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News & Views | 8/2/21

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by Jessica Corbett
Clergy and low-wage workers with the Poor People's Campaign are also calling on Congress to treat the nation's immigrants with respect.

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by Brett Wilkins
"With Kevin McCarthy voting against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, it is clear that his comments are reflective of his deeply held beliefs about how women should be treated."



by Andrea Germanos
Whistleblowers had sounded alarm about the detention center contractors betraying children’s health and wellbeing.



by Julia Conley
"We gave the Biden administration more than enough time to fix any problems left behind by the Trump administration, but it has left us no choice but to return to court."



by Jessica Corbett
"I really want to make sure they understand what we're going through in Florida," said one legislator, calling for "a federal firewall from these state voter suppression activities."



by Kenny Stancil
"Two weeks for Dems to pass redistricting reform before the GOP gerrymanders them out of power for a decade in Congress and at the state level."



by Andrea Germanos
"Everything is going to burn. Our land, our animals, and our house."



by Brett Wilkins
"Social media is increasingly unsafe for Jewish people, just as it is becoming for women, Black people, Muslims, LGBT people, and many other groups."



by Julia Conley
"Capitalism never fails to not surprise," wrote one observer.



by Kenny Stancil
"We have no other choice. Either phase out fossil fuels or face forest fires, famines, droughts, and floods."


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by Brian Terrell
Why humanity must stop the next catastrophe before it begins.



by Timothy Karr
The FCC has allowed local stations nationwide to become overrun by corporate giants that have little interest in vetting the syndicated disinformation they pump out over our airwaves.



by Nick Dearden
A legacy of colonialism and 20th century international trade agreements, so-called "investor-state dispute settlements" are hampering moves to ditch fossil fuels.



by Thom Hartmann
It turns out sedition, treason, and conspiracy theories are pretty profitable.



by Gowri Ramachandran
Election officials nationwide are facing unprecedented threats to both their independence and personal safety.



by Andrew Mitrovica
Bush is a mass murderer. He should be sharing a bunk bed with Ratko Mladic at The Hague, not giving interviews on Afghanistan in Maine.


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