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News & Views | 10/26/21
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'Bottom Line,' Says Bernie Sanders, Deal Must Include Medicare Expansion, Lower Drug Prices
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by Jessica Corbett
"That's what the American people want."
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'Really Fantastic': Europe's Largest Pension Fund Announces Fossil Fuel Divestment
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by Andrea Germanos
It's "a huge victory for the climate, human rights, and all life on
Earth," said one activist.
Senate Urged to Quickly Confirm Net Neutrality Advocates to FCC Posts
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by Julia Conley
The White House was expected to announce the nominations of acting chair
Jessica Rosenworcel and Gigi Sohn.
'Manchin Wasn't Done' Killing Climate Action: Coal Baron Objects to Methane Fee
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by Kenny Stancil
"If Democrats want to avoid... midterm losses," said one critic, they
can't "bow to Joe Manchin's burn-the-planet demands."
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Democrats Urged to Seize 'Historic Chance' on Billionaire Wealth Tax
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by Julia Conley
Following Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's objection to raising the corporate tax
rate, the party has turned to Sen. Ron Wyden's proposal.
Breaking: FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids 5 to 11
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by Common Dreams staff
With just one abstention, the advisory panel voted 17-0 to approve the
vaccine for younger children which scientific review has deemed both
safe and effective against the deadly virus.
Climate Movement Hails 'Mind-Blowing' $40 Trillion in Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledges
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by Brett Wilkins
"Institutions around the world must step up now and commit to joining
the divest-invest movement before it is too late—for them, for the
economy, and for the world."
'A Political Scam, Not a Serious Plan': Groups Blast Australia Climate Pledge
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by Andrea Germanos
"If Morrison expects to front up to COP 26 with this sorry excuse for a
net-zero emissions target and no increase in formal ambition on
Australia's 2030 target, he'll be laughed out of the room."
Pelosi and Hoyer to Progressives: Just Pretend Democrats Are Winning (Even If Corporate Lobbyists Are)
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by Jon Queally
"If we don't act like we are winning, the American people won't believe
it either," advised House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.
Latest UN Climate Report Delivers 'Another Thundering Wake-Up Call'
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by Jessica Corbett
"Climate change is no longer a future problem. It is a now problem,"
said the UNEP executive director. "The clock is ticking loudly."
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Critical Climate Races for Governor in Virginia and New Jersey
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by Karyn Strickler
Our voter's guide makes it easy for every American, in every state to
vote on the crucial issue of the climate crisis.
A Few Early Thoughts On the American Coup of 2024
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by Alfred W. McCoy
Lessons from the Manila Hotel and a warning about the very possible
nightmare yet to come.
Expand Medicare or Say Hello Again to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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by Deborah Burger
It is impossible to overstate how popular an expansion is across party
lines and ideology. The only real opponents are Big Pharma and the
for-profit insurance industry.
Wildfires: Heartbreaks and Healing Places
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by Mary Kay Benson
We will fight Wall Street locally as we deal with damages of climate
change in our community, made worse by Wall Street real estate
developers preying on hard-hit communities after fires.
Mobilizing Climate Finance to Avoid Catastrophe
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by Brandon Wu
Without immediate, genuine transfers of wealth from Global North to
Global South to enable just transitions around the world, we stand no
chance of meeting our collective goals for limiting the worst impacts of
the climate crisis.
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Newswire...
Legal Petition Challenges EPA Inaction on Factory Farm Air Pollution
Food & Water Watch
Climate Hunger Strikers Confront Senator Manchin, He Wrongly Asserts “The United States Has Done More Than Any Other Country” on Climate
Sunrise Movement
If Congress Won’t Stand Up to Polluters, President Biden Must.
Earthworks
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