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----------------------- Facial Recognition ... 'Fighting Back Works!' IRS Ditches Pilloried Facial Recognition Plan Federal lawmakers joined with advocacy groups that argued requiring biometric information to access records online is a 'creepy and disturbing strike' at privacy and security. Jessica Corbett · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- Sen. Ron Johnson speaks at a congressional hearing 'Time for Him to Go': Ron Johnson Says He Won't Fight for Wisconsin Jobs 'Don't electeds usually try to get more jobs for their constituents? Not if your name is Ron Johnson,' quipped Wisconsin progressive Randy Bryce. Jake Johnson · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- Protesters outside the Canadian consulate in New York City rally against the Coastal GasLink Pipeline and in solidarity with the Wet'Suwet'en First Nations people on February 18, 2020. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images) First Nations Land Defenders File Submission to UN Human Rights Council 'Wet'suwet'en is an international frontline to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples and to prevent climate change.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- Protesters in Ottawa Far-Right, Anti-Vax Factions in US and Beyond Rally Around Ottawa 'Siege' With the so-called 'Freedom Convoy' in its second week, similar protests are reportedly being planned in the U.S. and throughout Europe. Julia Conley · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- Union members march during a rally Biden White House Unveils Plan to Bolster Unions as Membership Falls One critic argued the plan is nowhere near sufficient, warning that 'none of the recommendations are substantial enough to move the needle on union density.' Jake Johnson · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- Amazon Employees for Climate Justice lead a walk-out and rally at the company's headquarters to demand that leaders take action on climate change in Seattle, Washington on September 20, 2019. Study Exposes How World's Biggest Corporations Embellish Climate Progress 'Without more regulation, this will continue,' said one critic. 'We need governments and regulatory bodies to step up and put an end to this greenwashing trend.' Kenny Stancil · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- Sen. Jon Ossoff listens to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer 'Keep Pushing': Momentum Grows Behind Effort to Ban Stock Trading 'It's time for Congress to act and ban members from trading stocks while they're in office.' Jake Johnson · Feb 7, 2022 ----------------------- The audience holds Medicare for All signs during a Sen. Bernie Sanders rally in 2017 The Movement Grows: Jayapal Heralds Record 120 Medicare for All Co-Sponsors The Washington Democrat welcomed the latest development in the 'fight to ensure healthcare as a human right.' Andrea Germanos · Feb 6, 2022 ----------------------- Sen. Joe Manchin Joe Manchin Gives New Reason for Why He Torpedoed BBB 'The Build Back Better Better as has been presented,' said the West Virginia senator, 'that bill will no longer exist.' Common Dreams staff · Feb 6, 2022 ----------------------- A woman works at a distrubiton station at the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City, on February 5, 2019. Paid Leave for All: Worker Advocates Demand Expanded Protections 'The call for paid leave has never been clearer or louder from all corners of our country,' said a pair of Senate Democrats marking the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Andrea Germanos · Feb 5, 2022 ----------------------- Paid Leave for All: Worker Advocates Demand Expanded Protections 'The call for paid leave has never been clearer or louder from all corners of our country,' said a pair of Senate Democrats marking the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act. Andrea Germanos · Feb 5, 2022 ----------------------- A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. A 'Welcome Move': Biden Restores Sanctions Waiver Targeting Iran 'Hopefully this is a step to a full restoration of the JCPOA and relief for the people of Iran.' Andrea Germanos · Feb 5, 2022 ----------------------- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a rally AOC Headed to Texas Rally for Progressives Casar and Cisneros 'Texans, are you ready?' the New York Democrat asked about next week's event. 'This one's going to be special.' Jessica Corbett · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- RNC censure Cheney Kinzinger GOP Declares Deadly Capitol Attack 'Legitimate Political Discourse' 'January 6th was not 'legitimate political discourse'—it was a violent insurrection on our Capitol,' Rep. Pramila Jayapal retorted. 'I didn't know if I'd make it out alive. Some didn't. We cannot let the GOP whitewash what happened.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- School Economists Say Raise Pay to Solve Public School Staffing Crisis 'This moment of crisis for the country's schools,' says the co-author of a new report, 'could be a turning point.' Kenny Stancil · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- transgender athletes South Dakota Governor Signs 'Cruel and Dangerous' Trans Sports Ban 'Sports is my life,' said Kris Wilka, a middle school athlete affected by the ban. 