Los Angeles Is Creating a Model for Fighting Mass Incarceration
by Mark Engler and Paul Engler, Dissent
on August 23, 2022
Abolitionists and advocates of criminal justice reform in Los Angeles County have amassed some impressive victories, laying out a vision for reducing incarceration and providing care that could have national significance.
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Repurposing prisons can revitalize rural America
by Mansa Musa, The RealNews.com
on August 23, 2022
Over 21 states have closed prisons since 2000. Yet without plans to repurpose prison buildings, many revert to correctional facilities.
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New Poll Shows Majority Support in Seattle Area for Speedy Diplomatic Solution in Ukraine
by Rich Smith, The Stranger
on August 17, 2022
Rep. Adam Smith Has a Mandate for Peace.
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'We Will Vote This Dirty Deal Down,' Tlaib Says of Manchin's Oil-Friendly Side Agreement
by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
on August 17, 2022
With President Joe Biden set to sign the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday, progressive members of Congress are increasingly speaking out against a side agreement that Democratic leaders reached with Sen. Joe Manchin in order to secure final passage of the $740 billion climate, tax, and healthcare measure.
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A window has opened to end the war in Ukraine
by Hrair Balian, Responsible Statecraft
on August 09, 2022
A ceasefire now followed by rigorous diplomacy could prevent the conflict from carrying on indefinitely.
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Organizations Tell Congress to Tell Us What Sanctions Do
by NIAC
on August 05, 2022
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Senate Majority Leader
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Senate Votes to Help Vets Poisoned by Military “Burn Pits.” Why No Help for Sick Iraqis & Afghans?
by Democracy Now
on August 03, 2022
“The campaign for veteran healthcare could have been a joint struggle that included Iraqi [and Afghan] people."
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AIPAC Defeats Andy Levin, the Most Progressive Jewish Representative
by Austin Ahlman, The Intercept
on August 03, 2022
But the Israel lobby couldn’t take out Rashida Tlaib.
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Nancy Pelosi Could Get Us All Killed
by Norman Solomon
on August 01, 2022
The arrogance of power is especially ominous and despicable when a government leader risks huge numbers of lives in order to make a provocative move on the world’s geopolitical chessboard.
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Nuclear strategy and ending the war in Ukraine
by Oscar Arias and Jonathan Granoff
on July 26, 2022
It is time for bolder efforts to make peace in Ukraine.
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