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News & Views | 6/28/21
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'Can You Hear Us, Joe?' Sunrise Youth Barricade White House to Denounce Climate Compromise
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We will sit here until you commit to the side of climate justice,
commit to an American Jobs Plan written with bold ambition against the
climate crisis."
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News...
Iraq Says Bombings Ordered by Biden a 'Blatant and Unacceptable Violation' of Sovereignty
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We call for calm and to avoid escalation in all its forms," the Iraqi
statement added.
'Incredible Victory' for Trans Rights: Supreme Court Rejects School Bathroom Case
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Our work is not yet done," said one ACLU attorney, who noted that the
organization is "continuing to fight against anti-trans laws targeting
trans youth in states around the country."
In Blow to GOP Narrative, Missouri Cut to Jobless Benefits Not Boosting Hiring
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's almost as if the pandemic unemployment benefits weren't the
issue."
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UN Calls on Nations to End 'Untenable' Status Quo of Systemic Racism
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A report commissioned after the killing of George Floyd pointed to the
"impunity" with which police violate the human rights of people of
African descent all over the world.
'No Reconciliation Bill, No Deal': Sanders Says Progressive Package Must Come With Bipartisan Plan
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There will not be a bipartisan infrastructure deal without a
reconciliation bill that substantially improves the lives of working
families and combats the existential threat of climate change."
Fresh Demands for Immediate US Withdrawal as Biden Administration Bombs Iraq, Syria
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The easiest way to protect U.S. forces in Iraq is... for there not to
be any U.S. forces in Iraq."
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Views...
Coal Miners Strike in Alabama: 'Warrior Met Coal Ain't Got No Soul!'
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by Nora De La Cour
Democrats should take every opportunity to join with labor in
challenging the corporations that trample over workers and the planet
alike in their unquenchable thirst for profit.
As Key Suspect Tried, Encampment Demands Justice for Berta Cáceres
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by Chris Morrill
Honduran movements need our solidarity in demanding justice for Berta.
Netanyahu Is Out But Nothing Has Changed for Palestinians
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by James Zogby
Creeping annexation and oppression continue.
When It Comes to War, Americans Remain Willfully and Incorrigibly Ignorant
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by Andrew Bacevich
We have paid dearly for that ignorance and will likely pay even more in
the years ahead. So it goes.
We Don't Need a New Report to Know It's Time to Act Urgently on the Climate Crisis
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by Katharine Hayhoe
It's as if we humans have been driving blindly into the future,
navigating only by what we can see of the past in the rear-view mirror.
American Democracy Will Remain a Mirage Without a Dramatic Overhaul of the Political and Economic System
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by C.J. Polychroniou
The progressive forces fighting for a democratic future have a truly
herculean task ahead of them.
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Newswire...
Economic Liberties' Statement on Judge Boasberg’s Decision in Facebook Cases
American Economic Liberties Project
350 Seattle: Deadly Heatwave Makes Climate Stakes Clear
350.org
New Data: Poll Shows Voters Strongly Back Climate-Related Infrastructure Investments
Earthjustice
Report: California Oil Among the Most Climate-Damaging on Earth
Center for Biological Diversity
More Than 85 Advocacy Groups Endorse the People's Response Act; Urge Congress to Pass Key Legislation
Color of Change
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