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News & Views | 11/1/21
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Over 700 Groups Demand 'Real Climate Solutions, Not Net-Zero Promises'
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by Jessica Corbett
"The only way to avoid climate catastrophe is to undertake… deep,
systemic, and just transformations of our energy, food, transport, and
industrial systems."
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'Stakes Could Not Be Higher': With Roe in Danger, Coalition Demands Supreme Court Expansion
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by Julia Conley
"We need both legislation to protect our rights and legislation to
expand the Court so six hyper-partisan conservative justices can't undo
that progress," said one advocate. "This is the urgent response the
Court's onslaught on our rights demands."
Gitmo Jurors Liken CIA Torture to Acts by 'Most Abusive Regimes in Modern History'
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by Andrea Germanos
A letter urging clemency for Majid Khan calls treatment of the detainee
"a stain on the moral fiber of America."
'Troubling' Survey Finds Violent, Anti-Democratic Views Thriving on American Right
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by Julia Conley
"I think that we really have to take them seriously as a threat to
democracy," a pollster said of the survey's findings regarding Americans
who believe violence may be needed "to save the country."
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G20 Summit Deemed 'Abysmal and Total Failure' on Vaccine Equity, Climate Action
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by Jake Johnson
"The bottom line is that this summit failed to deliver much of anything
for people, planet, or prosperity."
250 Millionaires to Congress: 'Now Is the Time' to Tax Billionaires
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by Kenny Stancil
"A Billionaires Income Tax is not only an overdue tax reform, but
also... smart politics."
Lawyers for Landmark Kids Climate Suit Cut Off Talks With Biden DOJ
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by Andrea Germanos
"When will our government act like the global leaders they claim to be
and let these youth be heard?"
Letter Accusing World Leaders of Climate 'Betrayal' Signed by 1 Million People—And Growing
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by Brett Wilkins
"There is still time to avoid the worst consequences if we are prepared
to change. It will take determined, visionary leadership. And it will
take immense courage—but know that when you rise, billions will be right
behind you."
As COP26 Climate Talks Begin, Biden Pressures OPEC to Boost Oil Production
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by Kenny Stancil
"The U.S. is running backwards," said one critic.
'We're Not Giving Up': Sanders, Other Progressives Fight to Rescue Drug Price Reforms
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by Jake Johnson
"Giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices will save the
government billions. But most importantly, it will save lives."
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Why We Must Defund the Global Climate Wall
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by Todd Miller
To create a safer, more sustainable world, the United States needs to
divert border money toward climate action.
The Super-Rich Have Taken Almost All of It
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by Paul Buchheit
The cruelty and greed of the super-rich shows just how detached these
corporations and people are from the notion of shared prosperity.
Behold and Beware! The Age of Trillionaires Is Coming
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by Bob Lord
Have we just about decided that the further accumulation of billionaire
fortunes makes for good public policy?
Now Is the Time to Be Angry: Remembering Forgotten Afghanistan
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by Ann Jones
By the time the U.S. abandoned the country in 1992 after the Soviet
Union had collapsed, the U.N. reported that nearly two million more
Afghans had been killed and another 600,000 to two million maimed.
Street Murals to Glasgow: "Defund Climate Chaos!"
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by David Solnit
"Climate change is here, it is not a problem for the future; it has
destroyed whole towns and communities at an ever increasing rate. We
need Joe Biden and world leaders to act ahead of COP26 in Glasgow. We
need top assets managers like Black Rock to divest. Time is up."
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Newswire...
U.S. Grassroots Leaders Greet Biden at COP26 with Push to End Fossil Fuel Era
Oil Change International
Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer On Senator Romney’s Disingenuous Case For Protecting The Filibuster Rules
Democracy 21
Oil Change International Responds to U.S. President Joe Biden Speech at COP26
Oil Change International
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