus emerged are unacceptable."



by Brett Wilkins, staff writer

The leader of one human rights group called the request "yet another damning indictment of the Duterte government's murderous policies that have killed—and continue to kill—thousands of Filipinos with impunity."


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by Rebecca Gordon

Unlike actual citizens, U.S. arms manufacturers seem entitled to ever-increasing government subsidies—welfare for weapons, if you like.



G7 protest

by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies

When ordinary people all over the world can see the dangers and pitfalls of following the United States as a model and a leader, why do their neoliberal leaders keep showing up to lend credibility to the posturing of U.S. leaders at summits like the G7 and NATO?



Joe Manchin

by Jesse Jackson

No more time need be wasted on negotiations that are designed only to fail.



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by Parker Higgins

The prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange constitutes the most clear and present danger to this country's press freedom rights.



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by Elana Sulakshana

These insurers are secretly backing the destructive tar sands pipeline and tanker project.



Gaza

by Ramzy Baroud

Without proper, accurate and courageous understanding and depiction of Israeli settler colonialism and Palestinian resistance to it, Israel will continue to oppress Palestinians while presenting itself as the victim.


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