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News & Views | 12/10/19
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Citing Climate Crisis as Top Concern for Future of Humanity, Young Adults Say They Are Living in 'Failed System': Amnesty Poll
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As rights groups around the world marked Human Rights Day on Tuesday,
Amnesty International released the results of a survey of 10,000 young
adults regarding their top global concerns heading into a new decade,
reporting that the climate crisis is what a majority of young people see
as a major...
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Scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Applauds Sanders for Activating 'Typically Invisible' Multiracial Coalition With 'Class Warfare' Campaign
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
The 2020 Democratic candidate, says Princeton professor of
African-American Studies, "has tapped into the anger and bitterness
coursing through the lives of regular people."
Robert Reich Makes Case for Why Sanders or Warren—'Not Some Billionaire-Backed Milquetoast Moderate'—Offer Best Chance to Beat Trump
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These two have most of the grassroots energy, most of the enthusiasm,
and most of the ideas that are critical for winning in 2020."
'Despicable': Internal Emails Reveal Water Contractor Knew About Lead Risks in Flint Months Before City's Public Confirmation
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Internal emails reported on Tuesday by The Guardian and MLive reveal
that executives at a water company contracted to assess the water system
in Flint, Michigan privately expressed concerns that residents "might be
at risk of being poisoned by lead in their tap water months before the
city publicly admitted the problem in 2015."
'Stakes Higher Than They Appear' as Progressive Caucus Battles Pelosi Over Drug-Pricing Bill in House
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Drug prices are crushing American families," Sen. Elizabeth Warren
said, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her moderate allies appear insistent
on keeping legislation to fix the issue contained to only 31 drugs.
'This Is Fascism': Indian Law Stripping Naturalization Rights From Muslims Sparks Criticism and Protest
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Dark times in Modi's far-right India."
'This Isn't the End,' Vow Climate Campaigners After New York Court Sides With Exxon in Fraud Trial
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Despite this ruling, the crucial work to hold the likes of Exxon
accountable for climate crimes goes on," said 350.org. "This is just the
tip of the accountability iceberg."
'Thank You For Rescuing Me': Watch Once-Suicidal Veteran Offer Sanders His Flight Jacket During Heartfelt Exchange
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Naval Air Force veteran John Weigel, who considered suicide because of
$139,000 in medical debt, offered Sen. Bernie Sanders his brown leather
flight jacket on Monday to thank the Democratic presidential candidate
for his help regaining health insurance and raising funds to cover
medical bills.
'Inhumane': US Border Officials Deny Request by Doctors to Administer Free Flu Vaccine to Detained Migrants
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The agency is willingly putting lives at risk of death."
At Emotional Meeting, North Dakota Residents Talk County Officials Out of Trumpian Plan to Ban Refugees
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
At a standing-room-only meeting on Monday evening, residents of Burleigh
Country, North Dakota, rejected a proposal that would have made the
county the first in the nation to refuse entry to refugees.
'A Matter of Life and Death': COP 25 Protest Outside US Embassy Demands Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While representatives from governments across the globe gathered in
Madrid Tuesday for the ongoing COP 25 climate summit, dozens of
activists demonstrated outside the U.S. Embassy in the Spanish capital
to demand justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and
Two-Spirits, as they highlighted the fossil fuel industry's connection
to violence against them.
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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement—Weak Tea, at Best
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by Thea M. Lee, Robert E. Scott
The USMCA will in no way offset or reverse the massive devastation
caused by the original NAFTA agreement.
Supreme Court’s Newest Move on Abortion Approves Torture for Pregnant People
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by Hayley Farless
Kentucky's anti-abortion legislators are nothing short of hateful for
forcing physicians to torture their patients, and the Supreme Court's
conservatives are callous for allowing this injustice to continue.
Warren vs. Buttigieg Clash Offers Contrast with Bernie's Consistency
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by Jeff Cohen
A fighter for the most vulnerable Americans his whole life, Sanders'
history is undisputed.
Most Americans Support Phasing Out Fossil Fuels. Isn’t That Worth a Headline?
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by Basav Sen
The Washington Post downplayed the most hopeful findings of their own
poll on climate action, so we highlighted those findings for them.
The U.S. Military on a Planet From Hell
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by Michael T. Klare
Insignia, badges, and medals for a climate-wracked era.
I Knew the War in Afghanistan Was a Lie
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by Danny Sjursen
Nineteen years into America's longest war, Afghanistan is in a worse
state than at any time since the U.S. military invasion.
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Redo of USMCA Better Than Original NAFTA After Yearlong Effort to Improve Trump’s 2018 Deal
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Top Interior Official Violated Federal Ethics Rules
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NIAC Statement on the Exclusion of Khanna-Gaetz Amendment from NDAA
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Judge Ruling in Exxon Case ‘Sends a Very Dangerous Signal to Companies’
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New NAFTA Deal Improved, But Still Fundamentally Flawed
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