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Species Extinction List Signals 'Urgent Action Needed to Save Life on Earth'

All 17 species of Red Colobus, including Temminck's Red Colobus (Piliocolobus basius temminckii) are threatened, making this Africa's most threatened genus of monkeys. Hunting for bushmeat—much of it illegal—and habitat loss continue to pose the most urgent threats to primates across the continent. (Photo: Mic Mayhew/IUCN)

Holding US Government to Its Treaty Promises 'For Once,' Supreme Court Rules Nearly Half of Oklahoma Still Native American Territory

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The big news at the Supreme Court today will be Trump's taxes," said Cherokee writer Rebecca Nagle. "But for Indians in Oklahoma, we'll be talking about today for decades."

'The Game Is Up': Report Says Asset Sales and Debt-Driven Dividends Show Fossil Fuel Industry Cannot Be Saved

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"To continue to throw money at an industry that is not only causing...

Humanity on Track to Soon Hit 1.5ºC Paris Accord Limit as Atmospheric CO2 Nears Level Not Seen in 15 Million Years

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The sun goes down behind chimneys at a coal plant in Duisburg, Germany on June 28, 2019. (Photo: Marcel Kusch/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images)

"It's still not too late to avoid the worst effects of the #ClimateEmergency...

'Step in the Right Direction,' Say Healthcare Advocates as Biden Vows to Share Any Covid-19 Vaccine With the World

'No One Is Above the Law': Supreme Court Allows New York Prosecutor to Subpoena Trump Financial Records

'The Last Straw': As Pandemic Rages, Oxfam Warns 12,000 Could Die Per Day From Hunger

'An Absolute Outrage': Sanders Rips 'Wealthy Tax Cheats' as CBO Estimates $381 Billion in Annual Unpaid Taxes

"We've Moved the Needle" But Far More Work to Do, Say Progressives as Biden-Sanders Panels Unveil Policy Blueprint

'Connect the Dots': Tulsa Health Official Points to Trump Rally as 'Likely' Source of Covid-19 Spike

In Wake of Supreme Court Ruling, Powerful House Democrat Richard Neal Faulted as 'Biggest Obstacle' to Getting Trump Tax Returns

Sanders, Khanna Say SCOTUS Ruling on Contraceptives Just One More Reason to Demand Medicare for All

New Report Finds Economic Benefits of Protecting 30% of Planet's Land and Ocean Outweigh the Costs 5-to-1

'Height of Child Hunger Chutzpah': Pence Uses Guise of 'Nutrition' to Claims Schools Must Reopen in Fall

600+ Groups Warn 'Unprecedented' Wave of Corporate Lawsuits Could Imperil Global Fight Against Covid-19

Biden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady Barkan

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Let's Keep Organizing: An Inside Look at the Biden-Sanders Task Force on Climate

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The West Bank Is Already Annexed

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Robert C. Koehler

When All the Protesters Have Guns

Leonardo Flores

Biden and Trump on Venezuela: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Danny Sjursen

Undercover Patriots

Daniel Jenks, Ernesto Castañeda

Defunding the Police Is an Immigrants' Rights Issue, Too

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NEA President: Trump's Plan to Reopen Schools Is Dangerous for Students and Teachers

Thom Hartmann

To Keep Americans Safe, We Have to Get Billionaires Out of Politics

Heidi Peltier

The 'Camo Economy' Hides Military Costs and Exacerbates Inequality

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What Do the Racial Wealth Gap, Police Brutality, and the Climate Crisis Have in Common? Wall Street

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Beware the 21st Century Robber Barons

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UN Special Rapporteur: US Drone Strike Killing Iranian Gen. Soleimani Was Unlawful

Jim Hightower

Sacrificing People to Corporate Profit

Tina Gerhardt

Environmental Justice Wins, Pipelines Lose

Camila Escalante

NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting Role

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The War on Logic: Contradictions and Absurdities in the House’s Military Spending Bill

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Welcome cracks in - if not the devoutly-to-be-wished end of - the malignant morass that is Trump's "imperial presidency," with the SCOTUS ruling he'll have to reveal his tax scams and cons because "no one – not even a president – is above the law.” He was still having a Twitter meltdown when a judge also said not so fast on dismissing the case against Michael Flynn because, again, pesky law. Oh yeah, and New York just painted a huge Black Lives Matter in front of his sleazy house. Not a bad day.