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A piece of the Perito Moreno glacier, part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field, breaks off and crashes into Lake Argentina in the Los Glaciares National Park on April 5, 2019 in Santa Cruz province, Argentina. (Photo: David Silverman via Getty Images)

Tonga's Volcanic Tsunami Foreshadows Effects of Glacier Melt From CO2

Juan Cole ·
As the world's surface ice melts and the oceans rise, that will put more pressure on the earth's crust, so we will see increased vulcanism, and more tsunamis.
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Time for AG Garland to Create Corporate Crime Database

Ralph Nader ·
Members of the New York Campaign to Abolish Nuclear weapons gathered in Manhattan on August 6, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

P5 Pledge to Avoid Nuclear War Is a Step in the Right Direction

Sitara Noor ·
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A column by Abby Zimet
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A column by Abby Zimet
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Crazy Like A Fox: Pissing On the Libs, Literally

In an admirable, longstanding tradition, heedful Americans are taking pragmatic, science-based precautions against a lethal virus that has killed 900,000, is hospitalizing record numbers, and persists with almost 700,000 cases a day. LOL. Just kidding. In moronic fact, cranks still roam the land - herd immunity! - and the head of a dubious Vaccine Police now advocates drinking your own piss - "it may seem a bit cray-cray" - because "antitodal" evidence says urine therapy works, he's done it for 23 years, and "God’s given us everything we need," except maybe a working brain.

Abby Zimet · Jan 10, 2022

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DirecTV to Drop Rabidly Pro-Trump One America News

Jake Johnson ·

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Americans Can Order Free Rapid Covid Tests Starting Jan. 19

Jessica Corbett ·

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Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Rigged Congressional Maps

Jessica Corbett ·

A truck loaded with coal is viewed at the Eagle Butte Coal Mine, which is operated by Alpha Coal, on May 8, 2017 in Gillette, Wyoming.

'Appalling': Outrage as Biden Prolongs Trump Coal Policy

Kenny Stancil ·

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Inspired by Bernie Movement, Starbucks Workers Gain Steam

Julia Conley ·

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Activist Pressure Pauses Newark Fracked Gas Project

Brett Wilkins ·

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'A Great Step': Biden Admin Launches Clean Energy Corps

Julia Conley ·

Extinction Rebellion activists Father Martin Newell and Reverend Sue Parfitt stand outside Inner London Crown Court on January 10, 2022.

'Juries Get It': Climate Activists Acquitted After Train Protest

Kenny Stancil ·

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War & Peace

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20 Years and 4 Presidents Later and Gitmo Still Not Closed

"President Biden, keep your campaign promise to put the brutal legacy—torture, detention without charges or trial—of Guantánamo Bay detention center behind us."
Brett Wilkins ·
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Ilhan Omar: Close the Prison at Guantánamo Now

Andrea Germanos ·

A Stop the War Coalition protester, wearing a mask depicting former Prime Minister Tony Blair, shows bloodied hands near Parliament on January 29, 2015 in London.

Anti-War Voices Denounce Knighting of Ex-PM Tony Blair

Andrea Germanos ·

A burqa-clad Afghan woman sits next to a boundary wall with her children as she seeks alms from people passing by along a road in Kabul on January 8, 2022

Progressives Demand Biden End Sanctions to Avert Mass Starvation in Afghanistan

Andrea Germanos ·

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Biden Urged to 'Engage Diplomatically' With Russia to 'Avert a Military Conflict' Over Ukraine

Jessica Corbett ·

Climate Emergency

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'Appalling': Outrage as Biden Prolongs Trump Coal Policy

"Coal is killing our climate, yet the Biden administration is defending it" in federal court, one environmental advocate lamented.
Kenny Stancil ·
A truck loaded with coal is viewed at the Eagle Butte Coal Mine, which is operated by Alpha Coal, on May 8, 2017 in Gillette, Wyoming.
This aerial photo shows a large swathe of Indonesian rainforest destroyed by deforestation in service of palm oil plantations on Borneo. (Photo: Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)

Big Bank, Corporate Destruction of Forests Worsening Climate Crisis: Report

Kenny Stancil ·

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'Terrifying' Hot Streak Continues as NOAA Says 2021 6th Warmest Year on Record

Jessica Corbett ·

Members of the U.S. Capitol Police arrest a climate activist as he participates in civil disobedience during a protest on Capitol Hill October 15, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Environmental Justice Advocates Raise Alarm After White House Exits

Andrea Germanos ·

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Green Groups Urge Biden to 'Do Much More' to Stop Arctic Drilling

Kenny Stancil ·

Covid-19

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Americans Can Order Free Rapid Covid Tests Starting Jan. 19

New polling shows a bipartisan majority of voters support the Biden administration's plan to ship tests to anyone who requests one.
Jessica Corbett ·
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At White House Vigil, Nurses Decry 'Unacceptable' Pandemic Response

Jake Johnson ·

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'Tragically Wrong': Supreme Court Blocks Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers

Julia Conley ·

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'Menace to Public Health': 270+ Doctors Denounce Covid Misinformation on Joe Rogan

Julia Conley ·

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to reporters as he leaves a caucus meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 16, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Sanders Reintroduces 'N95 Mask for All' Legislation

Andrea Germanos ·

Economics

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Ossoff Unveils Bill to Ban Stock Trading by Lawmakers, Immediate Family

The legislation is among a number of proposals to rein in lawmakers' stock transactions.
Kenny Stancil ·
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) questions Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on September 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
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More Than 8,000 Kroger Grocery Workers Strike in Colorado

Julia Conley ·

Sen. Joe Manchin appears at a Senate hearing

Report Debunks Manchin's Inflation Argument Against Build Back Better

Jake Johnson ·

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'Major Win': Judge Says Suit to Break Up Facebook Empire Can Proceed

Kenny Stancil ·

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150+ NY Groups Back Public Banking Bill to Declare 'Independence From Wall Street'

Brett Wilkins ·

Politics

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Ohio Supreme Court Strikes Down Rigged Congressional Maps

"It is time for the state Legislature to put aside partisan interests and prioritize the needs of Ohio voters," said the head of Common Cause Ohio.
Jessica Corbett ·
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Manchin Joins Sinema in Destroying Democratic Hopes to Pass Voting Rights

Brett Wilkins ·

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'Shame on Her': Sinema Sparks Fury by Choosing Filibuster Over Democracy

Jake Johnson ·

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Timeline of Filibuster Helps Explain Why So Many Say It Now Needs to Go

Kenny Stancil ·

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Progressives to Clinton and Other Corporate Democrats: 'Back Off' on Election Advice

Julia Conley ·

Rights & Justice

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Inspired by Bernie Movement, Starbucks Workers Gain Steam

"It looks like Starbucks workers are ready for an economic, political, and social revolution," said a top advisor for Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Julia Conley ·
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Newark gas plant protest

Activist Pressure Pauses Newark Fracked Gas Project

Brett Wilkins ·

Residents drop mail-in ballots in an official ballot box outside of the Tippecanoe branch library on October 20, 2020 in Milwaukee

Wisconsin Judge Rules Ballot Drop Boxes Unlawful

Andrea Germanos ·

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After Navient Forgives $1.7B, Progressives Say Cancel All Student Debt

Brett Wilkins ·

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Human Rights Groups Warn UN Cybercrime Treaty Must Avoid 'Chilling Effect'

Jessica Corbett ·

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