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News & Views | 11/11/21
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Global Alliance Launches With the Goal of Bringing About the 'End of Oil and Gas'
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by Jake Johnson
"Costa Rica and Denmark and those that have joined them in the Beyond
Oil and Gas Alliance are changing the game."
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Starbucks Anti-Union Blitz in High Gear as Buffalo Employees Begin Historic Vote
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by Julia Conley
"We are well on our way to winning the first unionized Starbucks store
in the U.S.," said Workers United, an affiliate of the SEIU.
Human Rights Advocates Condemn 'Intolerable' Abuse of Refugees Trapped at Poland-Belarus Border
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by Julia Conley
"A few thousand people at Europe's Polish border, many of whom have fled
some of the worst crises in the world, is a drop in the ocean compared
to the number of people displaced to countries that are much poorer
elsewhere," said one refugee rights advocate.
Federal Judge Overturns Greg Abbott's Ban on Mask Mandates in Texas Schools
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by Jake Johnson
"No student should be forced to make the choice of forfeiting their
education or risking their health, and now they won't have to."
Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Tied to 'Historic Shift' Away From 'Perilous Profiteering'
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by Jessica Corbett
"Financial institutions that continue investing in companies building
nuclear weapons face regulatory risks as more countries join the treaty.
They also face an increased reputational risk."
Pfizer Misleading World With False Claims of Equitable Vaccine Distribution: Amnesty
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by Brett Wilkins
"As much as these companies might want to massage the facts, the numbers
are crystal clear—they are still supplying the majority of their doses
to richer parts of the world."
Hog Futures Soar After Biden Moves to Speed Up Slaughter-Lines, Ignoring Safety Fears
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by Kenny Stancil
The USDA's new pilot program "continues to put industry profits over
protecting the safety of our food supply," said one attorney.
Veterans Group on Annual Mission to Reclaim November 11 as Day for Peace
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by Andrea Germanos
"We want generations after us to never know the destruction war has
wrought on people and the Earth."
200+ Global Scientists Say Urgent and 'Large-Scale Actions' Mandatory to Keep 1.5°C Goal Alive
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by Andrea Germanos
The scientists warned that some climate impacts "are irreversible for
generations to come."
NIH Praised for Finally Showing 'Modicum of Verve' in Vaccine Patent Fight With Moderna
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by Jake Johnson
"More than ten million people have died from the pandemic so far.
Humanity cannot afford the U.S. government's passivity. It is past time
to share NIH-Moderna with the world."
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Honor Armistice Day on November 11th as a Day of Peace
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by H. Patricia Hynes
The erasure of Armistice Day tragically matched our country's history of
militarism and aggression.
It’s Time to Expose and Upend That Damaging Myth About Spending
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
Polls say Americans should love the Build Back Better Act—but most are
only hearing talking points about its price tag.
Bill Gates Should Know Better: How the Israeli Occupation Ravages the Environment in Palestine
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by Ramzy Baroud
Gates' obsession with 'innovation' might have blinded him from
addressing other issues that Israel is also 'known for'—namely, being
the world's leading human rights violator, whose horrific track record
of racial apartheid and violence is known to every member of the United
Nations.
The Worst Instincts at the Very Wrong Time: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Must Go
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by Joseph Stiglitz
On all of the defining issues of the moment, US Federal Reserve Chair
Jerome Powell has shown that his instincts are out of step with what the
country needs. In deciding whom to appoint to the position next, US
President Joe Biden must not be swayed by clichés about bipartisanship
and continuity.
The Big Lie Known as 'Net Zero' Will Lead Us to Climate Disaster
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by Tina Gerhardt
How a perfectly decent phrase is used and abused at COP26.
American History: Let’s Face the Truth
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by Robert C. Koehler
I think of the current Critical Race Theory controversy more as a Ziploc
bag: a quick, easy place to stuff American history and get it out of the
way, so we don't have to think about—and therefore atone for—the
criminal harm caused by four centuries of structural racism.
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Newswire...
With launch of ‘Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance’, countries and regions forge first diplomatic initiative to phase out fossil fuel extraction
Oil Change International
Covid-19: New research reveals Pfizer is making misleading claims about fair distribution of vaccines
Amnesty International
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