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News & Views | 8/26/21

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Thousands rally against Line 3 at the Minnesota state capitol

by Jake Johnson
"The cops are gathered here by the hundred and the governor's brand new fence glimmers in the background, but our spirit is resolved."

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Higher Ed Not Debt

by Jessica Corbett
"Millions of borrowers are still waiting for President Biden to make good on his promise to provide widespread student loan cancellation, and the time to act is now."


Rev. William Barber in West Virginia

by Julia Conley
Protesters outside his West Virginia office say the senator cares more about corporate interests than struggling people of his state.


Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks at a press conference

by Jake Johnson
The Minnesota Democrat argued that the information Hale leaked "has shone a vital light on the legal and moral problems of the drone program."

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by Jessica Corbett
One nonprofit said the decision in a case brought by bushfire survivors "should send a chill through the state's most polluting industries, including the electricity and commercial transport sectors."


Women at hospital after explosions

by Jake Johnson
"We're not seeing a failed withdrawal. We're seeing the inevitable consequences of intervention."


A facial recognition demonstration at an exhibit in Las Vegas.

by Julia Conley
"Face surveillance is so invasive of privacy, so discriminatory against people of color, and so likely to trigger false arrests, that the government should not be using face surveillance at all," said one privacy advocate.


The sun sets over container ships and oil platforms off the coast of Huntington Beach, California on January 12, 2021. (Photo: Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil
"More oil and gas leasing is insane policy in light of the climate crisis," said one critic.


Tony Blair protest

by Andrea Germanos
"Far from having a humanitarian impact, these interventions have served to make the world a much more dangerous and unstable place."


Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to reporters

by Jake Johnson
"I already negotiated. The truth is we need more," said the chair of the Senate Budget Committee.

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flowers

by Robert C. Koehler
Only when I stop knowing what I know do I see the world as it is, do I see it shimmer and pulsate, do I see it bleed wonder.


Divest CalSTRS photo

by Marcy Winograd
The nation's second largest pension fund invests in the climate crisis.


U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

by Pratap Chatterjee


drugs

by Dana Brown
Bold policies could have saved America's largest generic drug plant, but it's never too late to start putting communities first.


sunrise-rally

by Isabella DeVaan
Like the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a 21st century CCC could create millions of jobs while repairing our environment.


not_science

by Linda McQuaig
Efforts are being blocked by the fossil fuel industry—probably the most powerful set of interests on earth.

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Center for Biological Diversity
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Poor People’s Campaign
Center for Biological Diversity

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