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News & Views | 6/25/21
Feature...
Chauvin Gets 22.5 Years for Murder of George Floyd
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"This historic sentence brings the Floyd family and our nation one step
closer to healing by delivering closure and accountability."
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News...
'This Is Bonkers': Right-Wing 'Spies' With Deep Pockets Infiltrated Democratic Party Across West
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Wyoming's far-right promotes tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories," said one
of the operation's targets. "It makes sense that they would use spies to
try to attack their opposition or uncover some imagined liberal plot."
New Bill Would Require Biden to Declare Wildlife Extinction Crisis a National Emergency
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Declaring the extinction crisis to be a national emergency would unlock
key presidential powers that will halt the unraveling of the planet's
life-support systems."
'We Are in a Climate Emergency': As Temps Soar, Over 90% of Western US Gripped by Drought
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the
dry season."
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US Justice Department Sues Georgia Over State's Voter Suppression Law
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Where we see violations of federal law, we will act," said U.S.
Attorney General Merrick Garland, calling the lawsuit "the first of many
steps to ensure that all eligible voters can cast a vote."
70+ House Dems Call On Biden to Acknowledge Israeli Settlements Are Illegal
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We believe the first step for the United States must be to urgently
restore American policy positions conducive to the prospects for peace."
Poll Finds Socialism Increasingly Seen as 'Badge of Pride' in US
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Two-thirds of U.S. adults want the federal government to implement
policies to reduce the worsening gap between rich and poor.
Dire Warnings as Covid Delta Variant Runs Rampant in Unvaccinated Missouri
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If people elsewhere in the country are looking to us and saying, 'No
thanks' and they are getting vaccinated, that is good," said one health
official in Missouri. "We will be the canary."
Experts Warn Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Slash Unemployment Benefits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Cutting unemployment insurance for infrastructure" is how one analyst
described a funding source proposed by a bipartisan group of senators
and the White House.
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Views...
The Best Defense Against the Delta Variant Is to End Vaccine Apartheid
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by Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
While this inequity persists, none of us will truly be safe.
Examining the Origins of Covid-19 and Preventing Future Pandemics
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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
An international and independent investigation to examine the
alternative hypotheses is urgently needed, and the U.S. and Chinese
governments should cooperate fully and transparently with such an
inquiry.
Why Washington Is Fawning Over Israel's New Government
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by Ramzy Baroud
While the Americans and the Israelis are busy engaging in the
ever-familiar ritual of 'putting lipstick on a pig,' the Palestinians
remain irrelevant in all of this, as their political aspirations
continue to be discounted, and their freedom delayed.
It’s Time to Talk About Michael Flynn and His Cronies
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by Lawrence Wilkerson
At this point, he should clearly be disciplined, and severely—so why
isn't he?
Buffalo's Next Mayor Is Putting Electeds on Notice
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by Laura Flanders
India Walton is poised to be Buffalo's next mayor, the first woman, the
first nurse, the first socialist in a big U.S. city in decades.
Getting Real About Democratic Equality "For the People" in the Face of Republican Authoritarianism
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
It is highly unlikely that the kind of measures that are necessary to
safeguard democracy from its imminent threats can be signed into law
this year or the next given the current balance of forces.
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Newswire...
DOJ Challenges Georgia Attacks on the Freedom to Vote
Common Cause
House Passes Resolution to Reinstate Methane Pollution Safeguards
Sierra Club
Today's Methane Cra Vote Is Step One
Earthworks
On the 8-Year Mark of Shelby County v. Holder, Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Congress to President Biden: Declare Extinction Crisis a National Emergency
Center for Biological Diversity
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