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News & Views | 11/16/21

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by Brett Wilkins
"It's hard to imagine a more dangerous, hypocritical action in the aftermath of the climate summit."

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by Jessica Corbett
"And to think, Ohio lawmakers had the opportunity to restore voters' faith in the democratic process."



by Jessica Corbett
"It definitely matches what the climate models show for the future around here—hotter, dryer summers and wetter winters... Our infrastructure isn't designed for that."



by Brett Wilkins
"Her disappearance adds to the already long list of attacks... which from December 2018 to July 2021 have claimed the lives of 93 human rights defenders who have been assassinated."



by Kenny Stancil
"The world knows by now that access to Covid-19 medical tools needs to be guaranteed for everyone, everywhere, if we really want to control this pandemic."



by Julia Conley
"This hunger crisis is urgent, unprecedented, and avoidable," said the head of the World Food Program.



by Jake Johnson
"When this is used as a pretense to further gut the bill, remember that 100% of concern about this CBO score is bad faith. Not 99%. 100%."



by Julia Conley
"We cannot rely on the U.S. or its allies to 'champion' democracy around the world," said global grassroots movement Progressive International.



by Andrea Germanos
The unrest at the Belarus-Poland border comes as the Lukashenko government faces fresh sanctions.



by Jake Johnson
"All Part B Medicare beneficiaries soon will be forced to bear significant financial burden as a direct result of the FDA's reckless decision."


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by Tina Gerhardt
The U.N. climate negotiations have come to an end, and the lack of significant action spells trouble for the future of our planet.



by Richard Wiles
What are these low carbon solutions? Largely natural gas, which as science has repeatedly shown, is roughly as bad for the climate as coal when methane leaks and total emissions are added to the equation.



by Baher Kamal
Governments spend trillions of taxpayer dollars to subsidise fossil fuels that can only aggravate the ongoing climate emergency.



by William Astore
Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you worship. In that context, there can't be the slightest doubt.



by Eva Joly
If we are failing to meet our commitments, it is because of a handful of the richest people on the planet refuse to pay their taxes.



by Medea Benjamin
Even if they blame their government for mismanagement, corruption, and a system that stifles private enterprise, few fail to recognize the enormous impact of U.S. sanctions.


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