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News & Views | 8/12/21
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Dems in Congress Urged to 'Go Big' as Biden Endorses Bold Reforms to Slash Drug Prices
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by Jake Johnson
"Any Democrat who tries to block or water down drug pricing reform is
betraying President Biden and his agenda. Worse, they are betraying the
American people."
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After Pegasus Exposé, UN Rights Experts Urge Moratorium on 'Life-Threatening' Spyware
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by Jessica Corbett
"It is highly dangerous and irresponsible to allow the surveillance
technology and trade sector to operate as a human rights-free zone."
ACLU Sues DC, Cops Over Attacks on Journalists at 2020 Racial Justice Protests
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by Brett Wilkins
"The fact that MPD attacked, arrested me, and then held my camera for
nearly a year for no reason sends a chilling message to everyone of what
is at risk," one of the plaintiffs in the suit warned.
Study Warns 'Blue Hydrogen' Funded in Bipartisan Plan More Polluting Than Coal
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by Jenna McGuire
"Blue hydrogen has large climatic consequences. We see no way that blue
hydrogen can be considered 'green,'" says the report.
Family of John Lewis Joins Demand That Biden Kill Filibuster to Defend Voting Rights
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by Julia Conley
"If President Biden and Senator Schumer truly care about ending the war
on voting rights they have to use their political will to abolish the
filibuster and pass the For the People Act immediately," said one
organizer.
Wisconsin on Track for Another 'Wolf Slaughter,' Sparking Calls for Federal Protections
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by Andrea Germanos
"Our state's Natural Resources Board voted today to double down on wolf
management that goes against science and ethical norms."
'It Should Be Unthinkable': EU Nations Told to Immediately End Deportations to Afghanistan
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by Kenny Stancil
"The situation is growing increasingly untenable for civilians, who are
at an ever-increasing risk of being caught in the crossfire," said the
International Rescue Committee's director for Afghanistan.
After Decades, Oil Giant Shell Agrees to Pay $111 Million for Destruction in Nigeria
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by Jessica Corbett
"It has opened the floodgate for more communities in the Niger Delta to
seek redress for the environmental monstrosity that has devastated them
in the past 50 years."
Massive Payouts to Bankrupt Oil and Gas Firm Execs Are 'Fueling Failure': Report
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by Brett Wilkins
"Whether these fossil fuel executives lead their corporations to
financial success or catastrophic flops, they still receive exorbitant
payouts, while workers lose jobs, investors lose money, and taxpayers
may wind up footing the bill for environmental cleanup."
AIPAC Accused of 'Putting Rep. Omar's Life at Risk' With New Islamophobic Ads
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by Jake Johnson
"The language AIPAC uses in paid ads to smear and vilify Ilhan Omar is
virtually identical to the language used in death threats she gets,"
said a spokesperson for the Minnesota Democrat.
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Why I Told My Grandson I'm Pansexual
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by Joan Steinau Lester
Even though I'm deeply satisfied now with the love of one woman, having
a word to define myself conceptually still feels important.
Consumerism, Inequality, and the Climate Crisis
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by Cynthia Kaufman
Making a shift toward a society that works for people and the rest of
nature involves freeing people from the pulls that tie them to a need
for more.
Our Not-So-Slow-Motion Apocalypse
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by Tom Engelhardt
We're no longer just reading about the climate crisis; we're living it
in a startling fashion.
War, Herbicides, and Moral Disengagement
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by Robert C. Koehler
What gives political leaders the wherewithal to violate basic human
values—established moral standards—and perpetrate the inhumanity of war?
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Newswire...
Family of John Lewis Join National Progressive Groups & Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to Deliver Petition to White House Calling On Biden to Urge Senate to End Filibuster & Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Stand Up America
Democrats Must Stand United to Lower Drug Prices
Social Security Works
The IRC Urges EU Countries to Urgently Stop Deportations to Afghanistan
The International Rescue Committee
Fix Our Senate Responds to Census Release and Implications
Fix Our Senate
42 Groups, 24 State and Local Lawmakers to Becerra: White House Must Squash Big Pharma’s Monopoly Power In Quest to Lower Drug Prices
Public Citizen
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