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February 15, 2023
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New Bill to Raise Teacher Pay Could Be Fully Funded by Taxing Rich
Estates
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"If we can provide over a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the top 1%
and large corporations, please don't tell me that we cannot afford to
make sure that every teacher in America is paid at least $60,000 a
year."
****Jake Johnson****
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Half of Americans Think National News Media Mislead, Misinform the
Public
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New polling suggests "efforts by national news organizations to gain the
trust of the public may need to focus on communicating more directly
with audiences about how their reporting affects society at large."
**Jessica Corbett**
Sanders Excoriates 'Unprecedented' Greed of Big Pharma During Pandemic
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The senator asked if it is "morally acceptable that tens of thousands of
people die each year in this country because they cannot afford the
medicine their doctors prescribe, while at the same time, the drug
companies make billions of dollars in profits."
****Brett Wilkins****
US Attempt to Sabotage Mexico's GMO Corn Ban Denounced as '21st-Century
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"Our government is working tirelessly to pad the multibillion-dollar
profits of domestic agribusiness corporations by pushing GE corn," said
one U.S. environmental group.
****Jake Johnson****
'No Mercy': Life in Prison for Racist Gunman Behind Buffalo Grocery
Store Massacre
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"There is no place for you or your ignorant, hateful, and evil
ideologies in a civilized society," said a county judge. "The damage you
have caused is too great, and the people you have hurt are too valuable
to this community."
****Julia Conley****
Tech Giants 'Cashing In on Climate Delay' Fuels Demand for Tobacco-Style
Ad Ban
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"With vague or unenforced climate misinformation policies, platforms are
profiting from activity that successfully delays the necessary action
for a livable planet."
****Kenny Stancil****
'Easier' to Fire Workers Than Answer Questions, Says Sanders After
Starbucks CEO Refuses to Testify
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"If Mr. Schultz believes that a multi-billion dollar corporation like
Starbucks can break federal labor law with impunity he is mistaken."
****Julia Conley****
'Shameful': Biden Admin Withdraws Human Rights Nomination Over Israel
Apartheid Comments
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"When it comes to human rights in Israel/Palestine, the U.S. State
Department is the outlier," said one advocacy group.
****Julia Conley****
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20 Years Ago Today: We Didn't Stop the Invasion of Iraq, But We Did
Change History
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On February 15, 2003 — the world said no to war. People rose up in
almost 800 cities around the world in an unprecedented movement for
peace.
**Phyllis Bennis**
The Fight to End Fossil Finance Has Changed
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The climate movement's strategy to end fossil financing needs to
evolve—and it already is.
****Alec Connon****
Herding Cats: Biden's Myopic Approach to Scientific Integrity
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The president has made it clear he believes scientific integrity is an
important value. Now he must show it more forcefully.
****Jeff Ruch****
A Growing Movement for Peace Across the Border
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We need the leaders of North America to understand how policy failures
on gun violence, climate disasters, and immigration in the U.S. and
Mexico are affecting the lives of real people from diverse backgrounds
across our borders.
****Jorden Giger | Bella D'Alacior****
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