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News & Views | 11/2/21
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'So We Drop What's Most Popular?' Sanders Asks Democrats
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by Jake Johnson
"When 41% of the American people tell us that their top priority is for
us to expand Medicare to include dental and vision benefits... what
should we do? We should listen to the people."
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News...
'Can't Frack Our Way to a Safe Climate': Biden Condemned for Approving Fossil Fuel Lease Sales Amid COP26
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by Kenny Stancil
"With all eyes on Glasgow this week, the Biden administration seems to
be turning its back on reality and throwing climate leadership into the
toilet," said one critic.
Bolivian President Warns 'Carbon Colonialism' Won't Solve Climate Crisis
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by Brett Wilkins
"The solution," said Luis Arce at COP26, "is to change the model of
civilization and move towards an alternative model to capitalism, the
concept of living well together in harmony with Mother Earth."
'Huge News': Biden Brings US Back Into 'High Ambition Coalition' at COP26
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by Andrea Germanos
The development came as the coalition stressed a "need to halve global
emissions by 2030."
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Biden's New Methane Rules 'Do Not Go Far Enough' to Slash Planet-Warming Gas: Critics
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by Jake Johnson
"The best regulation against methane emissions is to ban fracking and
prohibit the use of methane in heating of newly constructed buildings."
Corporate Democrat Joe Manchin 'Does Not Get to Dictate the Future,' Says Cori Bush
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by Jake Johnson
"Joe Manchin's opposition to the Build Back Better Act is anti-Black,
anti-child, anti-woman, and anti-immigrant," the Missouri Democrat said
in a scathing statement.
'Her Heart Was Beating Too!' Protests Erupt in Poland After Woman Dies as Direct Result of Abortion Ban
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by Julia Conley
Vigils and demonstrations followed death of 30-year-old woman known only
as Izabela who was refused an abortion by doctors.
Beware Industry-Backed 'Nature-Based Solutions' Scam, Warns Global Climate Coalition
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by Jessica Corbett
"What corporations and big conservation groups call 'nature-based
solutions' is a dangerous distraction."
'Complete Attack on Our Democracy': FEC Rules Foreign Corporations Can Donate to Influence US Elections
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by Andrea Germanos
"Foreign donors shouldn't be influencing our elections, no matter
whether it's at the federal, state, or local level, said Rep. Katie
Porter.
'You Might as Well Bomb Our Islands': Palau President Admonishes Big Emitters at COP26
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by Kenny Stancil
"Leaders of the G20, we are drowning and our only hope is the life-ring
you are holding," said Surangel Whipps Jr., president of the Pacific
island nation. "You must act now. We must act together."
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Views...
How Much of the Worsening Energy Crisis Is Due to Depletion?
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by Richard Heinberg
If society attempts to maintain current levels of energy services
throughout the transition, the result will be a spike in both energy
usage and carbon emissions.
A Message to Democrats Ahead of 2022: Make Corporations Your Enemies
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by Jeff Hauser
America is in a populist moment. If Democrats won't harness that then
the right-wing will, substituting their bigoted fantasies for the actual
forces which make life worse for Americans.
Collapse Total: New Tactics and Strategies for the Climate Justice Movement
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by João Camargo
The social alliance to take on global capitalism must be global,
radical, popular, tactically, and strategically focused, while at the
same time flexible and imaginative.
Time Is of the Essence: This Is the Decade to Reduce Emissions
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by Tina Gerhardt
At this week's climate negotiations in Glasgow, countries must get
serious about detailing their plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Welcome to Hell on Earth, Brought to You by 'The American Century'
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by Tom Engelhardt
In the wake of the implosion of the Soviet Union, the U.S. decided to
remake the world and did so—at least in the sense of allowing climate
change to run riot on Planet Earth—while, in the process, unmaking
itself.
Imagining a Beautiful Climate Future Into Existence
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by Mary Annaïse Heglar
We talk a lot about building a "livable future," but what does that
really mean?
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Newswire...
Sanders Opposes Rumored SALT Tax Breaks for the Rich
Senator Bernie Sanders
47 Organizations Call on President Biden to Offer Iran Humanitarian Relief
National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
Agriculture Sector Methane Emissions Are A Big Problem—Factory Farm Biogas Is Not The Solution
Food & Water Watch
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