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News & Views | 7/8/21
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'This Is What Bipartisanship Looks Like': Vicious Fire Tornado Caught on Film in California
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by Jon Queally
"Climate policy isn't about imagining a spectrum from left to right and
finding the sweet spot in the middle. It's a zero-sum battle with
physics."
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45+ Groups Say 'Future of Our Planet Depends on Ending New Cold War' Between US and China
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by Kenny Stancil
"Amid a climate emergency that is wreaking havoc on communities across
the globe, the path to a livable future demands new internationalism
rooted in global cooperation, resource sharing, and solidarity," the
coalition told the White House and Congress.
'Anti-Democratic Zealots': US Abortion Opponents Seen as Growing, Wider Threat
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by Julia Conley
"This is not just about abortion at all," said Anu Kumar of the
international pro-choice group Ipas.
US Citizen Arrested as Suspect in Assassination of Haitian President
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by Kenny Stancil
While this week's assassination has intensified Haiti's political
turmoil, progressives have emphasized that the ongoing crisis is
inseparable from long histories of French and U.S. imperialism and
warned against further Western interventions in the impoverished
Caribbean nation.
New Study Shows Delta Variant's Threat to the Unvaccinated—And Partially Vaccinated
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by Jake Johnson
"If we continue to let the virus run loose," warned one virologist, "I'm
certain we'll run out of letters and future variants will likely be
worse than the current crop."
'This Is Huge': Schumer Commits to Creating Civilian Climate Corps
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by Jessica Corbett
"We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to confront the climate
crisis and create millions of middle-class union jobs," he said.
"Creating a new Civilian Climate Corps is a key step."
'It Didn't Have to Be This Way': WHO Chief Laments 4 Million Covid-19 Deaths
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by Andrea Germanos
"Everyone deserves protection from Covid-19," said the People's Vaccine
Alliance, "not just the richest."
Haiti Assassination Raises Red Flags Among Observers Fluent in History of US Intervention
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by Brett Wilkins
"It's quite striking that the arguments being made for a U.S.
intervention in Haiti are so alike the ones that were used to justify
the 1915-34 occupation."
In Latest Bid to Blunt Progressive Power, Congressional Black Caucus Endorses Nina Turner's Opponent
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by Julia Conley
"Another example of the CBC caring more about protecting the status quo
rather than letting voters decide," said former progressive
congressional candidate Morgan Harper.
As Delta Runs Rampant, Analysis Pinpoints Five Undervaccinated Clusters Putting Entire US at Risk
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by Jake Johnson
"These clusters of unvaccinated people are what is standing in the way
of us putting this virus down permanently."
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Biden Turns His Back on Yemen
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by Aisha Jumaan , Charles Pierson
While he is a welcome change from the incompetence, venality, and
cruelty of the Trump Administration, Biden has continued the Obama and
Trump Administrations' support for the Saudi-led war on Yemen.
Family Farms Can Help Solve Climate Change
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by Nick Nemec, Jon Jovaag, Barb Kalbach, Darvin Bentlage
To truly mitigate climate change, we need to focus on the long-term
economic viability of independent family farms who respect the land and
raise animals the right way.
The Failure of the Obama-Duncan "School Improvement Grants" and Its Lessons for Today
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by Diane Ravitch
Sadly, the Obama-Duncan Race to the Top program promoted the same
strategies and goals as No Child Left Behind.
America's Accountability Problem
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by Karen Greenberg
Is anyone responsible anymore?
Confronting America's Obscene Military Budget
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by Robert C. Koehler
The fate of House Resolution 476, introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee, will
give us a clue how close "we," by which I mean the leading military
power on the planet, are to transcending our suicidal certainties.
The People vs. Mahmoud Abbas: Are the Palestinian Authority’s Days Numbered?
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by Ramzy Baroud
The PA has proven to be an obstacle in the face of Palestinian freedom,
with no credibility among Palestinians.
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Newswire...
19 Human Rights, Civil Liberties, and Youth Advocacy Organizations Demand That School Administrators Stop Using Eproctoring
Fight for the Future
Local Business and Community Leaders Support the ‘For the People Act’
Common Cause
Abuses at Fort Bliss Confirm Children Seeking Asylum Don’t Belong in Detention
Amnesty International - USA
Investigation Urged Into Killing of Haitian President and Grave Human Rights Violations Under His Watch
Amnesty International - USA
Civil Rights Leaders in One of Nation’s Poorest Cities Launch Environmental Justice, Ecosystem Rights Ballot Initiative
Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
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