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Opinion

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The Urgent Peace Those Who Support Ukraine Must Demand

Yanis Varoufakis ·
With the world teetering on the edge of recession and the developing world facing a spiral of hunger and forced migration, it would be a grave error to dismiss those calling for a negotiated peace.
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Workers Want a Voice on the Job. Amazon Should Lead the Way

Jennifer Bates ·
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The Billionaire Bombardment of Democracy

Robert Reich ·
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Further

A column by Abby Zimet
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A column by Abby Zimet
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CPAC Hungary: It's All Over But the Nazi Armbands

In a "brain-melting" confluence of authoritarian crackpottery - Jews as "excrement," Romas as "animals" - America's right-wing confab CPAC just spread their malignant wings abroad for the first time to gather in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, an anti-democratic bastion righteously battling "the woke revolution" in the name of God, nation, family and "Western civilization," aka old white men. Somehow - WTF - the demented meetup got startlingly little press. But take note: The event marked "the American right wing stating as openly as it ever has that fascism is its goal."

Abby Zimet · May 21, 2022

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Two Years After George Floyd Murder, Biden to Issue Executive Order on Police Reform

Julia Conley ·

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'Wholesale Fraud' in Michigan Governor Race Could Disqualify GOP Candidates

Jessica Corbett ·

Lauren Petrie, of Food & Water Watch, holds up a map showing all of the fracking sites along the Front Range as she addresses members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission during a public comment session on October 30, 2017 in Denver.

Map Shows Over 17 Million People in US Threatened by Toxic Fossil Fuel Pollution

Kenny Stancil ·

Pramila Jayapal

Jayapal Says Corporate-Friendly No Labels Shows 'True Colors' by Undermining Jan. 6 Investigation

Brett Wilkins ·

Doctors rally for abortion rights

As End of Roe Looms, US Doctors Say 'Abortion Is Essential Healthcare'

Julia Conley ·

New York state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi holds a press conference in Albany on June 2, 2021. (Photo: NYS Senate Photo/CC BY 2.0)

Biaggi to Primary 'Selfish Corporate Democrat' Sean Patrick Maloney in NY

Andrea Germanos ·

Economic justice advocates march in Memphis, Tennessee on May 23, 2022.

'Not About Nostalgia': Poor People's Campaign Marches in Memphis Ahead of DC Gathering

Kenny Stancil ·

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site

Greenhouse Gases Trapped Nearly 50% More Heat Last Year Than in 1990: NOAA

Jessica Corbett ·

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  10. Millions More Kids Going Hungry Since GOP, Manchin Killed Expanded Child Tax Credit

The Newswire

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Breaking news, press releases, and action alerts from the progressive community

AIUSA Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde, Texas

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Senators Ready to Clash on Iran Negotiations in Wednesday Hearing

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War & Peace

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'Ashamed' of 'Warmongering' and 'Lies,' Veteran Russian Diplomat Resigns

"Am I concerned about the possible reaction from Moscow?" said Boris Bondarev. "I have to be concerned about it."
Julia Conley ·
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on May 23, 2022.

'Truly Dangerous': Biden Vows US Military Response If China Invades Taiwan

Kenny Stancil ·

US troops Somalia

Rights Group Urges Civilian Safeguards as Biden Sends Troops Back to Somalia

Brett Wilkins ·

Thousands turned out to march for peace in Ukraine on February 6, 2022 in central London

Peace Advocates Sound Warnings as Progressive Lawmakers Go All-In for $40 Billion Ukraine War Package

Brett Wilkins ·

Activists take part in a candlelight vigil outside the U.N.'s Economic and Social Commission for West Asia building in Beirut to denounce the killing of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh

'We Were Expecting This,' Says Family After Israel Says No Criminal Probe Into Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Andrea Germanos ·

Climate Emergency

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Map Shows Over 17 Million People in US Threatened by Toxic Fossil Fuel Pollution

"Living in close proximity to oil and gas development is a threat to public health."
Kenny Stancil ·
Lauren Petrie, of Food & Water Watch, holds up a map showing all of the fracking sites along the Front Range as she addresses members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission during a public comment session on October 30, 2017 in Denver.
A gas flare is seen at an oil well site

Greenhouse Gases Trapped Nearly 50% More Heat Last Year Than in 1990: NOAA

Jessica Corbett ·

Activists protest in front of the Shell building in The Hague on April 5th, 2019.