'My world revolves around football, and I don't know if I would be able to function without it.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with staffers. Progressive Lawmakers Back Union Push by Hill Staffers With low pay and toxic work environments in many offices, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congress 'sounds like a perfect place for a union.' Julia Conley · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Demonstrators urge President Joe Biden to cancel student debt. Biden Education Dept. Reverses on Student Debt Case After Reporting Stirred Outrage 'This is why we have to support journalism,' one reporter said of The Daily Poster's work exposing the administration's attempt to 'overturn a key legal victory for borrowers.' Jessica Corbett · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Title 42 policy continues to punish immigrants 'Unnecessary and Irresponsible': Biden Slammed for Continuation of Trump-Era Deportation Policy 'Expelling asylum seekers has never been about public health,' said one immigrant rights group. Andrea Germanos · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- HRW Report Reveals 'Huge Toll' of US Border Policy on 20,000+ Children 'The Biden administration is knowingly leaving children in harm's way. The administration should immediately resume winding down Remain in Mexico and give everybody a fair shot at seeking asylum at U.S. borders.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Activists with the Poor People's Campaign march in Washington, D.C. Poor People's Campaign to Manchin: 'We Do Not Quit Until We Win' 'One day he won't be a senator, but the people and the movement will always be here—and we will ultimately have justice,' said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber. Jake Johnson · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Amazon worker supporting union drive Failure to Pass Pro Act Makes Amazon Union Vote in Alabama Even Harder, Says Sanders 'In many ways the situation has not changed a great deal from a year ago,' said one labor expert. Julia Conley · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Afghan children are seen with their mothers in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 16, 2022. As Afghans Suffer, 44 Dems Join GOP to Block Assessment of US Sanctions Ahead of the vote, Rep. Jayapal said that 'we should have a comprehensive picture of what is occurring, including an honest understanding of our own actions and their human impacts.' Andrea Germanos · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Activists gather for the fifth day of the 'People vs. Fossil Fuels' protests in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 2021. Groups Give Biden 10 Executive Actions to Put 'People Over Fossil Fuels' 'The future of life on Earth depends on whether Biden will use his powers or surrender to a fossil-fueled catastrophe,' said one advocate. Kenny Stancil · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a press conference 'I Remember WMDs in Iraq': Reporter Calls Out US Official on Russian Intel Claims 'You just come out and say this and expect us just to believe it without you showing a shred of evidence that it's actually true,' said Associated Press reporter Matt Lee. Jake Johnson · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- South African scientists work in a lab 'Major Breakthrough': South African Scientists Replicate Moderna Vaccine 'We didn't have help from the major Covid vaccine producers, so we did it ourselves,' said Gerhardt Boukes, chief scientist at the South African company Afrigen. Jake Johnson · Feb 4, 2022 ----------------------- Opposition to the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project is visible on a roadside sign in Bent Mountain, Virginia. (Photo: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Federal Court Deals Blow to 'Noxious Fracked Gas' Mountain Valley Pipeline 'MVP is not compatible with a healthy planet and livable communities,' said a Sierra Club campaigner. 'MVP must not move forward.' Jessica Corbett · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- child poverty New Tlaib, Jones Measure Could Slash US Child Poverty by Two-Thirds: Analysis 'With the Senate failing to extend the CTC, we must do more to protect our young people,' said Rep. Mondaire Jones. 'By creating a universal, monthly child allowance, the End Child Poverty Act will do exactly that.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- BlackRock Report Makes Clear Transition to Decarbonized World Not If, But How 'Achieving this necessary shift in thinking in the financial world was hard,' said one Sierra Club campaigner. 'What comes next will be even harder.