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News & Views | 10/15/21
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'We're Not Stopping': Weeklong D.C. Climate Protests End With 600+ Arrests, Vows to Fight On
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by Brett Wilkins
"There is no other planet to escape to. Water is life... They need to
listen to the youth. They need to hear us speak our cries."
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Progressives to Biden: Ignore Panel Advice and Embrace Supreme Court Expansion
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by Jake Johnson
"The GOP's rigged bench is contorting our laws," said Sen. Ed Markey.
"We need to pass legislation to expand the Supreme Court."
Tory Lawmaker Stabbed to Death During Meeting With Constituents in UK
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by Common Dreams staff
"Horrific and deeply shocking news," said Labour Party Leader Keir
Starmer in response to the assassination of MP David Amess.
New Study Reveals Poor, Low-Income Voters Were Crucial in Toppling Trump in 2020
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by Julia Conley
The findings challenge "the media-driven narrative... that white
low-income voters are the de facto base of the Republican Party."
'Holocaust Denial Has No Place in Our Society': AOC Reprimands Texas School Official
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by Kenny Stancil
"I am offended as hell by somebody who says I should have an opposing
view to the Holocaust in my library," said one teacher.
'How Many More People Must Die?' EU, UK Under Fire for Tanking Patent Waiver Talks
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by Jake Johnson
Rich nations' refusal to take on the pharmaceutical industry could
"prolong the pandemic indefinitely," warned one campaigner.
'Corporate Fraud at Its Worst': J&J Hides Behind Bankruptcy Amid Baby Powder Lawsuits
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by Julia Conley
"Here we go again," said Elizabeth Warren. "Another giant corporation is
abusing our bankruptcy system."
Ousted by AOC, Joe Crowley Now Lobbying Against Tax Hikes on Corporate Giants
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by Kenny Stancil
The former chair of the House Democratic Caucus once called the GOP's
2017 tax law a "scam," but now he's collaborating with Wall Street to
undermine attempts at progressive reform.
'Disgusting': Rahm Emanuel Confirmation Vote to Be Held on 7th Anniversary of Laquan McDonald's Murder
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by Jon Queally
"You can't make this up."
'Embarrassing': US Absent as World Joins Together to Protect Biodiversity
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by Kenny Stancil
"It reinforces the notion that the U.S. is a fair-weather partner when
it comes to environmental conservation, including issues of climate
change," said one critic.
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The Common Sense Case for More Urban Parks
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by Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat
New parks should be built with community needs and biodiversity in mind.
Kunming Declaration's 30x30 Biodiversity Target Is a Good Start, But Not Nearly Enough
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by Karl Burkart
It's clear that securing Indigenous land tenure rights and adequately
resourcing tribal governments is key to the success of the Convention on
Biological Diversity.
Strike Wave Exemplifies Why We Need More Unions
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by Hamilton Nolan
If you want more strikes, make more union members.
There's Only One Way to Save the World From Climate Armageddon
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by Michael T. Klare
If the planet's two "great" powers refuse to cooperate in a meaningful
way in tackling the climate threat, we're done for.
The High-Paid Media Types Are Unhappy Workers Are Demanding Fair Wages
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by Dean Baker
For those of us who think that all workers should be able to get decent
pay, have decent working conditions, and be treated with respect on the
job, the idea that large numbers of workers now feel they can quit jobs
they don't like is really great news.
A Zen Koan on Columbus Day
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by Robert C. Koehler
If the world "goes green" but stays focused on wealth and domination,
new systems will be gamed and indigenous peoples across the planet will
continue to be exploited and displaced, their needs and wisdom ignored.
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Newswire...
Sanders Statement on Why Americans Don't Know What's in the Build Back Better Plan
Senator Bernie Sanders
Wells Fargo Joins Net-Zero Banking Alliance With No Plan for Phasing Out Fossil Fuel Finance
Sierra Club
Democrats Must Deliver on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
People's Action
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