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News & Views | 8/25/21
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Atmospheric CO2 Levels Haven't Been This High in 800,000 Years: NOAA
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by Kenny Stancil
A major report on climate says both greenhouse gas concentrations and
global sea levels hit record highs in 2020.
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After Backlash, OnlyFans Suspends Plan to Ban Sexually Explicit Content
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by Jessica Corbett
"This is welcome news, but sex workers' livelihoods shouldn't depend on
the whims of individual platforms," said the ACLU as others warned the
company could still reverse course.
Majority in US—Including 90% of Democrats—Back Spending Trillions on Infrastructure
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by Julia Conley
"Poll after poll shows that the overwhelmingly majority of voters
support bold action."
Progressives Vow to 'Hold the Line' on Democrats' Bold Agenda
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by Jessica Corbett
"We refuse to let conservatives stop us from getting what people need
and deserve," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. "We have to pass a
bold reconciliation bill first."
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'Monstrous Human': Erik Prince Reportedly Charging $6,500 for Seats Out of Kabul
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by Andrea Germanos
The Blackwater founder previously pushed the Trump administration to
privatize the Afghan war.
'Democracy for Sale': Analysis Ties Corporate Consolidation to Increased Lobbying
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by Jessica Corbett
"Monopoly is a threat to representative democracy—and that protecting
our democracy requires effective antitrust."
'Unprecedented': Madagascar on Verge of World's First Climate-Fueled Famine
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by Julia Conley
"These people have done nothing to contribute to climate change," said
one U.N. official. "They don't burn fossil fuels... and yet they are
bearing the brunt of climate change."
Supreme Court Ruling on Asylum Policy Denounced as 'Nothing Short of Cruel'
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by Andrea Germanos
"We put an end to the Trump presidency but we still need to put an end
to his cruel, harmful, and deadly policies including this xenophobic
one."
'Unacceptable': US Treasury Says 89% of Rental Aid Still Not Disbursed
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by Kenny Stancil
"We fought to extend the eviction moratorium to give states a chance to
distribute these funds, but time is of the essence," said Rep. Mondaire
Jones.
'Now the Senate Must Act': Progressives Applaud House Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Bill
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by Jon Queally
"As long as we let the filibuster stand, this necessary bill will be
stuck in the Senate," warned Congresswoman Jayapal. "It's your right to
vote or the filibuster."
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The Secret Corporate Memo Behind Today's Guerilla War on Campus Progressives
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by Nancy MacLean, Lisa Graves
For the health of our democracy, we need to disarm the war on knowledge
and reason that was inspired by the 'Powell Memo' and carried out by the
Koch network and its right-wing army.
According to US Supreme Court, Right to Buy an Election More Protected Than Right to Vote in One
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by Randy Baker
The extraordinary lengths to which the Court has shown it will go to
enable the rich to effectively buy elections with its blithe disregard
for the rights of people should terrify all those concerned with the
survival of our extremely weakened and problematic democracy.
The US Endgame in Afghanistan Was Mineral Extraction, Not Democracy
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by Nadia Ahmad
The American departure from Afghanistan was inevitable. We shouldn't ask
what went wrong? We need to ask: what could possibly have gone right?
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IRC: US Supreme Court revival of disastrous MPP program will send people fleeing danger back into harm's way
The International Rescue Committee
Economic Liberties Reveals New Link Between Concentration and Corporate Lobbying
American Economic Liberties Project
Patriotic Millionaires Urge Democratic Unity on Budget Process in Congress
Patriotic Millionaires
Patriotic Millionaires Urge Democratic Unity on Budget Process in Congress
Patriotic Millionaires
President Biden’s Preferred Policy Option is Abandoning Afghans to Their Fates
Amnesty International - USA
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