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February 07, 2023
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Unpacks Dangers of Emerging Military Tech, From AI Nukes to Killer
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"While the media and the U.S. Congress have devoted much attention to
the purported benefits of exploiting cutting-edge technologies for
military use, far less has been said about the risks involved."
****Brett Wilkins****
Rail Workers Blame Fiery Train Crash in Ohio on Wall Street
Profit-Seeking
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"Do not let this thing be normalized," said one railroad worker. "It's
time to take back our rail system from greedy profiteers who externalize
risks and reap profits at our expense."
**Jake Johnson**
French Workers Erupt Again to Fight Macron's Assault on Pensions
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"Retirement should be a second life, not a waiting room for death," said
one pensioner.
****Kenny Stancil****
Mandela Barnes Launches PAC to Help Candidates Abandoned by Democratic
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"Too often, fairly or unfairly, the questions of 'Can this person win?'
and 'Does this person have what it takes?' come up," Barnes said.
"Sometimes those questions aren't always asked in good faith."
****Julia Conley****
Sanders to Join Rail Workers in Fresh Demand for Paid Sick Leave
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"A worker should not be fired for going to the doctor. Yet it is 2023
and railroaders are fighting for sick leave in the richest country on
Earth," said one rail union leader.
****Jake Johnson****
Google Targets Low-Income People With Ads for 'Fake Abortion Clinics':
Study
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"Lower-income women are being targeted, and they're the ones that are
going to suffer the most."
****Kenny Stancil****
Fueled by Industry Pollution, Superbugs Could Kill 10 Million People Per
Year by 2050: UN
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"Antimicrobial resistance is one of the definitive challenges of our
times," said one U.N. leader. "Getting a grip on environmental pollution
is critical."
****Julia Conley****
'Amazing News': EU Proposes Ban on Toxic 'Forever Chemicals'
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The proposal treats the PFAS family of chemicals "as the public health
menace it is," said one advocate.
****Julia Conley****
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****Opinion****
Why the States Have a Major Role to Play If We Want Tax Justice
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If we want more tax fairness from coast to coast, let's push back on the
destructive proposals to cut already-too-low taxes on wealthy people and
corporations.
**Amy Hanauer**
A Biden Strategy to Get Debt Ceiling Ruled Unconstitutional
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This is a proposed pathway to counteract the Republican Party's economic
terrorism.
****Miles Mogulescu****
Looking Down on This Poverty-Soaked World From Atop Mount Davos
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If poor people could unite to form a new political alliance across the
lines that historically divided them, they would be uniquely positioned
to lead a broad and powerful human-rights movement that confronted
militarism, racism, and economic exploitation together.
****Liz Theoharis****
The Promise and Failure of Zionism
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It is only through justice and equality that the Jewish homeland can
become what so many hoped and dreamed it would become.
****Sheena Anne Arackal****
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