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News & Views | 9/15/21
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'Call Them Now': Ire Aimed at 3 Democrats Endangering Plan to Lower Drug Prices
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by Jake Johnson
"Any politician standing in the way of lower drug prices is on a short
path to losing their job."
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ICC Approves Probe Into 'Drug War' Atrocities Carried Out by Duterte Regime
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by Andrea Germanos
"Duterte along with his co-accused henchmen of the war on drugs will be
facing justice."
Global Indigenous Coalition Echoes Call to Postpone UN Climate Talks
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by Brett Wilkins
"No equitable or just climate solutions can emerge from such an unjust
process."
House Dems Unveil Bill to Stop Wall Street From Destroying the Planet
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by Kenny Stancil
"The Federal Reserve's role is not to surrender our planet to corporate
polluters and shepherd our financial system to its destruction," said
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, among the Democrats urging the Fed to end fossil
fuel financing.
With Texas at Center of Abortion Fight, NARAL Backs Cisneros Over Cuellar for 2022
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by Jessica Corbett
"Jessica Cisneros will take bold action to fight back against unyielding
attacks from anti-choice politicians in Texas and across the country."
'We Are Clearly Not Fully Recovered': Ocasio-Cortez to Introduce Extension of Boosted Unemployment Benefits
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by Brett Wilkins
"I simply just could not allow this to happen without at least trying."
New Climate Analysis Shows Near Total Global Failure to Meet 1.5°C Targets
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by Andrea Germanos
"An increasing number of people around the world are suffering from ever
more severe and frequent impacts of climate change, yet government
action continues to lag behind what is needed."
'It's Gonna Be $3.5 Trillion': Sanders Holds the Line Against Right-Wing Democrats
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by Kenny Stancil
"That's the compromise that's already been made," said Sen. Bernie
Sanders. "The truth is $3.5 trillion is not enough."
Big Pharma Secrets Revealed as Group Uncovers Portion of Pfizer Vaccine Recipe
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by Jake Johnson
"This leaked contract teaches the world more about how to make mRNA
vaccines than anything done by rich countries so far."
Newsom Urged to Deliver on Climate, Single-Payer as California Voters Defeat Recall
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by Jake Johnson
"Newsom's victory belongs to the environmental activists and
constituents who delivered their support when it mattered most,"
Alexandra Nagy, California director of Food & Water Watch, said in a
statement. "Newsom must return that support to Californians in the midst
of this climate crisis."
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Inequality Is Holding Back the Economy, Not Unemployment
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by Rebekah Entralgo
Ending enhanced unemployment benefits didn't get people back to work. It
just made them poorer.
Beware: Big Oil Lies About the Climate
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by Jane Vosburg
Fires, floods, killer heat-waves, droughts, and hurricanes are ravaging
homes and families throughout the world. Some fear that this might be
the new normal; however, the truth is that this is just the start of
something much worse.
Lack of Trusted Authority Is Why Covid-19 Is Kicking Our Butts
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by Steven Singer
The resulting credibility vacuum has enabled unscrupulous politicians,
agents of chaos, and other charlatans to position themselves as experts.
Reducing Energy Consumption: The Only Long-Range Solution to Climate Change
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by Richard Heinberg
Unless we're willing to give up some of our power over nature—our power
to extract and transform resources and deliver the goods that we have
come to rely on—then we're destined to careen from one disaster to the
next until our worst fears are realized.
Congress Needs to Do More to End Estate Tax Manipulations That Benefit Billionaires
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by Bob Lord, Chuck Collins
The latest tax proposals in Congress are an okay first step, but don't
go far enough to address one of the biggest enablers of dynastic wealth.
No, The World Is Not Welcoming Afghan Refugees as It Should
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by Rashmee Roshan Lall
Nobody really knows what prospects await Afghan refugees when countries
have yet to see human rights as rights for all humans.
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Newswire...
Pharmaceutical Companies Reaping Immoral Profits From COVID Vaccines Yet Paying Low Tax Rates
Oxfam International
Advocates Call on Biden to Nominate Fed Chair Who Will Address Climate-Related Financial Risk
350.org
Corporate Democrats Won’t Stop Us From Lowering Drug Prices for Everyone
Social Security Works
Congressional Committee Moves Forward on Build Back Better Legislation, Which Tackles Potent Pollutants
Environment America
Federal Drilling and Fracking Update: Biden Promised a Ban–He's Doing the Opposite
Food & Water Watch
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