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News & Views | 8/17/21
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'No Time for Amateur Hour': Pelosi Signals Plan to Steamroll Right-Wing Dems
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by Jake Johnson
"This is exactly right. Glad to see it," said one progressive activist.
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Progressive Critics Say Investors in US Weapon-Makers Only Clear Winners of Afghan War
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by Jessica Corbett
"The military-industrial complex got exactly what it wanted out of this
war."
Taliban Vow 'No Revenge' Against Fellow Afghans Who Worked With US Forces
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by Jake Johnson
"Can we believe this? Not sure," responded Medea Benjamin of the
anti-war group CodePink. "But it is great he is saying this."
Refugee Advocates Demand US Stop Deportations to Haiti Following Earthquake
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by Brett Wilkins
"How can the U.S. government deport anyone to Haiti right now? How do
they think so little of Haitian lives, deporting children and babies in
the middle of the chaos?"
'Loudest Alarm Bell Yet': Unprecedented Water Shortage Declaration for US West
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by Andrea Germanos
"Climate change is an emergency," said Judith Whitmer, Nevada state
Democratic Party chair, over the Lake Mead and Colorado River crisis.
'Hard to Imagine Worse Idea': Biden to Resume Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands and Waters
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by Jon Queally
"The president made a promise to ban all new oil and gas leasing on
public lands and waters," said Greenpeace, "and the American people
expect him to keep it."
One Year of Afghanistan War Spending Could Fund Resettlement of 1.2 Million Refugees
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by Jake Johnson
"We've spent billions on war. Now, let's spend to bring Afghans to
safety."
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The Glasgow Climate Talks Are a Vital Deadline for Action
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by Alec Connon
It is vital that the world's nations use Glasgow to commit to
immediately and rapidly reducing their dependency on fossil fuels, not
merely set climate goals that are decades into the future.
Why Does Your Right to Unmask Usurp My Child's Right to a Safe School?
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by Steven Singer
If someone else doesn't wear a mask, hasn't been vaccinated and hasn't
taken the proper precautions, they can spread the Covid-19 virus through
the air and infect whole classrooms of people.
American Wars: Blood in the Sand
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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
For decades, the American political class has intervened relentlessly
and recklessly in countries whose people they hold in contempt. And once
again they are being aided by America's credulous mass media, which is
uniformly blaming the Taliban victory on Afghanistan's incorrigible
corruption.
A Thoughtful Response to the Tragedy in Afghanistan
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by Zoe Weil
Five ways to think and act like a solutionary.
We Can't Let Pro-War Generals Who Lied About the Afghanistan War Define Its Legacy
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by Sarah Lazare
The U.S. architects of the ruinous war are getting the last word on its
"lessons."
When Will We Stop Letting Our Presidents Lie America Into Wars?
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by Thom Hartmann
America has been lied into too many wars. It's cost us too much in terms
of money, credibility and blood. We must remember the lies. We can't
afford to let this one go down the memory hole, too.
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Newswire...
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is Critical to Protecting Every American’s Freedom to Vote
Common Cause
Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws
Free Speech for People
124 Organizations Demand Home Depot and Lowe's Immediately Pull Cancer-Linked Weedkiller Following Bayer Announcement that Glyphosate Will Remain in Roundup Until 2023
Center for Food Safety
Congress Must Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to Protect the Freedom to Vote
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Study Finds Extreme Heat Could Threaten $55.4 Billion Annually in Outdoor Worker Earnings by Midcentury
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
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