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News & Views | 9/3/21

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by Jake Johnson
"Millions will suffer as they lose this critical source of income and the loss of spending will suppress job growth."

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by Jessica Corbett
"The last thing we need to do," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, "is allow the very criminals who created this crisis to build more fossil fuel infrastructure."



by Jon Queally
"SB1 not only makes voting harder for all Texans, it threatens the most marginalized of us the most," said the ACLU. "We won't stop fighting until it's blocked."



by Julia Conley
Last month, nearly 1,800 family members told the president to stay away from anniversary events unless he ordered the declassification of documents.


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by Jessica Corbett
"While people suffer from floods and droughts triggered by the climate crisis, the car industry, despite its enormous contribution to global warming, seems unaffected."



by Jake Johnson
"We can and must overcome greedy pharma and selfish rich governments' business as usual."



by Brett Wilkins
"Lowering the Medicare eligibility age will not only be life-changing for at least 23 million people, it will also be lifesaving for so many across America."



by Julia Conley
With extreme abortion bans likely to spread across the U.S., one rights advocate said the medical community will have to "drastically shift the way people access abortion, on their own terms."



by Jake Johnson
"The most important investment we can make in defeating the Covid pandemic is getting the world vaccinated as quickly as possible."



by Jessica Corbett
"This is a winnable fight, but it will take strong alignment, sharp interventions, and bold negotiations to get our progressive priorities across the finish line."


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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Ours have been wars of hatred, not logic, and doomed to fail—at a mind-boggling human and financial cost.



by Mike Tidwell
We know what’s causing these extreme weather events and we know exactly who to blame.



by Abby Zimmardi
The evidence from Texas' COVID-19 abortion ban clearly shows that such restrictive policies do not end the demand for abortion.



by William Astore
Today's extremism feeds on war, anger, aggression, fear, hatred, and racism. To end it, we must first abolish war, reject lies, and embrace one another without rancor.



by Thom Hartmann
This is a true moment of crisis on so many different levels, which is why it’s not only critical that we seize this moment to throw ourselves into meaningful political activism, but also to take care of ourselves at deep emotional and spiritual levels.



by Claire Provost
Did a little bird tell you that women are obedient and law-abiding, and always do what they’re told? It’s time to shoot that bird.


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