Julia Conley, staff writer
A coalition of more than a dozen climate action groups are calling on Joe Biden to take every possible step he can to help solve the planetary emergency without the approval of Congress.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Saying progressive policies held Democrats back from expanding their House majority/taking the Senate just doesn't hold water with data available so far."
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Our nation spent a stressful four days wondering who our next president would be, despite the clear fact that Joe Biden won the popular vote by millions."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"While there will be legal disputes requiring adjudication, the outcome is sufficiently clear that the transition process must now begin," urged the nonpartisan Center for Presidential Transition.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This is a race against time and we cannot allow the pursuit of profit to triumph over human need," said Heidi Chow of Global Justice Now.
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Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
We must vigorously advocate for a team that would put an end to the normalization of war and make diplomatic engagement in the pursuit of international peace and cooperation our number one foreign policy priority.
Jonathan Cook
Neither Jewish leadership groups nor the corporate media have an interest in highlighting the embarrassing fact that the commission’s findings exposed their campaign against Corbyn as misinformation.
Naomi Klein
A great many people did not vote for Joe Biden, they voted against Trump. We have to recognise how narrow this win was.
Anna M. Phillips
Some environmental advocates have said that because we are barreling toward catastrophe, Biden should invoke emergency authority to address climate change.
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Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Twelve months after being driven into exile by right-wing forces, socialist former president Evo Morales was "received by the very social movements who defeated the coup and restored democracy."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"The public needs to know that the best way to prepare for this vaccine is to wear a mask."
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Norman Solomon
If Biden chooses to 'cooperate' with Mitch McConnell, that choice is likely to set off a political war between the new administration and the Democratic Party's progressive base.
Michael Winship
When the cheering stops, the hard work begins.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Trump administration is trying to get a lot of stuff like this out the door ASAP."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Refusing to concede and launching a bunch of lawsuits is one thing. Staging big rallies to gin up his supporters against the president-elect seems like an order of magnitude worse."
