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News & Views | 10/20/21

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Joe Manchin at a Senate hearing

by Jon Queally
"Thanks to the butchering of Manchin, Sinema, and the greed of their corporate lobbyists," said one critic, the Democrats' Build Back Better plan has been slashed down to just $1.9 trillion in spending.

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by Julia Conley
"Putting money in the pockets of those who need it most is good for the children and families receiving it, good for local businesses, and helps protect this fragile economic recovery."



by Common Dreams staff
The Senate Budget Committee chair will be joined by other progressive lawmakers and leaders at 8:00 pm Wednesday.


Mark Zuckerberg

by Brett Wilkins
"Just to be clear, Facebook, our problem with you is not your name."

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A coal-fired power plant.

by Andrea Germanos
"In Canada and around the world, the pressure to end the expansion of oil and gas production will only continue to grow."


John Deere workers on strike

by Julia Conley
"Workers must be allowed to keep their healthcare during the strike," said the Vermont senator.


Bolsonaro

by Kenny Stancil
"Many of these deaths were preventable," said one Brazilian senator. "I am personally convinced that he is responsible for escalating the slaughter."


early voting

by Andrea Germanos
"There is no compromise voting rights bill that will appease Senate Republicans."


Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) at the Capitol

by Jessica Corbett
The diverse coalition called on the Democratic senator to back "bold drug pricing reform" and "critical improvements to Medicare's coverage" in the reconciliation package.


Total protest

by Jessica Corbett
"The dire consequences of climate change we are now experiencing could have been avoided if Total executives 50 years ago had decided that the future of the planet is more important than their profits."

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capitalism-1

by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
As we reject the inevitability of neoliberalism and Thatcher's lie that there is no alternative, we must also reject the lie that we are just passive, powerless consumers.


cattle

by Kari Hamerschlag, Christopher D. Cook
Public development banks are directly undermining UN and Paris climate goals by channeling billions of taxpayer dollars into multinational meat corporations.


build back better

by Sister Karen M. Donahue
Why is it controversial to spend on social programs but not the Pentagon? Or to subsidize the poor but not the rich?


schrader

by Robert Reich
If you happen to be a constituent of one of these four Democrats, don't vote for them when they’re up for reelection.


jailcell

by Alison Siegler
Inflexible, harsh sentences exacerbate crime and racial disparities alike.


manchin

by Rachel Cleetus
What a shameful situation for these policymakers to abdicate their responsibilities as elected officials even as climate change, economic inequity, and environmental injustices strike at the hearts of communities all over the country in both red and blue states.

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