Oil Giant Consultant Resigns, Citing Operations Beyond 'Limits of Our Planetary Systems'

Kenny Stancil ·

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Global Climate Movement Warns Nations Have Just 6 Months to End Fossil Fuel Finance

Brett Wilkins ·

European Commission president

'Entirely Reckless': Critics Blast EU Plan to Boost Gas Infrastructure

Jessica Corbett ·

Covid-19

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WHO Chief Warns Humanity Lowers Guard Against Covid-19 'At Our Peril'

The pandemic, says Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is "most certainly not over."
Andrea Germanos ·
Respiratory Therapist Adel Al Joaid treats Melissa Wartman, a Covid-19 patient, in the ICU at Rush University Medial Center on January 31, 2022 in Chicago. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
People waiting in food line during pandemic

Tax Billionaire Wealth and Pandemic Profits, Says Oxfam, to End 'Inequality That Literally Kills'

Jon Queally ·

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Philadelphia on July 13, 2021.

'Reprehensible': Biden Slammed for Urging States to Spend Untapped Covid Funds on Cops

Kenny Stancil ·

A healthcare worker prepares a Covid-19 vaccine

'Flatly Incomprehensible': White House Prepares to Ration Vaccines as GOP Obstructs Covid Aid

Jake Johnson ·

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House Panel Exposes How 'Shameful' Meatpackers Put Profits Over Worker Health During Pandemic

Brett Wilkins ·

Economics

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'Not About Nostalgia': Poor People's Campaign Marches in Memphis Ahead of DC Gathering

"It's been 54 years since the sanitation worker's march," said Bishop William J. Barber II, "and right here in Memphis they still don't have union rights."
Kenny Stancil ·
Economic justice advocates march in Memphis, Tennessee on May 23, 2022.
Doctors protest the Medicare Direct Contracting program

Campaign Launches 'Summer of Action' to Protect Medicare From Stealth Privatization

Kenny Stancil ·

Kids draw at a playground in Washington, D.C.

Millions More Kids Going Hungry Since GOP, Manchin Killed Expanded Child Tax Credit

Kenny Stancil ·

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Nearly 90,000 Small Businesses in US Expected to Close After Senate GOP Kills Main Street Relief Bill

Julia Conley ·

Baby formula is seen on Target shelves

Documents Show Baby Formula Maker Enriched Shareholders Amid Deadly Bacteria Outbreak

Jake Johnson ·

Politics

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'Wholesale Fraud' in Michigan Governor Race Could Disqualify GOP Candidates

"It looks like the Republican clown car may be losing a few occupants."
Jessica Corbett ·
Johnson and Craig
Pramila Jayapal

Jayapal Says Corporate-Friendly No Labels Shows 'True Colors' by Undermining Jan. 6 Investigation

Brett Wilkins ·

New York state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi holds a press conference in Albany on June 2, 2021. (Photo: NYS Senate Photo/CC BY 2.0)

Biaggi to Primary 'Selfish Corporate Democrat' Sean Patrick Maloney in NY

Andrea Germanos ·

West Virginia protesters

Arizona, West Virginia Residents Risk Arrest to Demand End to Filibuster

Julia Conley ·

Jessica Cisneros

On Eve of Cisneros-Cuellar Showdown, Progressives Feel 'Sense of Hope'

Andrea Germanos ·

Rights & Justice

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Two Years After George Floyd Murder, Biden to Issue Executive Order on Police Reform

"The entire culture and mentality needs to change to bring these words to life, and to save lives," said one civil liberties advocate.
Julia Conley ·
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Doctors rally for abortion rights

As End of Roe Looms, US Doctors Say 'Abortion Is Essential Healthcare'

Julia Conley ·

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

'Perverse' Supreme Court Ruling 'Effectively Ensures That Innocent People Will Remain Imprisoned'

Jessica Corbett ·

Zander Moricz

Florida Student's Graduation Speech About Curly Hair Highlights Cruelty of 'Don't Say Gay' Law

Jessica Corbett ·

Ukrainian refugees arrive in Krakow

In 'Staggering Milestone,' Over 100 Million People Displaced Worldwide

Julia Conley ·

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