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News & Views | 9/10/21
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On 9/11 Anniversary, Anti-War Group Says 'Cut the Pentagon for People, Planet, and Peace'
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by Brett Wilkins
"We must learn from the horrifying consequences of U.S. war and begin
down a path towards peace."
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'Historic Victory': California Passes Bill to Improve Conditions for Amazon Workers
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by Julia Conley
Assembly Bill 701 would bar companies from using quotas that impede
workers' health and safety.
'Have At It': Biden Welcomes GOP Challenges to New Vaccine Mandates
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by Kenny Stancil
Republican governors vowing to sue over new vaccine rules are being
"cavalier" about their constituents' health, said the president. "This
isn't a game."
'Vaccination Works': CDC Study Shows Unvaxxed 11 Times More Likely to Die of Covid
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by Jake Johnson
"The bottom line is this: We have the scientific tools we need to turn
the corner on this pandemic."
Public Health Experts Praise Biden's New Vaccination Requirements
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by Jessica Corbett
Addressing those who call such policies attacks on personal freedom, one
doctor said that "people also have a right to be able to go to work and
not get infected and not get sick and not die."
'Momentous' Moratorium on Deep Sea Mining Adopted at Global Biodiversity Summit
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by Julia Conley
"Deep seabed mining is an avoidable environmental disaster," said one
expert on global ocean policy.
Big Tech War Profiteers Raked in $44 Billion During 'Global War on Terror'
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by Andrea Germanos
"When the U.S. chooses war over aid, Big Tech profits."
US Breaks Summer Heat Record Set During Dust Bowl in 1936: NOAA
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by Jon Queally
"I wondered if I would live to see one of America's most iconic weather
records fall—the record for hottest summer, set in the great Dust Bowl
of 1936," said one meteorologist. "Finally, in 2021, the record has
fallen."
'A Win for Civil Rights': Federal Judge Blocks Florida GOP's Anti-Protest Law
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by Kenny Stancil
The court's decision, said a coalition of civil rights groups, "serves
as a powerful reminder that such unjust and unconstitutional efforts
cannot stand."
Progressive Caucus Warns Lawsuits Not Enough to Stop GOP Assault on Abortion Rights
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by Jake Johnson
"This is a nationwide crisis that requires a nationwide solution, and
Congress must also do its part... This is a fight we cannot and must not
lose."
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Behind Every Dark Cloud of Terrorism, There’s a Silver Lining for the Wealthy
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by Michael Winship
On this 20th anniversary of 9/11, the rich keep getting richer, always
calculating how to squeeze more cash from calamity.
My Memories of 9/11 and the Fool's Errand of Destroying Terrorism With Violence
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by César Chelala
New York has not been the same since the events of September 11, 2001.
Twenty years after that dreadful day, the echoes of the tragedy persist.
Law Enforcement, Including ICE, Perpetuates White Supremacy
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by Gabriela Viera, Cynthia Garcia
It's time to defund hate and build a humane immigration system.
20 Years After 9/11, Reparations for Afghanistan and an End to War
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by Kathy Kelly
The only way to combat terrorism is to end these wars for vengeance and
profit.
We Still Need a Post-9/11 Reckoning
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by Rana Abdelhamid
Because as much as American history is about triumphing over hardship,
too often it's also been about finding a minority—of religion, of race,
of sexuality, of immigration status—to blame for that hardship.
This Republican Party of Anti-Democratic Vigilantes Is an Existential Threat
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
If the Democrats are not able to pass both a substantial Democratic
"infrastructure" bill and a very substantial voting rights bill, it is
quite likely that the entire country will soon be Texas.
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Newswire...
California Legislature Passes Bill That Will Kickstart State’s Offshore Wind Development
Environment America
Public Citizen Joins Call for Executive Pay Reforms in Reconciliation Package
Public Citizen
Bezos Earth Fund Can & Must Do Better by BIPOC-Led Environmental Justice Groups
Climate Justice Alliance
New Offshore Drilling Proposed in Wake of Devastating Oil Spills from Hurricane Ida
Oceana
Anti-War Organizations to Launch National Campaign to Cut the Pentagon to Mark the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
CODEPINK
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