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News & Views | 11/1/21

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fossil fuel pollution

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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Two demonstrators at a pro-choice demonstration at the Supreme Court

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.”


Protesters denouncing Guantanamo prison outside White House

by Andrea Germanos
A letter urging clemency for Majid Khan calls treatment of the detainee "a stain on the moral fiber of America."


stopthesteal

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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Demonstrators protest the G20 summit in Rome.

by Jake Johnson
"The bottom line is that this summit failed to deliver much of anything for people, planet, or prosperity."


Activists spell out #TaxTheRich at Grand Central Station in New York City on March 4, 2021. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil
"A Billionaires Income Tax is not only an overdue tax reform, but also... smart politics."


Youth protesters holds sign in support of youth climate plaintiffs

by Andrea Germanos
"When will our government act like the global leaders they claim to be and let these youth be heard?"


Greta Thunberg

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."



by Kenny Stancil
"The U.S. is running backwards," said one critic.


Sanders-OcasioCortez-Jayapal

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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by Todd Miller
To create a safer, more sustainable world, the United States needs to divert border money toward climate action.


Bezos tax billboard

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.


sinema_1

by Bob Lord
Have we just about decided that the further accumulation of billionaire fortunes makes for good public policy?


afghan_war_civilians

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.


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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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