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- A waitress serves guests as people dine outdoors in Pasadena, California on December 2, 2020. Restaurant Owners Got 30 Times More Federal Covid Aid Than Workers: Report 'If the subminimum wage for tipped workers persists, the restaurant industry is unlikely to recover from its growing labor crisis, regardless of how much money the federal government hands out to business owners.' Kenny Stancil · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- chicago 2018 'Senselessly Unjust': Ex-Chicago Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Released From Prison The Justice Department is facing pressure to bring federal charges against Jason Van Dyke, who served less than half of his 81-month sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder. Jessica Corbett · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Exxon Mobil protest Big Oil Board Members Refuse to Testify on Climate Pledges 'Given all the loopholes and disinformation in their companies' 'net-zero' pledges, it's no wonder these board members are dodging the committee's request to testify,' said one Big Oil critic. Julia Conley · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Omar Assad Progressives Join Push for Probe of Palestinian-American's Death in Israeli Custody 'When countries fail to support efforts to hold perpetrators of grave human rights abuses accountable, they contribute to perpetuating the systematic repression of millions of Palestinians and senseless loss of life,' said a Human Rights Watch director. Brett Wilkins · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- State Department spokesman Ned Price AP Reporter Presses State Dept on Amnesty's Israel Report 'Why is it that all criticism of Israel from these groups is almost always rejected by the United States and yet accepted, welcomed, and endorsed when the criticism is of other countries?' asked Matt Lee. Julia Conley · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Gardendale High School biotech teacher Justin Ingram readies his classroom before the beginning of the school year in Gardendale, Alabama on August 4, 2016. Critics Say GOP Bill in Alabama Would 'Decapitate Public Education' 'We've given you a check, and we hereby wash our hands of the whole education thing,' is how one retired teacher summarized a GOP lawmaker's fast-moving proposal. Kenny Stancil · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Climate protesters take part in an October 29, 2021 demonstration in New York City urging financial institutions to stop the pipeline of money flowing to the fossil fuel industry. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images) Climate Advocates Call on Senate to Confirm Key Fed Nominees The slate of nominees, said one campaigner, is 'critical to the success of the Federal Reserve and the role it plays to protect peoples' interests.' Andrea Germanos · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appears at a hearing 'DeJoy Has to Go Right Now': Fury Over Postal Service Failure to Electrify Truck Fleet Rep. Gerry Connolly warned that DeJoy is aiming to 'spend billions on gas-powered vehicles despite clear goals set by President Biden and Congress to electrify the federal fleet.' Jake Johnson · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks during a hearing Warren Warns 'Corporate Vultures' Are Circling Medicare on Biden's Watch The Massachusetts Democrat said Biden 'must shut down the Direct Contracting model,' a Trump-era ploy to privatize Medicare. Jake Johnson · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- First responders carry the body of a child killed by a U.S. raid in Syria 6 Children Reportedly Killed During US Raid in Syria President Joe Biden said the U.S. Special Forces operation killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. Jake Johnson · Feb 3, 2022 ----------------------- Ilhan Omar Omar Warns Democrats' Ukraine Proposal Only 'Escalates the Conflict' 'I cannot in good conscience support a bill that places militarism and economic warfare over the urgent needs of both Ukrainian and Russian civilians,' said the Minnesota Democrat. Jessica Corbett · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Block 43 'Major Victory for Indigenous Peoples' as Ecuadorian Court Rejects Drilling in Protected Area 'It is also a reminder for oil companies and investors that expanding oil extraction in Ecuador's Amazon is a risk and full of potential legal liabilities,' said Amazon Watch's climate and energy director. Jessica Corbett · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Howard University campus Federal Probe Demanded After 'Ominous' Bomb Threats at HBCUs 'While these threats are not new,' said one progressive advocate, 'they are serious and urgent for the danger they pose to human life and the life of our democracy.' Julia Conley · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Students are seen walking on Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island on November 11, 2021. Brown University Faculty Reject Push for Koch-Funded Scholarship 'I did not come to Brown to study at an institution that promotes the presence of the Koch anti-science, anti-democratic ideology,' wrote one student in a recent op-ed. Kenny Stancil · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Billionaires Tax-Dodging Billionaire Dynasties Could Cost US $8.4 Trillion: Report The wealth-hoarding by ultrarich families would be equivalent to over four Build Back Better plans. Jessica Corbett · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson speaks to shareholders Starbucks Profits Soar by 31%—But It's Raising Prices Anyway One critic said the company's explanation for the coming price hikes amounts to 'word salad to hide corporate greed.' Jake Johnson · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby Escalating Ukraine Tensions, Pentagon Deploys 3,000 Troops to Eastern Europe 'The priorities of the U.S. clearly haven't changed,' said CodePink. 