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News & Views | 12/31/19
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'Fight Hard and Win': In New Year's Eve Speech, Warren Calls on Voters to Imagine a Better World
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Marking the end of the year and the one-year anniversary of the day she
began her 2020 presidential campaign, Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenged
voters to imagine a country that puts the needs and priorities of
working people ahead of corporate profits in an hour-long speech in
Boston.
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UN Researcher Hails ICC's Pursuit of War Crimes Probe in Palestine as 'Momentous Step' for Accountability
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A United Nations human rights researcher on Tuesday hailed the
International Criminal Court's recent decision to pursue a formal
investigation of alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories occupied
by Israel as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability."
Sanders Vows to Create National Clean Drinking Water Standards to End Corporate Contamination
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Corporate greed is threatening one of the most basic necessities of
life: clean water."
'An Act of Mass Surveillance': India Use of Facial Recognition Tech Against Protesters Angers Privacy Advocates
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'Tasteless': Australian PM Condemned for Hosting Fireworks-Laden Party While Country Burns
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is time to declare a National Climate Emergency."
Without Evidence, Trump Accuses Iran of 'Orchestrating an Attack' on US Embassy in Iraq as Fears of War Grow
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This may be the beginning of the end for the U.S. occupation."
Uber-Postmates Lawsuit Targeting New California Labor Law Decried as 'Greedy Scheme' Against Workers
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Pro-labor state lawmakers in California derided the ride-sharing and
delivery app companies Uber and Postmates as "greedy" on Tuesday after
the corporations filed a federal lawsuit to block the state's new law
protecting freelancers from taking effect.
UN Expert Calls Detention of Chelsea Manning 'Open-Ended, Progressively Severe, Coercive Measure Amounting to Torture'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Nils Melzer shared on
social media Tuesday a letter he sent to the United States government
last month expressing concerns that the continued detention of
whistleblower Chelsea Manning amounts to torture.
Trump Denounced for Doing Nothing as AT&T Moves to Outsource Thousands of Jobs in 2020
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"American workers are tired of waiting for President Trump to do
something on this issue."
'Unprecedented National Crisis': Australians Flee to the Water as Fires Consume Coastal Town on Southern Coast in Victoria
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
" Absolutely devastating."
Fukushima Reactor Cleanup Delayed by Five Years as Japanese Public Demands End to Nuclear Energy
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The Japanese government said Friday it would delay for a fourth time the
removal of spent fuel from two of the reactors at the Fukushima Daichii
nuclear power plant, causing concern that the cleanup of one of the
worst nuclear disasters in history is happening at a dangerously slow
pace.
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The 'Me Too' Movement's Success Took a Decade of Work, Not Just a Hashtag. And There's More To Do.
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by Tarana Burke
What makes our work to end sexual violence different is that it speaks
to the needs of all survivors and addresses sexual violence as a
systemic issue.
Statistic of the Decade: The Massive Deforestation of the Amazon
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by Liberty Vittert
Since 2010, mile upon mile of rainforest has been replaced with a wide
range of commercial developments, including cattle ranching, logging and
the palm oil industry.
How the US Made the So-Called 'Safe Third Countries' Unsafe
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by Belén Fernández
Despite Donald Trump's claims, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are
everything but safe.
Dirty Air and Water Is Killing Us
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by Michelle Chen
New study affirms that pollution is the world's leading cause of death,
ahead of tobacco use, drug and alcohol use, and even war.
In 2020, Ukrainians Gain Whistleblower Rights Trump Has Forsaken Here
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by Michael Felsen
The attacks on Yovanovitch, the Trump/Zelensky call whistleblower, and
other career civil servants willing to speak truth to power, despite the
risks, represent a frontal assault by the President on norms our
American democracy depend upon.
A More Perfect Union
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by Wim Laven
Our institutions are weakened now by Trump and his coterie, but we must
stay strong, our democracy depends on us.
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Year in Review: Environmental Victories in States Highlight 2019
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