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News & Views | 7/6/21
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'Overwhelming Success': Researchers Praise Iceland's Four-Day Work Week Trials
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The public sector is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks,
and lessons can be learned for other governments," said one analyst.
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Warren and Khanna Demand Probe Into Undercounting of Civilians Killed by US Military
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"We need to openly consider all the costs, benefits, and consequences of
military action," said the two Democratic lawmakers, "and that includes
doing everything we can to prevent and respond to civilian harm."
Maryland Says 100% of Residents Who Died of Covid in June Were Unvaccinated
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, more than 99% of all U.S. coronavirus
deaths last month were among unvaccinated people.
Nations With Nukes Told to Agree 'A Nuclear War Cannot Be Won and Must Never Be Fought'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We call on the P5 heads of government to jointly affirm this simple and
powerful formula and provide a vital demonstration of leadership that
would strengthen the NPT."
Scientist Says BC Heat Wave Caused Over 1 Billion Tidal Creatures to Cook to Death
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The estimate follows record-breaking temperatures in the Canadian
province.
Deported Veterans Initiative Could Fulfill Biden Promise to 'Bring Them Back'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Deported veterans are exiled from the country they were willing to die
for, and their deportation prevents them from accessing the V.A.
benefits they earned and that they are legally entitled to."
Sanders Denounces 'Morally Obscene' Wealth as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Steps Down
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Jeff Bezos makes some $2,537 every second of the day...nearly three
times more in one second than the median worker in this country makes in
an entire week."
'Vaccine Equity Is Urgent,' Say Experts as Delta Variant Ravages Poor Nations
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Mass vaccination is the key to ending the spiraling deaths, infections,
and hardships caused by this virus."
Poor People's Campaign Announces 'Season of Nonviolent Direct Action' Targeting US Senate
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If our actions result in the system believing it has to arrest us, then
so be it. Civil disobedience is a badge and banner we will proudly
wear," said Rev. William Barber.
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For Nuclear Disarmament, the Long Run Is Here
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by Andrew Lichterman
Twenty-five years ago, the International Court of Justice stated the
obligation to negotiate the abolition of nuclear weapons. It's time for
an accounting.
Doctor: "Voting Rights Are Health Care Rights"
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by Susan Rogers
When politicians are no longer accountable to voters, they serve their
most powerful and deep-pocketed donors, such as for-profit hospitals and
the commercial health insurance and pharmaceutical industries.
America's Drug Wars: Fifty Years of Reinforcing Racism
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by Alfred W. McCoy
As of 2019, this country's prisons remained overcrowded with 430,900
people convicted of drug crimes, while drug offenders represented 46% of
all those in federal penitentiaries.
Before You’re Done Reading This, Someone Will Die of Political Neglect
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by Richard Eskow
This is arithmetic, but it's arithmetic that hurts.
We Need to Build Economies—Not Walls—to Stop Migration
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by Andres Baiza
Instead of building walls, we should be building connections between
farmers and markets for more secure jobs, economies, and prospects for
rural families.
Republican Attacks on Voting Rights Are Racist and Hostile to Democracy
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
Resistance to these Republican assaults can and should take a number of
forms.
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Newswire...
Gwen Levi’s Release Reveals Persistent Cruelty of Mass Incarceration—Biden Must Use Clemency Powers to Stop Spread of COVID-19
Color of Change
Climate Power and LCV Announce $10 Million Nationwide July Paid Media Campaign in Support of Congress Delivering Clean Energy and Climate Investments Necessary to Meet the Moment
Climate Power
Anonymous Autonomous Antifascists Blockade Blocks Enbridge Line 3 Easement to the Willow River
Indigenous Environmental Network
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