All Views Articles for 2019-09-06
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David Klein Boycotts, Benjamins, and America’s University Leaders The current boycott is not a denial of academic freedom, but rather an exercise of it by scholars from around the world who choose not to collaborate with Israeli state institutions complicit in Israel’s apartheid policies. Read more |
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Olivia Rosane As Dorian Lashes the Carolinas, the Bahamas Grapple With 'Unimaginable' Losses Hurricanes are becoming more extreme and destructive because of the climate crisis. Read more |
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Don Anair Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment The Trump administration is launching a direct attack on California’s long held authority to clean up vehicle pollution. Read more |
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Donald McCarthy The Tough Guy Presidencies If Trump is the current iteration of the tough guy president, then what would the next iteration be? Some would have you believe it cannot be any worse than Trump. Those people would be wrong. Read more |
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David Suzuki, Ian Hanington Fracked Gas Heats the Planet, But Supporters Say It’s a Solution The best way to address climate disruption is… burn more fossil fuels? It doesn’t make sense, but that’s what industry, media and governments want us to believe. Read more |
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Olivia Riggio NYT Remembers David Koch More as 'Philanthropist' Than Polluter Rather than detailing the toxic legacy Koch left behind, the obituary quickly went back to describing Koch’s extroverted personality, his reputation as "a playboy whose penthouse parties were attended by models," and his relative success running for president as a Libertarian candidate in 1980. Read more |
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Conn Hallinan Climate Catastrophe Comes for Europe This year’s floods and heat waves are but a fraction of what awaits the continent—unless a growing climate mobilization succeeds. Read more |
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Heidi Shierholz The Future of U.S. Jobs Looks Bleak. Unions Are the Answer. Labor Statistics project that six of the ten occupations expected to have the most total job growth over the next decade pay less than $27,000 a year. Read more |
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Karen Kinney At the Dividing Line Between the U.S. and Mexico, Two Very Different Visions of God Meet It would seem that "the God who blesses America," at least the one called upon by politicians in recent years, comes with many strings attached and a well-entrenched belief system designed to protect those who already possess the most. Read more |
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Nancy J. Altman Joni Ernst Wants to Cut Social Security Behind Closed Doors Republicans, Democrats and Independents, of all ages, races and genders, overwhelmingly agree. We understand that Social Security is more important than ever. We overwhelmingly reject any cuts to its modest benefits. Read more |