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News & Views | 6/22/21
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Sinema Op-Ed Defending Senate Filibuster Slammed as 'Delusional'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Rep. Mondaire Jones said Sinema is effectively arguing that "we should
let Republicans destroy democracy now because at some indeterminate time
in the future they may try again."
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Coalition of 200+ Groups Call for Permanent End to 'Neocolonialist' Global Gag Rule
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"The global community deserves true partnership from the U.S., but the
threat that this destructive policy could reemerge undermines
relationships and harms people around the globe."
Social Cost of Emissions: 'One of the Most Important Numbers That No One Has Ever Heard Of'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
An analysis for Friends of the Earth finds the social cost of CO2
calculates to at least 15 times the Biden administration's current
figure, which is set to be finalized by early next year.
Biden Urged to Pressure EU to End 'Outrageous' Opposition to Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"As citizens of the world, we cannot sit and watch a repeat of the
horror during the AIDS pandemic, when millions of people died while
countries and companies refused to share life-saving antiretrovirals."
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'The Zapatistas Have Invaded': Indigenous Activists Sail From Mexico to Spain
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"They did not conquer us; we are still here resisting," the group said
following their seven-week trans-Atlantic voyage marking the 500th
anniversary of the conquest of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán.
Report Shows How DC Statehood Would Be Step Toward Racial and Gender Justice
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"In this moment of racial reckoning, in the midst of a burgeoning
movement to protect the fundamental right to vote, it should not escape
notice that the nation's worst violation of civil rights falls heaviest
on Black women."
'His Silence Is Breathtaking': Biden Under Fire for Going Quiet on Voting Rights
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich said the president has "been AWOL on
voting rights and ending the filibuster, which are critical to
everything else America must achieve."
'Should Ring Alarm Bells': Study Warns of Severe Drying for Amazon Rainforest
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Findings, says lead researcher, shows "that this vital global resource
must not be taken for granted."
ACLU Warns Ruling by Trump-Appointed Judge Gives Feds 'Green Light' to Attack Protesters
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Not only is this decision a stunning rejection of our constitutional
values and protesters' First Amendment rights, but it effectively places
federal officials above the law."
Australia's Great Barrier Reef 'In Danger,' Says UNESCO
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
"The recommendation from UNESCO is clear and unequivocal that the
Australian government is not doing enough to protect our greatest
natural asset."
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Views...
40 Years After the Pentagon Papers Decision, Press Freedom Still Threatened
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by John Nichols
The work of putting the Department of Justice fully and firmly on the
side of press freedom is far from finished.
Berta Caceres's Murder Trial Will Test Biden's Central America Policy
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by Laura Carlsen
The Biden administration says it wants to counter the corruption that's
driving displacement. Does that apply to U.S. allies in Honduras?
Big Pharma Companies Have All the Power With Families Like Mine at Their Mercy
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by Annemarie Gibson
Why every member of Congress should support the Lower Drug Costs Now Act
for affordable medicine.
How We Are Treated and the Feedback Loop of Our Dreams
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by Zoe Weil
One of the challenges with teaching young people about the problems in
the world, and motivating them to work on solving them, is the
discouragement (or worse) that so many feel about the possibilities for
lasting positive change.
Lift Up From the Bottom and Raise Everyone Up
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by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
Are these stirrings really the sound of a Third Reconstruction in the
United States?
We Need to Help Asylum-Seekers, Not Traumatize Them
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by Marisol B. Girela, Miriam Camero
When asylum-seekers—who, like refugees, are fleeing serious threats to
their life or freedom—enter the U.S., we do all we can to ensure they
fail.
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Newswire...
New GAO Report Confirms: Fosta-Sesta Has Been a Disaster
Fight for the Future
Patriotic Millionaires on DC Statehood: It is Time for Congress to Act
Patriotic Millionaires
World Bank Group's New Climate Change Action Plan Fails to End Financial Flows to Fossil Fuels
Friends of the Earth
New Analysis Reveals That the Cost of CO2 Is at Least 15 Times the Amount That Biden Currently Supports
Friends of the Earth
Global Coalition of Over 200 Groups Call for Permanent End to Global Gag Rule
Amnesty International - USA
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