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'This Is Big': House Passes Amendment to Cut US Complicity in Saudi Bombing of Yemen
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by Andrea Germanos
The vote, said Rep. Ro Khanna, "sent a clear message to the Saudis: end
the bombing in Yemen and lift the blockade."
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Praised for 'Braving the Smears,' Tlaib Votes Against $1 Billion in Military Aid to Israel
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by Brett Wilkins
One rights group thanked Tlaib "for speaking truth to power" while being
attacked "for simply insisting that Palestinians are human beings who
deserve safety, security, and freedom from Israeli apartheid."
'A Choice Point for Humanity': Women Demand Visionary Shift at UN Climate Talks
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by Julia Conley
"This is the time to unite together to build the healthy and just future
we know is possible for each other and the Earth."
Civil Rights Leaders Decry Senate's Failure to Pass Police Reform Bill
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by Brett Wilkins
"We will continue to fight and advocate for legislation worthy of George
Floyd's name," vowed the heads of seven advocacy groups.
In 'Landmark' Decision, EPA Finalizes Rule Cutting Use of Super-Pollutant HFCs
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by Julia Conley
The regulation will drastically curb the use of "the most potent
super-pollutants known to mankind at the moment," one climate campaigner
said.
Peru's Leftist President Calls for Global Agreement to End Vaccine Apartheid
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by Jake Johnson
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is pushing for an international accord
to "guarantee universal access to vaccines for all people on the planet,
with no discrimination on the basis of privilege."
'Hold Strong': Coalition Urges House to Reject Bipartisan Bill Until Reconciliation Package Passed
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by Kenny Stancil
The bipartisan infrastructure bill "doesn't contain the climate
solutions and care, education, and economic investments we need," more
than 90 progressive groups wrote in a letter.
'You Tell Me What We Should Cut': Sanders Not Budging on $3.5 Trillion
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by Jake Johnson
"Poll after poll tells me, and tells you, that what we are trying to do
is enormously popular."
Biden's Envoy to Haiti Resigns in Protest Over 'Inhumane' Deportations
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by Kenny Stancil
The Biden administration's move to ramp up deportations at a time of
overlapping crises will "add to Haiti's unacceptable misery," wrote
Daniel Foote.
New Legal Campaign Aims to Protect People and Nature From Polluters' 'Irreparable Damage'
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by Jessica Corbett
"States must listen to communities' demands to recognize the human right
to a healthy environment and better regulate businesses with respect to
the impacts of their operations."
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Women's Rights: Afghanistan and Beyond
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by Robert C. Koehler
The American military, which purports to be supporting women's rights in
Afghanistan, could hardly be said to value women's rights in its own
ranks. Rape has long been a side effect of militarism and war, and any
discussion—let alone investigation—of it has long been avoided.
Abusing Migrants While on Horseback Fits With the Border Patrol's Long History of Brutality
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by Sarah Turberville, Chris Rickerd
Such cruelty warrants a congressional investigation—not only into the
specific actions in Del Rio but, more importantly, into systemic
problems within Border Patrol that allow such abusive conduct with
seeming impunity.
Who Represents Afghanistan: Genuine Activists vs 'Native Informants'
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by Ramzy Baroud
The war in Afghanistan has ended, hopefully for good, but the conflict
on who represents the people of that war-torn country remains
unresolved.
Simple, Effective, and Popular: Tax the Extremely Rich to Invest in America
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by Chuck Collins
Even Trump voters like the idea of a modest extra tax on
multimillionaires.
A Parable of (All-American) Violence
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by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Accountability and the war of terror.
NDP Should Push Liberals for Public Hearings on Popular Wealth Tax
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by Linda McQuaig
Canadians might well be interested to learn that the NDP's proposed 1
per cent tax on wealth-holdings worth more than $10 million would only
affect the wealthiest 75,000 families, but would raise $17 billion a
year.
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Newswire...
"It's Time for Democrats to Step Up on the Stepped-Up Basis, Capital Gains, and the Carried Interest Loophole"
Patriotic Millionaires
Stop Line 3 Indigenous Leader Taysha Martineau Declines National Award Citing Fossil Fuel Sponsorship Conflict
Indigenous Environmental Network
With Today's Deadline Looming, Oil Companies Are Still "Maybes" on Testifying
Accountable.US
Government-Sanctioned Violence Against Haitian Asylum-Seekers Highlights Need to Change Our Immigration System
Bend the Arc
Texas Abortion Ban Returns to Supreme Court
Center for Reproductive Rights
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