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News & Views | 11/5/21

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) speaks during an interview as House Democrats work on infrastructure and spending bills on Capitol Hill on November 4, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Joshua Roberts via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil
"Passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill before the Build Back Better Act means Democrats would be trusting Manchin and Sinema at their word to vote for it in the Senate," said Nina Turner.

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A man sorts prescription pills

by Kenny Stancil
The industry is expected to break its lobbying record after spending tens of millions of dollars to undermine a popular proposal to reduce prescription drug costs.


Earthworks COP26

by Brett Wilkins
"To limit global warming to 1.5°C, the U.S. must ultimately stop building new export terminals and pipelines that prop up this dangerous fossil fuel worldwide."


Climate campaigners march through Glasgow

by Julia Conley
"Our voices are not being heard, our voices are being left behind," said Ugandan advocate Evelyn Acham.


Fossil fuel pollution

by Jessica Corbett
"As climate chaos continues to threaten Americans—endangering livelihoods and putting our future at risk—the role of big financial institutions in accelerating this crisis must be addressed."


A barge filled with logged timber pulled along the Mahakam River

by Andrea Germanos
The deal was already under fire from climate groups who warned its weak framework could greenlight "another decade of forest destruction."


A demonstrator attaches signs to the Pfizer logo

by Jake Johnson
"While a few are profiting handsomely, investors recognize the dangers of vaccine apartheid and are seeking to hold these companies accountable."


Jeff Bezos speaks to the media

by Jake Johnson
"The emissions from a single billionaire spaceflight would exceed the lifetime emissions of someone in the poorest billion people on Earth."

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by Mark Harris
Across the nation, elected Republicans at every level of government display a callous disregard for the health and lives of the American people, sowing disinformation and resistance to public health efforts to contain and defeat the pandemic.


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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
The corporate lobbies have been waging a relentless and largely successful battle against higher taxes on the corporations and the rich, even though the public supports increasing taxation.


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by Sarah Roth-Gaudette
If you want to see where things are headed and the risks ahead, just look at the trajectory of the automotive industry as it transitions to the electric and autonomous vehicles likely to dominate the market in the future.


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by Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
"World leaders, particularly from the richest countries, are coming with such weak pledges that this might as well be called the 3-degree summit."


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by Mark Hertsgaard
At COP26, some US newsrooms are finally stepping up—but will it last?


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by John Feffer
Congressional paralysis, voter suppression, and widespread political polarization all suggest that American democracy is far from exemplary.

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