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News & Views | 9/29/21
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'Fire DeJoy' Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to Sabotage Postal Service Takes Effect
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by Jake Johnson
"President Biden has the power to remake the postal governing board and
remove DeJoy. He must act."
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Congressional Report on Toxic Metals in Baby Food Spurs Demand for FDA Action
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by Andrea Germanos
"This is what happens when you let the food and chemical companies, not
the FDA, decide whether our food is safe to eat."
Rep. Jared Golden Among Corporate Democrats Obstructing Extension of Expanded Child Tax Credit
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by Kenny Stancil
"The rich can afford to pay a fairer share in taxes, but many families
in Maine can't afford to lose out on this commonsense tax relief."
Alabama GOP Condemned for Plan to Build Prisons With Covid-19 Funds
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by Julia Conley
"The Republican Party in a nutshell: contemptible, cruel, and corrupt."
Right Livelihood Award Recognizes 'Courageous Mobilizers' Defending People and Planet
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by Jessica Corbett
"In the face of the escalating climate and environmental crises,
senseless violence, and blatant human rights abuses, they successfully
engage for a better future through solidarity and organization."
Wildlife Defenders Cheer Restoration of Migratory Bird Protections Gutted Under Trump
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by Brett Wilkins
"The world is on the brink of a sixth mass extinction," said the
director of one advocacy group. "Enforcing conservation laws like the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act is vital."
UN Experts Denounce 'Truly Shocking' Magnitude of Inequality Revealed by Pandemic
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by Julia Conley
At a panel on Tuesday, officials condemned vaccine apartheid, rising
food insecurity, and other markers of inequality that have been
exacerbated by the pandemic.
'We Had a Deal': Warren Joins Sanders and House Progressives in Fight for Biden's Agenda
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by Jake Johnson
"The agreement from the beginning was that all the pieces would move
together," said the Massachusetts Democrat. "I don't want to see that
deal broken."
Public Health Advocates Target Top Biden Aide, Moderna CEO in Protest Demanding Vaccine Equity
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by Brett Wilkins
"Without real bold leadership... we risk being caught in this pandemic
loop, constantly battling new variants coming from regions without the
vaccine. The only way out of this pandemic is by vaccinating the world."
'Everything Is on the Line': Senate Under Pressure to Protect Abortion Rights
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by Jessica Corbett
"We will do whatever it takes to ensure the passage of the Women's
Health Protection Act and urge senators on both sides of the aisle to
vote 'yes' without delay."
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Corporate Lobbyists Are Going to War Against the Build Back Better Plan
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by Sondra Youdelman
The administration's jobs and infrastructure package is very popular,
but big money is fighting it tooth and nail.
Now Is the Time, Finally, for Congress to Stand Up for Working Families
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by Bernie Sanders
This reconciliation bill is being opposed by every Republican in
Congress as well as the drug companies, the insurance companies, the
fossil fuel industry, and the billionaire class. They want to maintain
the status quo in which the very rich get richer while ordinary
Americans continue to struggle to make ends meet. Well, I disagree.
Embodying Climate Grief, a Conversation With Climate Activists
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by Teresa Miller, Sarah Myhre
There is no "the environment"—we are the environment. As we treat each
other, so we treat the world.
If Sinema Won't Stand With Arizona Democrats, We Will Vote Her Out
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by Dan O'Neal
A recent poll showed that if Sinema continues to protect the filibuster
and block the Democratic agenda, 66% of likely Democratic primary voters
would back a challenger who will help end the filibuster.
The Utterly Baseless Case for Recusal of Biden Antitrust Nominee, Jonathan Kanter
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by Ben Clements
Calls for his recusal aim to undercut the Biden administration's
antitrust enforcement and should be rejected by DOJ.
Journalist and Political Analyst Amy Walter: Are We Headed Toward "A Really Dark Cynical World?"
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by Michael Winship
The Cook Political Report's Editor and Publisher on Biden, Trump and
Democratic Chances in 2022 and 2024.
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Newswire...
Rate of Uninsured Young Men More Than Doubles by Age 20
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
Biden Administration Must Act to Prevent More Extinctions
Earthjustice
Biden Administration Reverses Trump Rule That Gutted Migratory Bird Protections
Defenders of Wildlife
Report: 92% of Maine Children Would Benefit From Expanded Child Tax Credit That Rep. Golden Is Holding Up
Accountable.US
Indigenous Environmental Network Statement on Enbridge’s Line 3 Completion of Work
Indigenous Environmental Network
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