'It will take a massive anti-war movement to end this!' Julia Conley · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) delivers a speech on the Senate floor on February 1, 2022. 'Dangerously Out of Touch': Menendez Under Fire for Attacking Iran Diplomacy 'Does Senator Menendez really think that more sanctions, more threats of war, and cutting off diplomacy under Biden will play out differently than it did under Trump?' Kenny Stancil · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Climate activist Luisa Neubauer stands on the sidelines of a protest against a green E.U. label for nuclear power and gas within the so-called taxonomy in front of the E.U. Commission. (Photo: Marek Majewsky/picture alliance via Getty Images) 'Disgrace': EU Panned Over Plan to Label Gas, Nuclear Green It amounts to an 'anti-science plan' that 'represents the biggest greenwashing exercise of all time,' said Greenpeace E.U. campaigner Ariadna Rodrigo. Andrea Germanos · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- The husband of a Covid-19 patient prays at her bedside US Covid Death Rate Marks 'Dark Side of American Exceptionalism' 'You know what every country on this graph except for the USA has?' asked one observer, pointing to a new analysis of U.S. coronavirus deaths. 'Universal healthcare.' Jake Johnson · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- Floridians rally in support of a $15 minimum wage Alarm Grows as Florida GOP Advances Plan to Gut Ballot Initiative Process The ACLU of Florida called the proposal part of the Republican 'crusade of sabotaging the right of the people to be heard.' Jake Johnson · Feb 2, 2022 ----------------------- The Rev. Drs. Liz Theoharis and William Barber appeared on stage at the Poor People's Moral Action Congress forum for presidential candidates at Trinity Washington University on June 17, 2019. Poor People's Campaign Denounces Dems' Push for Means-Tested Child Tax Credit 'There are no work requirements on tax cuts for the wealthy or corporations. There is no means-testing on the Pentagon,' said co-chairs Bishop William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis. Jessica Corbett · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- NOAA 2021 hurricanes After Passing 'Point of No Return' in 2014, Hot Oceans Are Now 'New Normal' 'Climate change is not a future event,' stressed the co-author of a new study. 'The reality is that it's been affecting us for a while.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Mexico Guns International Support Grows for Mexico's Lawsuit Against US Gun-Makers 'I feel very encouraged because this means that what we are doing as a government is worth doing,' a Mexican official said. 'We are confirming that the missing link in this whole equation of illicit trafficking is the gun companies.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden poses for a photo during an interview in an undisclosed location in December 2013 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo: Barton Gellman via Getty Images) Snowden Slams Ongoing Impunity for NSA's Domestic Spying The whistleblower says 'there aren't any' penalties for the agency failing to follow procedures intended to prevent abuse of a contentious surveillance law. Jessica Corbett · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, at a rally 'Shame on Them': DOJ Will Not Reopen Tamir Rice Case 'I think they're pitiful and pathetic, and at this point no one is going to get justice when it comes to police shootings in America,' said Rice's mother. Julia Conley · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) arrives for a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure legislation at the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee via Getty Images) New 5-Minute Video Summarizes Joe Manchin's 'Brazen' Corruption The West Virginia Democrat 'repeatedly timed his key attacks on Biden's agenda to occur at events with his largest corporate donors,' according to the video. Kenny Stancil · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- A person shops for meat at a grocery store Data Highlights 'Egregious' Pandemic Profiteering by US Food and Oil Giants On the eve of a congressional hearing on corporate price hikes, a new analysis shows that 'companies are hiding behind the pandemic and supply chain disruptions as an excuse to gouge consumers.' Jake Johnson · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Lori Manz, who is normally a curriculum specialist in the Teaching and Learning Department at the Ocean View School District, substitute teaches in a 7th grade math class at Vista View Middle School in Huntington Beach, Calif. on Thursday, January 20, 2022. 