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News & Views | 11/3/21

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Supporters of Terry McAuliffe look on

by Jake Johnson
"This should be a wake-up call for Democrats: Give people something to vote for or watch yourselves become the very thing they resoundingly vote against."

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Drug pricing reform

by Brett Wilkins
"This deal is an important starting point, and we're only beginning to fight."


A protest in Cleveland

by Julia Conley
"It's a long road to liberation and our journey doesn't begin or end with Question 2," said one campaign group in Minneapolis.



by Kenny Stancil
Progressives are imploring congressional Democrats to end the filibuster and pass federal legislation to reverse state-level Republicans' gerrymandered maps and voter suppression laws.

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Michelle Wu, winner of Boston's Mayoral Race

by Julia Conley
"We are ready to become a Boston for everyone," said the mayor-elect. "And yes, Boston is ready to become a Green New Deal city."


An Iranian oil tanker

by Jake Johnson
U.S. forces reportedly "seized an Iranian oil tanker" and "transferred its oil to another tanker" before Iran's Navy was able to take control of the vessel.


Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks during an election-night event.

by Jake Johnson
"It's conservative Dems who've ensured that every day for the last several months the headlines are about how we aren't delivering paid leave, prescription drug reform, elder care, or voting rights."


Greenwashing = Murder

by Jessica Corbett
"In broad daylight," warned Greta Thunberg, "we are being gaslit by corporates and governments but we are exposing the climate lies."



by Kenny Stancil
A new database reveals "widespread contamination from toxic substances such as arsenic, lead, and the 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS in the drinking water of tens of millions of households."


Booker signing papers

by Jessica Corbett
"This is for all of us," he said. "This is about the people of Kentucky, this is about the challenges that we are facing, that we are sick of being ignored and abandoned and left behind."

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greta

by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
The appropriate public response to governments that are ready to squander the lives of millions of people, whether by war or by ecological mass suicide, is rebellion and revolution.


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by Thom Hartmann
Neoliberalism is a wounded, dying animal. America is returning to populism, whether our politicians want it or not: the big question is will it be progressive or fascist populism?


A person working as a leaf blower walks past an American flag on May 27, 2020 in Old Westbury, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

by Mike Lofgren
If we can't even do the easy things, has the very concept of progress in America died?


renewable_energy

by John Feffer
If economic growth ushered in this era of climate change, how can economic growth also be part of the solution?


votingrights_2

by Michael Latner
The Senate needs to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and a suite of other democratic protections, in time for them to be implemented before the 2022 elections.


Biden and McAuliffe

by Richard Eskow
Instead of representing a party that had scored some wins for working people, Democratic candidates ran as members of a party that had squabbled for ten months and accomplished little while controlling all three branches of the federal government.

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National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
People's Action
Senator Bernie Sanders

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