The Biden administration has an opportunity to end America's dangerous addiction to sanctions
by Giorgio Cafiero and Assal Rad, The New Arab
on November 09, 2021
To truly distinguish itself from the Trump administration, the Biden administration should seriously examine the very foundations of US sanctions policy on Iran and elsewhere, writes Giorgio Cafiero and Assal Rad.
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At Glasgow, Military Emissions Are Exempt
by B. Michael, Haaretz
on November 04, 2021
Once again, they’re standing beside each other in a long row. With ties around their necks, excited but serious expressions on their faces and brows photogenically wrinkled with concern, they’re ready to save the world from the fiery furnace.
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Wyden's New Billionaires Income Tax Plan Applauded as Step Toward Justice
by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
on October 28, 2021
"For too long, families have been denied basic supports... while billionaires evade taxes on obscene amounts of wealth. This dynamic is economically dangerous and morally unsustainable."
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Climate Emergency Includes the Threat of ‘Nuclear Winter’
by Norman Solomon
on October 27, 2021
When world leaders gather in Scotland next week for the COP26 climate change conference, activists will be pushing for drastic action to end the world’s catastrophic reliance on fossil fuels.
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The Big Lie in Rahm Emanuel’s Senate Testimony
by Jeff Cohen
on October 22, 2021
At Rahm Emanuel’s confirmation hearing as potential ambassador to Japan before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) deserves credit for questioning Emanuel about what he knew as Chicago’s mayor about the police murder of 17-year-old African American Laquan McDonald – and when he knew it.
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To Avoid Armageddon, Don’t Modernize Missiles—Eliminate Them
by Daniel Ellsberg and Norman Solomon, The Nation
on October 18, 2021
Land-based nuclear weapons are world-ending accident waiting to happen, and completely superfluous to a reliable deterrent.
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Union Victory For NOLA City Workers As Council Ratifies $15 Minimum Wage
by Gregory E. Williams, Struggle La Lucha
on October 18, 2021
On Oct. 7, the New Orleans City Council ratified a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city workers, effective in January. This will be $3.81 more than the paltry $11.19 minimum currently in place.
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Colin Powell's Own Staff Had Warned Him Against His War Lies
by David Swanson
on October 18, 2021
In the wake of WMD-liar Curveball’s videotaped confession, Colin Powell was demanding to know why nobody warned him about Curveball’s unreliability. The trouble is, they did.
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'Cruel and Unfathomable': Sinema Pushing $100 Billion in Climate Cuts From Reconciliation Bill
by Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams
on October 10, 2021
A Sunrise Movement leader said the Arizona Democrat's reported proposal for the Build Back Better package is "not surprising since she's been meeting nonstop with corporate executives."
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Amid Calls to 'Fire DeJoy,' 20 State AGs File Suit Over Plan to Sabotage Postal Service
by Jon Queally, Common Dreams
on October 10, 2021
“Millions of Americans depend on the mail every day,” said Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. "One political appointee does not get to decide the fate of the Postal Service."
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