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News & Views | 7/9/21

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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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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!"



by Jessica Corbett
The World Health Organization's regional director warns that "the end to this precipitous rise is still weeks away."



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.



by Kenny Stancil
"Congress has the opportunity to create millions of good-paying jobs in the clean energy economy right now," said one advocate.



by Andrea Germanos
The decision was panned as "precisely the opposite of what we should be doing."



by Jessica Corbett
"If banks have Arctic exclusions to protect biodiversity and fragile ecosystems... then why don't banks have exclusions for the Amazon?"



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."



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."



by Kenny Stancil
"When will factories stop locking in workers in unsafe conditions?" asked one activist.


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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.



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.



by Laura Flanders
Whether we're talking about righting the wrongs of poverty, patriarchy, racism, or lack of care, affirmative conduct may be required.



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.



by Richard Eskow
The house is burning, burning, burning ... as we all walk past.



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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