'Five Alarm Crisis': Teachers Union Warns Pandemic Burnout Destroying Schools 'If we're serious about getting every child the support they need to thrive,' says the president of the NEA, 'our elected leaders across the nation need to address this crisis now.' Andrea Germanos · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Firefighters at fertilizer plant North Carolina Fertilizer Plant Fire Forces Thousands to Evacuate The facility has on-site an estimated 500 tons of ammonium nitrate, several times the amount that was at a Texas plant when a 2013 explosion killed 15 people. Jessica Corbett · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Israel Apartheid Palestine New Amnesty Report Outlines 'True Extent of Israeli Apartheid Regime' 'Israel has established and maintained an institutionalized regime of oppression and domination of the Palestinian population for the benefit of Jewish Israelis—a system of apartheid—wherever it has exercised control over Palestinians' lives since 1948.' Brett Wilkins · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Judge J. Michelle Childs and Rep. James Clyburn Progressive Urge Biden to Nominate Justice on Side of Workers, Not Corporations As the president considers several Black women for the seat, one critic said he must choose a judge 'who also has a demonstrated interest in commitment and protecting civil and human rights.' Julia Conley · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- People gather in Columbus, Ohio on June 12, 2021, to protest the Israeli occupation of Palestine and call for boycotting companies that support Israel's apartheid regime. Anti-BDS Law in Texas Violates Free Speech Rights, Federal Judge Rules 'We will continue this litigation until we are successful in overturning the statute statewide,' said one advocate. Kenny Stancil · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Kids jump on a trampoline at their grandparents' home as steam rises from the Miller coal power plant in Adamsville, Alabama on April 11, 2021. (Photo: by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) Biden Praised for Reversing Trump Effort to Unleash More Toxic Air Pollution The proposal 'marks another point of progress in the EPA's return to its mission of putting people, not polluters, first.' Andrea Germanos · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Rep. Michael McCaul speaks at a press conference Amid Push for Ban, Lawmakers Traded $355 Million of Stock in 2021 'Members of Congress should be focused on their constituents—not advancing their own stock portfolios,' said Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan. Jake Johnson · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- An oil drilling rig on fire in the Gulf of Mexico Biden Urged Not to Fight Court Ruling Against Massive Oil and Gas Lease Sale The administration 'should not continue to defend unlawful drilling for oil and gas in public waters,' more than 70 climate groups write in a new letter. Jake Johnson · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Anti-war protesters demonstrate outside the White House 100+ Anti-War Groups Demand Biden End Brinkmanship With Russia Given the thousands of nuclear weapons the U.S. and Russia possess, said one organizer, 'the emergency that we now face is literally putting humanity's survival at risk.' Jake Johnson · Feb 1, 2022 ----------------------- Greg Casar AOC Endorses Texan Greg Casar's Run for Congress 'Together, we are committed to a bold agenda for working families,' says the outgoing Austin City Council member, welcoming the congresswoman's support. Jessica Corbett · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Calcare Progressives Vow to 'Fight Like Hell' as California Single-Payer Bill Withdrawn 'We are not gonna give up on our patients,' said California Nurses Association president Sandy Reding. 'We are there when they take their first breath, we are there when they take their last breath. We will prevail.' Brett Wilkins · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Starbucks Workers Union 'Our Movement Is Only Growing': Workers at Over 50 Starbucks Seeking Unions Employees of at least 16 Starbucks locations across the nation filed unionization papers on Monday alone. Brett Wilkins · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Drug Prices 40 House Democrats Demand Congress 'Swiftly' Cut Drug Prices 'We cannot overstate the paramount urgency of fulfilling the promise of lowering drug prices now for the American people. They're counting on us.' Jessica Corbett · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Two workers install solar panels on a home in Oak View, California on August 23, 2011. Ruling on Rooftop Solar Called a 'Game-Changer' for Clean Energy 'For the first time a federal court has said utilities can be liable under antitrust laws if they attack rooftop solar,' said one advocate. 'The future for renewable energy just got a lot brighter.' Kenny Stancil · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Civil Rights Groups Reject Electoral Count Act as a 'Charade'andreaJan 31, 2022 Yolanda Renee King, Arndrea Waters King, and Martin Luther King III lead the annual D.C. Peace Walk: Change Happens with Good Hope and a Dream across the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for Dr. Martin Luther King Day on January 17, 2022 in Washington, D.C. 'Some might view this effort as a cynical attempt to fool the American people into believing meaningful action has been taken on voting rights when none has been taken,' the organizations said. Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Build Back Better demonstration Huge Progressive Coalition Urges Senate to Pass Build Back Better 'America's workers, businesses, and families need this law.' Jake Johnson · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Biden at Democracy Summit 80+ Groups Detail How Biden Can Foster 'Democratic Renewal at Home and Abroad' '2022 presents critical inflection points and significant opportunities to stem the tide of rising authoritarianism, to protect and promote universal human rights, and combat corruption.' Jessica Corbett · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- AB1400 CalCare California Single-Payer Bill Withdrawn—What You Need to Know If passed and signed into law, A.B. 1400—which would create a program popularly known as CalCare—would make the Golden State the first in the nation to provide universal healthcare coverage. Brett Wilkins · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds on January 29, 2022, in Conroe, Texas. Critics Say Trump Threat to Unleash Supporters on US Cities 'Should Ring Alarm Bells' 'We can act forcefully to stop his new insurrection and punish his past crimes—or we can sit back and let the comet of autocracy strike,' said one critic. Kenny Stancil · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- A nurse in a Covid-19 ICU unit US Would've Halved Winter Covid Hospitalizations If It Matched Europe's Vax Rate 'Vaccine misinformation and anti-science have serious consequences,' said one infectious disease expert in response to a new analysis. Jake Johnson · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- Demonstrators protest pharma lobbying While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better, Pharma Hikes Costs of 866 Drugs 'How many more Americans have to die and suffer before Congress has the guts to end this greed?' asked Sen. Bernie Sanders. Jake Johnson · Jan 31, 2022 ----------------------- A woman displays oil on her hands at a protest 'Disaster': Burst Pipeline Sprays Crude Oil Into Ecuadorian Amazon 'Spills have become a part of our daily life, and we live with the contamination for decades. The oil industry has only brought us death and destruction,' said one campaigner. Julia Conley · Jan 30, 2022 ----------------------- Anti-war protest Anti-War Coalition Demands Biden Prioritize BBB Over Ukraine Conflict 'Why does the president have a 'swift and severe' response only when it comes to war and the military industrial complex?' Julia Conley · Jan 30, 2022 ----------------------- Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley Biden to Send Troops to Eastern Europe Amid Calls to End 'Warmongering' 'Russia doesn't want war. Ukraine doesn't want war. The American people don't want war,' said CodePink. 'The Biden administration needs to get with the program and STOP endangering us all.' Julia Conley · Jan 29, 2022 ----------------------- Manchin Gets Thousands From GOP Megadonor After Tanking BBBjuliaJan 29, 2022 Joe Manchin Donors like billionaire investor Ken Langone, said one critic, are 'always there to reach across the aisle to make sure to support politicians who take from the poor and give to the rich.' Jan 29, 2022 ----------------------- Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Joins Spotify Misinformation Protest The streaming platform's market value reportedly lost $4 billion this week after Neil Young removed his music. Julia Conley · Jan 29, 2022 ----------------------- Relatives and neighbors of the Ahmadi family gathered around the incinerated husk of a vehicle hit by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 30, 2021. ACLU Demands 'Truly Systemic Overhaul' of US Civilian Harm Policies 'While a serious Defense Department focus on civilian harm is long overdue and welcome, it's unclear that this directive will be enough,' says director of the legal group's National Security Project. Jessica Corbett · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Our Children's Trust Alaska case 'This Is Not Over': Alaska Supreme Court Rejects Youth Climate Case 'With the state continuing to undermine their health, safety, and futures,' said the plaintiffs' lead counsel, 'we will evaluate our next steps and will continue to fight for climate justice.' Jessica Corbett · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Voting Rights Analysis Finds 'Staggering' Rise in Voter Suppression After GOP Restrictions in Georgia 'This is why we are fighting this new law in court,' said one voting rights advocate. Brett Wilkins · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- A voter mails in a ballot 'Egregious': Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Mail-In Voting Law The ruling was stayed pending an appeal to the state's Supreme Court and as one voting advocate put it: 'The fight's not over yet, folks.' Julia Conley · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- A small group of people supporting net neutrality protest against the proposals of then-Federal Communications Commission Chair Ajit Pai on December 7, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Big Win for Open Internet as Court Upholds California Net Neutrality Law One legal advocate called the Ninth Circuit's