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Destructive Hurricanes Fuel Calls for Biden to Declare Climate Emergency

"Mother Nature is not waiting for the president or Congress to declare a climate emergency. She's showing us in real-time here in the United States—with wildfires, floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, and drought."

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Two Key Battles Underway to Save US Democracy From GOP Attack

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Two critical issues that go to the heart of the integrity of our elections will play out this fall—one in Congress and one in the Supreme Court.
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Lies and Dishonor Plague America's War Machine

William Astore ·
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Dangerous Annexation in Ukraine Makes US-Russian Diplomacy Even More Vital

Anatol Lieven ·
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Bella Ciao: Iran's Women Rise Up - and Hack Off Their Hair - for "Woman, Life, Freedom"

In resistance both poignant and enraged, thousands of Iranians - largely women but many men - have thronged the streets to protest the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, after she was arrested by brutal "morality police" for improperly wearing the hijab. Declaring "Mahsa was our sister," defiant women have waved head scarves, confronted clerics, and cut their hair in an ancient symbol of "fury stronger than the power of the oppressor." Now two sisters - no hijab - have issued a searing Farsi version of the anti-fascist anthem "Bella Ciao": "In the end, the chain... breaks with our hands."

Abby Zimet · Sep 28, 2022

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'Don't Look Away': Tlaib Ties Death of 7-Year-Old Palestinian to US Aid to Israel

Jessica Corbett ·

Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at a hearing

Host 'Censored and Fired' by The Hill Over Segment on Tlaib Naming Israeli Apartheid

Jake Johnson ·

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 30, 2022.

'Dangerous Escalation': Putin Condemned Over Illegal Annexation of Ukraine Territories

Kenny Stancil ·

San Francisco fast food workers strike

'When We Fight, We Win!' San Francisco Airport Workers End Strike After Pay Victory

Jake Johnson ·

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US Gas Flaring Releases Five Times More Methane Than Previously Thought

Jessica Corbett ·

Stop the Money Pipeline

Activists Call Fed Pilot Program to Assess Banks' Climate Risk a 'Welcome First Step'

Brett Wilkins ·

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'Gut Punch': Biden Pulls Student Debt Relief for Millions as GOP States Sue

Brett Wilkins ·

A person holds a sign condemning Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh during a demonstration outside a Planned Parenthood clinic on July 16, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.

Controlled by Right-Wing Justices, US Supreme Court's Approval Hits All-Time Low

Kenny Stancil ·

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Carbon Capture’s Record: Billions of Wasted Dollars

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'Don't Look Away': Tlaib Ties Death of 7-Year-Old Palestinian to US Aid to Israel

"$3.8 billion+ of our money is funding this. Enough. It must stop."
Jessica Corbett ·
Rayyan Yaser Suleiman,
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 30, 2022.

'Dangerous Escalation': Putin Condemned Over Illegal Annexation of Ukraine Territories

Kenny Stancil ·

Relatives and neighbors of the Ahmadi family gathered around the incinerated husk of a vehicle hit by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul

'Yeah, Right': Pentagon Report Claiming US Military Killed Just 12 Civilians Last Year Met With Skepticism

Brett Wilkins ·

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UN Human Rights Office 'Deeply Disturbed' by Arrests of Anti-War Protesters in Russia

Jessica Corbett ·

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Peace Group Urges US and China to Halt 'Blatantly Provocative' Military Maneuvers

Brett Wilkins ·

Climate Emergency

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US Gas Flaring Releases Five Times More Methane Than Previously Thought

"This study adds to the growing body of research that tells us that the oil and gas industry has a flaring problem," said Jon Goldstein of EDF, which conducted related research on the practice.
Jessica Corbett ·
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Stop the Money Pipeline

Activists Call Fed Pilot Program to Assess Banks' Climate Risk a 'Welcome First Step'

Brett Wilkins ·

Icebergs in Arctic Circle

Acidification of Arctic Happening Up to 4 Times Faster Than Other Oceans

Julia Conley ·

A West Virginia coal plant is seen alongside a carbon capture unit

Analysis Exposes Taxpayer Billions 'Wasted' on Dead-End Carbon Capture Schemes

Jake Johnson ·

World Bank President David Malpass speaks at the Concordia Annual Summit on September 19, 2022 in New York City.

