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'The Clock Is Ticking': 300,000+ Tell Biden to Act Boldly Ahead of Climate Summit

Climate campaigner Xiye Bastida holds a version of the Climate Clock—which shows the time remaining for policymakers to reduce emissions before the effects of the climate crisis become irreversible—in New York City's Union Square on April 19, 2021. (Photo: Timothy A. Clark/AFP via Getty Images)

Revolving Door Watchdog Gives Biden White House 'B-' on Corporate Capture in First 100 Days

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Cross Hall of the White House April 20, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images)

"Allies of Big Tech, Wall Street, Big Pharma, the military-industrial complex, and the fossil fuel industry have secured jobs in various corners of the executive branch."

Amid Nuclear Talks, 40 Groups Urge Biden to Lift Sanctions on Covid-Ravaged Iran

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Members of the women-led peace group CodePink protest in 2020 outside the United States Treasury Department against U.S. sanctions on Iran during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Medea Benjamin/CodePink)

"By prioritizing humanitarian relief for Iran and other sanctioned states,...

Privacy Champions Urge Passage of 'Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale' Act

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

In this photo illustration, the WhatsApp application is displayed on an iPhone on April 6, 2016 in San Anselmo, California. (Photo: Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)

"Intelligence and law enforcement agencies must come to understand that the...

'Not Enough!' Climate Activists Disappointed With New EU Emissions Deal on Eve of Biden Summit

In 'Paradigm Shift,' Manhattan DA Will No Longer Prosecute Prostitution

101 Nobel Laureates Urge World Leaders to 'Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground'

Climate Groups Warn Reported Biden Plan to Cut Emissions in Half by 2030 'Not Good Enough'

'It Is About Saving Lives': Doctors Without Borders Calls on US, EU to Stop Blocking Vaccine Patent Waiver

In Closed-Door Event With Corporate Lobbyists, Manchin Vows $15 Wage 'Not Going to Happen'

Analysis Shows Richest 10% Now Own Nearly 70% of All Household Wealth in US

International Coalition of Artists to Biden: Don't Cut a Deal With Bolsonaro on Amazon Rainforest

'Exactly the Person We Need': Senate Confirms Civil Rights Champion Vanita Gupta for Key Spot at DOJ

Sanders, Jayapal Plan Would Tax Wall Street Speculation to Fund Tuition-Free College

Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of NY Bill to Stop Disenfranchisement of Parolees

To Confront 'Systemic Failures,' DOJ Announces Federal Probe Into Minneapolis Police Department

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Here's What the US Must Do to Help End Humanitarian Emergency in Yemen

LZ Granderson

Guilty Verdict in the Chauvin Trial Is Not Enough for Real Change

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In a Time of Urgency and Hope, How Do We Move The Planet Forward?

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Reversing Scientific Integrity's Race to the Bottom

Chuck Collins, Dan Petegorsky

Responding to Concerns About the Emergency Charity Stimulus Proposal

Belén Fernández

The Case Against Biden's Plan to Further Militarize Borders

Imani Countess

Racial Justice Is a Global Issue

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Who's Rising and Falling on Planet Earth?

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Reporting Human Rights Abuses Is Not a Crime

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Big Agriculture Is the Problem

Thom Hartmann

The GOP Has Blood on Their Hands

Mélissa Godin

Why You Should Be Concerned About the Rise of the Border and Surveillance Industry

Matthew Hoh

Biden's Progressive Path Through Afghanistan

Noel Healy, Angela Carter

Global Climate Policy Reboot: Launching a US-Canada Fossil Fuel Phase Out

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A Former Lobbyist Explains How the Privatization Movement Is Trying to End Public Education

Stan Cox

Earth Abuse and the Next Pandemic

Robert Reich

Biden's New Industrial Policy Must Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Past

Chris Hedges

The Collapse of the American Empire

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Biden's Drone Wars

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The Saudi Lobby Moves from K Street to Main Street

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Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue

The jury verdict that former cop and unrepentant sociopath Derek Chauvin is thrice guilty for murdering George Floyd for the nine minutes and 29 seconds of filmed savagery we all saw brings some solace and hope: Finally, a killer cop is declared a killer cop. Alas, one case does not systemic change make. J u stice would be George Floyd still alive. Accou ntability, a heedful first step, is Chauvin being found guilty for why George Floyd isn't still alive.