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News & Views | 9/27/21
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Democrats Need to Stand Up to Corporate Extremists in Their Own Party
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by Peter Bloom
Wall Street Democrats are not just resisting progress but putting
freedom and democracy in jeopardy.
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News...
'Quite Literally What Instigated the Tunisian Revolution': Outrage After NYC Food Vendor's Stall 'Trashed'
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by Kenny Stancil
"The abuse of street vendors will continue until there is legislative
change, creating a pathway for New York City's smallest businesses to
formalize."
Israeli PM Naftali Bennett Mentions Palestinians Exactly Zero Times During UN Address
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by Andrea Germanos
Pretending they don't exist, said one advocacy group, "is how he
justifies stealing their land, detaining their children, and bombing
their homes."
'Momentous Win': Years of Local Opposition Defeats PennEast Pipeline
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by Jessica Corbett
Opponents in Pennsylvania and New Jersey cheer "cancellation of this
unneeded, dangerous fracked gas pipeline."
UK Labour Conference Condemns AUKUS as Threat to World Peace
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by Brett Wilkins
"AUKUS is the next step in a new cold war with China," said one opponent
of the trilateral agreement. "It makes the Indo-Pacific, and the world,
a more dangerous, not a more stable, place."
'A Deal's a Deal': Progressive Leader Holds Strong on $3.5 Trillion Social Investment Plan
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by Jon Queally
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal says around 60 Democrats are willing to
vote down a weaker bipartisan bill if the more sweeping reconciliation
bill does not come first.
Child Advocates Celebrate 'Pause' But Push for Permanent End to Instagram for Kids
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by Jessica Corbett
"Today is a watershed moment for the growing tech accountability
movement and a great day for anyone who believes that children's
well-being should come before Big Tech's profits."
'Fantastic!': Berlin Votes to Expropriate 240K Apartments From Corporate Landlords
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by Kenny Stancil
"Which cities will follow its lead?" asked one advocate, after 56% of
voters told Berlin's municipal government to transfer thousands of homes
to public ownership.
Social Democrats, Greens Eye Coalition After Outgoing Merkel's Bloc Ousted in German Elections
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by Jon Queally
Citing the need to act on the climate crisis, center-left SPD leader
Olaf Scholz declared that "voters have clearly spoken."
Critics Fume as ICC Excludes US From Probe Into Afghan War Crimes
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by Andrea Germanos
"Allowing powerful states to get away with multi-year, multi-continent
torture against so many feeds impunity for all."
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Views...
The Vaccine Vampires Are Now Lurking in Broad Daylight
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by Richard Eskow
Our political leaders are in the thrall of pharmaceutical interests who
have blocked efforts to share lifesaving vaccines with the world. They,
and we, are draining wealth and life from the poorer countries of this
planet in the relentless pursuit of profit.
Forever Wars: The Names You'll Never Know
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by Nick Turse
Americans have been killing civilians since before there was a United
States.
Abolish the Debt Ceiling. Do It Now
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by Josh Bivens
The GOP used the debt ceiling to force spending cuts in 2011. It can't
be allowed again.
Humanity’s Call to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
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by Robert Dodge
Citizens around the world are calling on their governments to ratify the
Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty—and the United States has a leading role to
play.
America's Unpleasant Fate: Oligarchy or Autocracy
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by Chris Hedges
The competing systems of power are divided between alternatives which
widen the social and political divide—and increase potential for violent
conflict.
Instituting Liberty: Contested, Changing, Conflicted Definitions
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by Robert Jensen
Reasonable people can disagree, and a university should be a place where
those disagreements are celebrated. That would be a good starting point
for a Liberty Institute.
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Newswire...
Bend the Arc: Republicans in Congress Once Again Promoting Antisemitic "Replacement Theory"
Bend the Arc
International Criminal Court Shutters Investigation Into U.S. Torture
Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)
ACLU Statement on International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s Decision to “Deprioritize” War Crime Allegations Against the U.S. in Afghanistan
ACLU
National Advocacy Groups Representing Tens of Millions of Americans Come Together to Support Tax on Ultra-Wealthy to Build Back Better
Americans for Tax Fairness
Lawsuit Launched to Fight EPA’s Delay in Reducing Smog Pollution in 10 Areas With Some of Nation’s Worst Air Quality
Center for Biological Diversity
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