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News & Views | 9/20/21
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Supreme Court Announces Date for Case Directly Challenging Roe v. Wade
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by Julia Conley
"The fate of Roe v. Wade and legal abortion is on the line."
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Sanders Denounces a Pentagon Budget System Found 'Inherently Susceptible to Fraud'
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by Andrea Germanos
"They don't seem to want to get serious about spending taxpayer dollars
wisely and effectively," said the Vermont senator, declaring it
"absolutely unacceptable."
Haiti Official Demands 'Humanitarian Moratorium' as US Ramps Up Deportations
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by Julia Conley
The administration's rapid removal of refugees and migrants was
denounced as "reprehensible" and "cruel."
'Climate Clock' Shows Rich Nations Still Owe $90 Billion a Year to Global Green Fund
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by Jake Johnson
"Wealthy nations must live up to their promise made twelve years ago and
put their money where their mouths are," said an Oxfam climate expert.
"We need to see real funding increases now."
20 Years After Start of 'War on Terror', Groups Demand Closure of Gitmo 'Once and For All'
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by Kenny Stancil
"President Biden has the authority and power to permanently close
Guantánamo Bay, turning it from a living symbol of torture and injustice
to a historical warning to future generations."
Campaigners to Biden: Stop Acting Like a Big Pharma 'Puppet' and Help Vaccinate the World
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by Jake Johnson
"Status quo protection of the intellectual property rights of
profiteering pharmaceutical companies will not save us from this
pandemic."
Democrats Urged to 'Ignore' Parliamentarian's Advice Against Path to Citizenship
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by Jake Johnson
"Ignore this ruling or get a new one. The GOP didn't hesitate when they
pushed their corporate agenda."
As Gov. Tim Walz Proclaims 'Minnesota Climate Week,' Ilhan Omar Says 'Stop Line 3'
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by Kenny Stancil
"The state of Minnesota simply cannot meet our carbon reduction targets
if this pipeline goes through," said the Democratic congresswoman. "Our
future is on the line."
Avi Lewis Hoping Canadians' Climate Concerns Deliver Electoral 'Upset of Epic Proportions'
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by Brett Wilkins
"We need to send Avi to Ottawa to shake up the entire political
establishment, including his own party, and tip the scales in favor of
people and the planet," said environmentalist David Suzuki.
'An Atrocity': Poor Go Without as Rich Nations Set to Let 100 Million Covid Vaccines Rot
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by Andrea Germanos
"Poorer countries shouldn't have to wait until our doses are about to
expire to vaccinate their populations."
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The Simple, Effective Wealthy Surtax We Need
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by Chuck Collins
The best thing about this? It is laser-focused on the super-rich. Anyone
earning below $2 million a year will not pay a dime.
5 Urgent Steps Needed to Vaccinate the World and End This Pandemic
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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
We must treat universal vaccine coverage as an urgently needed global
public good, not as an eventual outcome of market forces.
After Defeat in Afghanistan, Can US Envision a Future of Peace?
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by William Astore
We must unite and dismantle this American Empire before it dismantles
us.
Why Lindsey Graham Is Trying to Rescue Rahm Emanuel
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by Jeff Cohen
Either Joe Biden and Democratic senators actually stand for the
principle that "Black Lives Matter" or they stand for Rahm Emanuel. They
can't stand for both.
Public Origins of Covid Vaccine Technology Expose Indecency of Big Pharma Pandemic Profits
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by John Buell
"Enough is enough—we must start putting people before profits."
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Newswire...
The White House Can and Should Do More to Welcome Refugees
Amnesty International - USA
As Congress Returns, Sunrise Movement Bolsters National Push to Demand a Bold Reconciliation Package Including a Fully Funded Civilian Climate Corps with 13 Arrests at the US Capitol
Sunrise Movement
NARAL Pro-Choice America Denounces Texas Gov. Abbott for Signing Bill Attacking Medication Abortion Care
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Rep. Ilhan Omar Submits 6 Amendments for National Defense Budget
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
COP 26 Declares No Big Oil in Glasgow.
Earthworks
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