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News & Views | 8/18/21

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by Jake Johnson
"The divide between the haves and have-nots will only grow larger if manufacturers and leaders prioritize booster shots over supply to low- and middle-income countries."

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by Julia Conley
"Voters deserve better," said one advocacy group.



by Jessica Corbett
"We must take actions that prevent pandemics from starting by stopping the spillover of diseases from animals to humans."



by Andrea Germanos
"I don't think Democrats will flip Ohio if we nominate another establishment insider," she told supporters.



by Brett Wilkins
"This is a moral imperative for the United States," said James Risen of the Press Freedom Defense Fund.



by Julia Conley
"If your dress code can enforce skirt lengths, it can enforce masks."



by Jake Johnson
The U.S. lawmakers warned construction of the Enbridge-owned tar sands pipeline has "grave implications" for nearby ecosystems.



by Kenny Stancil
"With kids going back to school and cases surging, we need to know when children under 12 will be able to get vaccinated," said Rep. Katie Porter.



by Jake Johnson
"War and conflict never produce peace and stability. Violence and militarism, even when cloaked in the language of humanitarianism, are fundamentally at odds with human flourishing and opportunity."


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by Nancy J. Altman
A growing movement led by a number of champions in Congress is working tirelessly to have important improvements to SSI included in the upcoming reconciliation package.



by Peter Certo
Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.



by Wenonah Hauter
Pennsylvania and other places want to push forward on carbon removal plans, but there's little evidence for their impact.



by Siena Chrisman
To build a different system—one that values healthy soils, biodiversity, clean water, and human capital over exploitation and profit at all costs—we must invest in the knowledge that supports it.



by Richard W. Behan
But George Bush was fighting a war for oil and empire, and victory would pose a huge tactical difficulty: with no enemy to fight he would have to demobilize his forces in the Mideast and bring them home.



by Fatima Hassan, Gavin Yamey, Kamran Abbasi
Companies and rich nations are creating a deadly Covid-19 vaccine "protection racket."


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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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