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News & Views | 10/8/21
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In 'Historic' Vote, UN Human Rights Council Recognizes Right to Clean Environment
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by Jake Johnson
"A victory for every person across the world over profiteering
polluters."
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As Americans Demand Tax Reforms, Analysis Finds Top 1% Hold More Wealth Than Whole Middle Class
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by Brett Wilkins
By comparison, in 1990 the top 1% held just 17% of the nation's
wealth—less than half of the middle class' 36%.
Financial Titans, Top Brands Implicated in Probe of 'Devastating' Palm Oil Industry Abuses
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by Jessica Corbett
"Papua New Guinean communities… are being sold out by their own
government and global financial institutions in favor of a small number
of highly destructive companies."
Saudi Arabia Accused of Sabotaging UN Probe of War Crimes in Yemen
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by Andrea Germanos
"The council turned its back on victims, bowed to pressure from the
Saudi-led coalition, and put politics before principle."
Omar Demands Release of Memo Detailing Biden's Authority to Cancel Student Debt
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by Julia Conley
"With a single signature," the lawmaker and her colleagues wrote, "you
can improve the economy, create new jobs, transform the lives of 45
million Americans, narrow the racial wealth gap, and maintain the trust
of voters."
'So Many Reasons to Rejoice': Biden to Restore Monuments Gutted by Trump
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by Jake Johnson
"We commend President Biden for taking this step to reverse the previous
president's illegal assault on these most treasured places."
Manchin Plan to Gut Biden Agenda Would Support 2 Million Fewer Jobs Per Year
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by Jake Johnson
"Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema's efforts to scale back Build
Back Better can only leave working families worse off."
Biden Approves Access to Trump's White House Records for Jan. 6 Probe
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by Kenny Stancil
Biden, said one journalist, believes "there is a coup-plotting exception
to executive privilege."
Warning of Looming 'List of Horrors,' Pacific Island Leaders Demand Urgent COP 26 Climate Action
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by Brett Wilkins
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama stressed that world leaders
should not be allowed to "sneak in and out of Glasgow without making a
single serious commitment."
Oxfam Denounces Global Tax Deal as 'Dangerous Capitulation' to Corporate Dodgers
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by Jake Johnson
"It is a mockery of fairness that robs pandemic-ravaged developing
countries of badly needed revenue."
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Views...
Mitch McConnell's Unquenchable Thirst For Obstruction
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by Fred Wertheimer
McConnell's career has been devoted to preventing the Senate from
functioning whenever the Democrats have power in Washington.
Using Solar Energy to Dry Your Clothes
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by Ralph Nader
Billions of people can do their part to usher in the use of more of the
sun to help save the Earth from the man-made climate crisis/catastrophe.
The Democratic Party Ignores Middle America's Labor Crisis at Its Own Peril
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by Hamilton Nolan
By not organizing in decimated post-industrial towns, we're ceding
ground to the right wing.
After Whistleblower Revelations, It's Time to Unfriend Facebook
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by Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
Beneath this benign façade lies a vast network where Facebook profits by
promoting discord, violence, human trafficking and by driving young
people, especially girls, into a self-loathing that can spiral into
depression and suicide.
We Are Being Robbed Blind by Big Pharma
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by Thom Hartmann
Big Pharma's obscenely-priced drugs developed with tax dollars will
continue to drain working people of income, savings,
and—ultimately—their health until America recognizes healthcare as a
right.
COP26: Industrial Capitalism and How the UK Started the Climate Crisis
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by Adam Ramsay
Boris Johnson will soon take on the role of the bombastic host at the
UN's climate conference in Glasgow. Don't let him pretend we're the good
guys.
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Newswire...
Reconciliation Package Must Build on Momentum of USDA Climate Plan, Funding for Sustainable Agriculture, Science Group Says
Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
U.S. Passes 400 Million Administered COVID-19 Vaccine Doses As Billions in Developing Countries Are Left Vulnerable
Public Citizen
Major Protests at the White House Will Urge President Biden to Act on Fossil Fuels
Indigenous Environmental Network
IMF Extends Debt Relief for Poor Countries
Jubilee USA Network
Global Tax Deal Advances, But Questions Persist
Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition
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