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News & Views | 7/9/21
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Biden Applauded for Executive Order Targeting 'Insidious' Anti-Worker Practices
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by Jake Johnson
The president's new order takes aim at a "growing trend of employers
requiring workers to sign away their rights."
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Progressives, Peace Groups Welcome Biden Announcement of US Afghan Withdrawal Date
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by Brett Wilkins
However, some noted that not all U.S. troops are leaving, and CodePink
addressed Biden's remarks on China with a warning: "Don't let the end of
one war be the start of another one!"
As Rich Nations Refuse to Share Vaccines, Africa Suffers 'Most Dire Pandemic Week'
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by Jessica Corbett
The World Health Organization's regional director warns that "the end to
this precipitous rise is still weeks away."
Biden Told to Move on FCC Nomination If He Wants Net Neutrality Restored
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by Julia Conley
An unfilled seat on the commission, say advocacy groups, means an
executive order from the president has nowhere to go at the moment.
Infrastructure Plan With Major Climate Investments Would Create 26 Million Jobs: Report
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by Kenny Stancil
"Congress has the opportunity to create millions of good-paying jobs in
the clean energy economy right now," said one advocate.
Funding for Public Broadcasters in Pennsylvania Budget? Zero Bucks
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by Andrea Germanos
The decision was panned as "precisely the opposite of what we should be
doing."
With Amazon Rainforest at 'Tipping Point,' Big Banks Told to End Fossil Fuel Financing
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by Jessica Corbett
"If banks have Arctic exclusions to protect biodiversity and fragile
ecosystems... then why don't banks have exclusions for the Amazon?"
Oxfam Report Shows 11 People Are Dying of Hunger Every Minute—Outpacing Covid Fatalities
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by Brett Wilkins
"To prevent unnecessary deaths and millions more people being pushed to
extreme poverty and hunger, governments... must simultaneously build
fairer and more sustainable food systems and support social protection
programs."
DNC Strategy Denounced as 'Clueless and Depressing' Amid GOP Assault on Voting Rights
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by Julia Conley
"Just consider gerrymandering, which could determine control of the
House for a decade," said voting rights expert Michael Li. "Hard to
'organize' out of that."
Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills Dozens of Workers Locked Inside
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by Kenny Stancil
"When will factories stop locking in workers in unsafe
conditions?" asked one activist.
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To End Collective and Cruel Punishment, Biden Must Go Further on Sanctions Relief
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by Hanieh Jodat Barnes, Leonardo Flores
As the Biden administration conducts its review of sanctions, the clock
is ticking for millions of people suffering from these callous policies
in Iran, Venezuela, and elsewhere.
A Green New Deal for Pacific Northwest Forests, Workers, and Communities
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by Samantha Krop, Dylan Plummer
Even as we grapple with the increasingly dire impacts of the climate
crisis, opportunities to create a better future abound.
The Disability Revolution We All Need
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by Laura Flanders
Whether we're talking about righting the wrongs of poverty, patriarchy,
racism, or lack of care, affirmative conduct may be required.
The Roberts Court Is Like Strom Thurmond in Judicial Robes
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by Miles Mogulescu
Since law school, Chief Justice John Roberts personal political crusades
have been to undermine protections for voting rights, enable voter
suppression, turn a blind eye to gerrymandering and increase the
influence of big money in politics.
Dead Heat: It Is Too Late to Leave
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by Richard Eskow
The house is burning, burning, burning ... as we all walk past.
Taiwan: A War That Must Never Be Fought
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by Joseph Gerson
First Donald Trump and now Joe Biden have been playing with fire when it
comes to policy with China.
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Newswire...
Letter: Dr. Jill Biden Should Bring To the Olympics a Plan To Vaccinate the World
Public Citizen
Woodcock’s Role in Aducanumab’s Approval Must Be Investigated as Part of IG Probe
Public Citizen
Biden Executive Order Marks Important Win for Movement to Protect Workers, Farming Communities, Exporters, and Our Nation's Security From Monopoly Power
Open Markets Institute
Biden Executive Order Gives Farmers New Protections from Corporate Abuse
Food & Water Watch
Economic Liberties’ Celebrates President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition Policy
American Economic Liberties Project
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