House Dems Urge Biden to Push for Removal of Climate-Denying World Bank President

Kenny Stancil ·

Covid-19

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'Blood On Your Hands' If Global Poor Hit With Covid Wave, WHO Official Tells Rich Nations

"When I hear them say, 'Well, we're so comfortable here,' it's like, 'Great, now you can really help us get the rest of the world done,'" said WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward.
Kenny Stancil ·
Relatives mourn during the burial of Covid-19 victim Maria Joana Nascimento at Vila Formosa Cemetery, in the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil on August 6, 2020. (Photo: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images)
Healthcare workers attend to an unvaccinated 45-year-old Covid-19 patient

Biden Rebuked for Claiming 'Pandemic Is Over' as Hundreds Die of Covid Each Day in US

Kenny Stancil ·

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Pandemic, Profit-Driven Healthcare System Blamed for Historic Decline in US Life Expectancy

Julia Conley ·

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'Pandemic Is Far From Over': People's CDC Tells Congress to Fund Covid Response

Kenny Stancil ·

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Days After Approving Another $3 Billion for Ukraine War, US Says No More Money for Free Covid Tests

Julia Conley ·

Economics

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'When We Fight, We Win!' San Francisco Airport Workers End Strike After Pay Victory

"This strike was so worth it to give my family a better life," said one union member.
Jake Johnson ·
San Francisco fast food workers strike
People rally for legislation that would ease farm union voting in Los Angeles on March 31, 2022.

'Incredible Victory': California Gov. Newsom Signs Farmworker Unionization Bill Into Law

Kenny Stancil ·

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng

Truss' Tories Plan to Slash Public Spending While Clinging to Chaos-Causing Tax Cuts

Jessica Corbett ·

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at the NRA convension

New Report Reveals How 13 US States 'Shield the Fortunes of the World's Richest People'

Kenny Stancil ·

Sri Lanka healthcare workers protest

85% of Global Population Set to Live Under 'Deadly' Austerity Measures Next Year

Jake Johnson ·

Politics

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'Gut Punch': Biden Pulls Student Debt Relief for Millions as GOP States Sue

"The Biden administration told several million people they'd see their debt reduced by $10-20K, and a month later quietly wrote 'just kidding' on a website," said one affected borrower.
Brett Wilkins ·
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A person holds a sign condemning Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh during a demonstration outside a Planned Parenthood clinic on July 16, 2022 in Santa Monica, California.

Controlled by Right-Wing Justices, US Supreme Court's Approval Hits All-Time Low

Kenny Stancil ·

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Despite Nearly 80% of Voters in Favor, House Dems Stall on Stock Trading Ban

Jessica Corbett ·

Jair Bolsonaro and supporters

Trailing Lula in Polls, Bolsonaro's Party Peddles 'Fabricated' Attack on Brazilian Voting System

Julia Conley ·

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Sanders, Kaine Hail US Senate's Passage of Brazil Election Resolution

Brett Wilkins ·

Rights & Justice

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Host 'Censored and Fired' by The Hill Over Segment on Tlaib Naming Israeli Apartheid

"Sadly, Israel is an apartheid state and we have to push back," said progressive commentator Katie Halper. "And when we encounter censorship, we can't just run away with our tails between our legs."
Jake Johnson ·
Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks at a hearing
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'Let's Pass Medicare for All,' Says Jayapal as Survey Spotlights Failures of For-Profit System

Julia Conley ·

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Environmental Defender Killed Every Two Days Over Last Decade, Report Finds

Brett Wilkins ·

Candleligt vigil in Highland Park

Highland Park Victims Sue Gun-Maker, Stores Over Negligence and Deceptive Practices

Julia Conley ·

Bernie Sanders at a 'Cancel Student Debt' rally

'Obscene,' Says Sanders After CBO Reports Richest 1% Now Owns Over 1/3 of US Wealth

Brett Wilkins ·

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