All Views Articles for 2017-10-16

Monday, October 16, 2017
Bonnie Castillo
'The People of Puerto Rico Are Dying': Action Is Needed Now
Volunteer nurses describe deadly conditions and demand federal action immediately
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Todd Gitlin
The Unending State of Emergency
The shocks are not normal, and order will not be restored.
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Protesters call on President Donald Trump to stop his drive to war against North Korea on August 14, 2017 in Miami, Florida. Lisa Fuller
5 Myths About War With North Korea That Make Americans Think They Are Safe
" Americans may have less than a month to prevent World War III."
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Hunter Blair
49 Percent of the Income Republicans Claim as “Small Business” Already Goes to the Top 1 Percent.
"86 percent of households with pass-through income already pay 25 percent or less, so will see nothing from this Republican tax plan."
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Josianne Gauthier
Agroecology: Radically Changing How We Face Food Insecurity and Climate Change
Food insecurity is largely driven by a food system that is highly controlled by agribusiness. But there's a better way.
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That opposition to diplomacy was still evident this June when Cotton told Politico, “The policy of the United States should be regime change in Iran,” a position that puts into question his sincerity about wanting to “fix” the deal. Eli Clifton, Jim Lobe
Trump Ignores Advisers on Iran Deal, Follows Money
Instead, Trump is listening to billionaire campaign contributers with political agendas.
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Tyler Koral, 3, patiently waits for his mom Jackie, left, as she votes in last November's presidential elections in the Cleveland suburb of Independence. Vanita Gupta
Ohio's Illegal Voter Purges Shouldn't Be Getting Trump Justice Department's Blessing
Donald Trump's bogus assertion that millions of people voted illegally has been widely debunked. Still, his sham commision is being used to suppress voters.
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The Oceti Sakowin camp, near the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, in November 2016. Chris Hedges
Only Nonviolent Resistance Will Destroy the Corporate State
The Dakota Access pipeline protests illuminated the conscience of the nation.
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Lois Marie Gibbs
Hurricane Victims Don’t Have the ‘Complexion for Protection’
A full-blown humanitarian crisis is on the horizon.
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Activists outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11, 2017 marking the 15th anniversary of the Guantanamo Bay prison. Karen Greenberg
Gitmo's Living Legacy in the Trump Era
Will Washington never learn?
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Paul Buchheit
Yes, Half of Americans Are In or Near Poverty: Here's More Evidence
Too many Americans have been cheated out of opportunities to share in our nation's prosperity. The proof is overwhelming.
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Richard Falk
The Flawed and Corrupted Genius of American Republicanism
The system is now so flawed that even should the Democrats manage to claw their way back to power the gap would not greatly diminish.
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Phil Rockstroh
2 or 3 Things I Know About Late-Stage Capitalism
(With apologies to Jean-Luc Godard)
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