Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Kenny Stancil is a staff writer for Common Dreams. Follow him on Twitter: @kenny_stancil
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News Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Human Rights Campaign Launched to Prevent Facebook From Adding Word "Zionist" to Hate Speech Policy Human rights activists from around the world launched a campaign this week to prevent Facebook from amending its hate speech policy to penalize use of the word "Zionist," a move the technology giant is reportedly considering but that critics say would shield Israel from accountability for violating... Read more |
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News Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Largest-Ever Climate Poll Shows 64% of Global Public Believes Warming Planet Is an 'Emergency' Nearly two-thirds of people around the world think climate change is a global emergency that warrants a serious response, according to the results of the Peoples' Climate Vote , the largest survey of public opinion on the planetary crisis and policy solutions ever conducted. "The results of the... Read more |
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News Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Now Make It 'Permanent': Environmental Groups Applaud Biden's Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands As President Joe Biden prepares to enact a temporary moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, climate justice advocates on Tuesday praised the expected move and encouraged the Biden administration to demonstrate its commitment to addressing the climate emergency by... Read more |
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News Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Majority in US Want Senate to Convict Trump, Bar Him From Holding Office Ever Again: Poll A clear majority of Americans want twice-impeached former President Donald Trump to be convicted by the Senate and barred from holding office in the future, according to polling results released Monday, the same day the House of Representatives delivered an article of impeachment against Trump for... Read more |
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News Monday, January 25, 2021 As Kerry Touts US Commitment to Climate Diplomacy, Biden Urged to Follow EU Lead by Ending Dirty Energy Subsidies While President Joe Biden's top climate envoy John Kerry told world leaders at a virtual climate summit that the U.S. will fulfill its commitment to provide financial support to developing countries as they grapple with the deadly consequences of a warming planet, campaigners are urging the U.S. to... Read more |
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News Monday, January 25, 2021 Inspector General Launches Probe Into Whether DOJ Officials Tried to Overturn Presidential Election An internal government watchdog is launching an investigation to determine if any former or current officials in the U.S. Department of Justice tried to reverse the outcome of last November's presidential election. Inspector General Michael Horowitz announced on Monday that the probe will examine... Read more |
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News Monday, January 25, 2021 Members of Congress Reportedly Facing Death Threats Ahead of Trump Impeachment Trial Federal law enforcement agents are reportedly assessing several menacing statements, including death threats, directed toward congressional lawmakers ahead of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. That's according to what a U.S. official, who was not authorized to publicly... Read more |
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News Thursday, January 21, 2021 135 Civil Rights Groups Oppose New Domestic Terrorism Statutes, Say Tackle Far-Right Violence With Existing Laws Echoing the concerns expressed by many activists and several Democratic lawmakers worried that the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob will be used as an excuse to enlarge the national security state at the expense of civil liberties, 135 rights groups on Thursday wrote a letter to... Read more |
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News Thursday, January 21, 2021 'A Hugely Consequential First Move': Biden Offers to Extend Nuclear START Treaty With Russia In a move applauded by anti-war activists, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday reportedly offered Russian President Vladimir Putin a five-year extension of the New START treaty just days before the pact—the only remaining nuclear arms control agreement regulating the two largest nuclear arsenals... Read more |
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News Thursday, January 21, 2021 'Affirmation of Complete Incompetence': Biden Team Says Trump Vaccine Distribution Plan Nonexistent In a development that critics say provides additional evidence of former President Donald Trump's incompetence and malfeasance, newly sworn-in President Joe Biden learned soon after Wednesday's inauguration that his administration will have to develop a coronavirus vaccine distribution strategy... Read more |