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News & Views | 10/19/21

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by Jessica Corbett
"Pfizer has used its monopoly on a lifesaving vaccine to extract concessions from desperate governments," said the report's author, urging action from the Biden administration.

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by Andrea Germanos
"I can't believe that the Science Museum—of all institutions and this of all years—has accepted money from Adani, one of the greatest climate criminals."



by Brett Wilkins
"Emanuel was more concerned with his own reelection than he was with justice for a child murdered on his watch. This is a complete slap in the face to Black America."



by Jon Queally
"This is the malignant narcissism of far too many white men," said Congressman Jamaal Bowman.



by Kenny Stancil
The Senate committee vote included $10 billion more than requested. "That's $100 billion over 10 years—or half the cost of universal pre-K, which we're told we can't afford," said one critic.



by Brett Wilkins
"India Walton is the Democratic nominee for mayor of Buffalo. No amount of racist misogyny from the old boys' club is going to change that."



by Julia Conley
"Passing a poorly designed paid leave proposal is a dangerous political game for Democrats," warns policy analyst Matt Bruenig.



by Jessica Corbett
"Sen. Manchin searched for 10 Republicans to support voting rights legislation, but Republican senators willing to break with Sen. McConnell and stand on the right side of history simply don't exist."



by Andrea Germanos
"The new redistricting plans are an unlawful attempt to thwart the changing Texas electorate and should be struck down."



by Julia Conley
The authors of a U.N. report urge greater investment in climate adaptation and weather services on the continent.


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by Astrud Lea Beringer
If controlled by corporations, digital farming initiatives create new poverty traps for small food producers while promoting environmental-destructive intensive agricultural practices.



by Michael Li
Congress has a chance to save this cycle of redistricting, but it needs to act soon.



by Ari Paul
AT&T saw something worthwhile in OAN, and can certainly tolerate a bit of right-wing quackery if it means having another media avenue to fight a class war against any kind of progressive economic and regulatory agenda.



by Daniel Jasper, Gabe Murphy
Congress can change that by including a House-passed amendment into the final version of this year's National Defense Authorization Act.



by Ramzy Baroud
To be meaningful, post-colonial writers who adhere to what should have remained a radical form of anti-colonialism should become the heart and soul of the literary movement, not only in the Global South but throughout the world.



by William deBuys
A Himalayan journey toward hope.


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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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