opinion 'a great decision and a major victory for internet users in California and nationwide.' Kenny Stancil · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Ukraine troops Poll Shows Majority in US Want Diplomacy, Not War With Russia Over Ukraine The survey's findings echo the pleas of progressive lawmakers, who assert 'there is no military solution' to the crisis involving the world's two foremost nuclear powers. Brett Wilkins · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- pro-choice demonstrator in Poland 'Abortion Bans Kill People': Death of Woman Unleashes Protests in Poland 'The politicized tribunal has caused hell for women in Poland that must end as soon as possible—before another one of us dies.' Jessica Corbett · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Rep. James Clyburn speaks to reporters Clyburn Asks: Who Would Oppose Means-Testing Child Tax Credit? Answer: Lots of People 'There is literally not a single thing that the means-tested approach is better at than the universal approach,' said one policy expert. Jake Johnson · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Pittsburgh bridge collapse 'Time to Rebuild This Nation': Fetterman Speaks Out After Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse 'This collapse is just the latest in a long line of preventable, man-made disasters that prove what so many of us in Pennsylvania and around the country have been saying for years: Our infrastructure is failing our people.' Brett Wilkins · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- A person takes part in a January 8, 2022 caravan in Sacramento, part of a multi-city event nurses with the California Nurses Association organized across the state to demand that the state adopt the California Guaranteed Healthcare for All Act, AB 1400. (Photo: California Nurses Association/CNA) California Progressives Warn Dems Against No Vote on Single-Payer 'This shouldn't be controversial,' the state progressive caucus said. 'When you vote against the state party platform and bills we have endorsed we will simply vote to not endorse you.' Andrea Germanos · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Lavrov Says 'There Will Be No War' Over Ukraine Unless US Escalates 'If it depends on Russia, then there will be no war,' said the Russian foreign minister. 'We don't want wars.' Julia Conley · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- A drill rig operates near homes in Frederick, Colorado. Living Near Fracking Sites Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death: Study Harvard researchers provide further evidence that, as one environmental advocate has said, 'fracking is inherently hazardous to the health and safety of people and communities in proximity to it.' Kenny Stancil · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Protests against vaccine patents 320+ Scientists: Suspend Vaccine Patents to Prevent Future Variants 'Allowing huge numbers of people in low- and middle-income countries to remain unvaccinated is a reckless approach to public health,' experts warn in a new letter. Jake Johnson · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Clean up after Deepwater Horizon spill 'Huge Victory' as Judge Blocks Biden's Oil Lease Sale in Gulf of Mexico 'The Biden administration must end new leasing and phase out existing drilling,' said one advocate. 'Anything less would be a gross failure of climate leadership.' Jake Johnson · Jan 28, 2022 ----------------------- Landrieu Heitkamp Manchin 'Utterly Shameless': Former Democratic Senators Join Fossil Fuel Lobby Group 'This is climate denial and shameful bullshit,' scoffed one scientist. 'Also the future for Manchin and Sinema.' Brett Wilkins · Jan 27, 2022 ----------------------- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with delivery workers 'When You Don't Change People's Lives, People Get Upset,' Says AOC To reverse slump in Democratic approval ratings, the congresswoman said Biden should start by cancelling student loan debt. Julia Conley · Jan 27, 2022 ----------------------- Critics of the Dakota Access and Line 3 pipelines urge President Joe Biden to 'Build Back Fossil Free' at the Army Corps of Engineers headquarters in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2021. The protest included a 200-foot-long black snake, representing the threats the projects pose to Indigenous communities. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Sioux Tribe Withdraws as Cooperating Agency Over Dakota Access Pipeline Threat 'The prospect of an oil spill during such low water is truly scary,' says the tribe's Water Resources Department administrator. Jessica Corbett · Jan 27, 2022 ----------------------- ----------------------- Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Ari & I: April 4, 2001 Russell Mokhiber questions White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Russell Mokhiber · Apr 4, 2001 ----------------------- Corporate Spooks Russell Mokhiber · Mar 6, 2001 ----------------------- The Lost Dreams of Bert DeLeeuw Requiem for a Radical Nov 18, 1990 ----------------------- The Separate Peace of Madeleine & Bert From Their Era of Activism To Their Day of Divorce Jan 31, 1984

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