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Windfall Profits Tax 'Is Sorely Needed' But More Oil Is Not, Groups Warn Biden

"Drilling more won't lower prices for U.S. consumers. More oil from U.S. lands will just be exported," said one critic. "And more investment in oil drilling will deepen our dependence on fossil fuels when the worsening climate catastrophe demands we speed the transition."

A B-52 drops bombs in this file photo, date unknown.

'Military Madness': US to Deploy Nuclear-Capable B-52s to Australia, Provoking China

Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as affirmative action cases involving Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions are heard by the court in Washington, D.C. on October 31, 2022.

Right-Wing Justices Appear Ready to Eviscerate Affirmative Action in College Admissions

'Lungs of the Earth Will Breathe Easier Tonight': Amazon Defenders Cheer Lula Victory

An Indigenous activist celebrates the victory of Lula

Suspect in Pelosi Case Charged With Attempted Kidnapping, Assault

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Halt Release of IRS Records to House Dems

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his son, Donald Trump Jr., play golf at Trump National Doral Miami golf club on October 27, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

Bolsonaro Yet to Concede as Progressives Worldwide Celebrate Lula's Win

Lula celebrates with supporters after winning Brazil's presidential election

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A Wealth Tax Won't End Inequality But It Could Help Fund a Much Better Society

Jack Metzgar · Oct 31, 2022

Just a small annual levy on America's grandest fortunes could finance a better future for all of America's kids and families.

When My Congressman Told Me Weapons Companies Are 'Good'

Danaka Katovich · Oct 31, 2022

Lula's Victory in Brazil Proves Transformative Change Is Won When We Are United

Jeremy Corbyn · Oct 31, 2022

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US Spent 13 Times More on Fossil Fuels Than Renewables in Africa Since Paris Deal

Jessica Corbett · Oct 31, 2022

President Joe Biden appears at an event in Philadelphia

'Could Be a Political Game Changer': Biden to Float Windfall Profits Tax on Oil Giants

Jake Johnson · Oct 31, 2022

Fetterman Calls on Dr. Oz to Fire 'Multiple Insurrectionists' on Staff

Julia Conley · Oct 31, 2022

Summer Lee speaks to the press outside of a polling station

AIPAC Super PAC Throws in Against Progressive Democrat Summer Lee

Jake Johnson · Oct 31, 2022

'A Brazil of Hope' as Leftist Lula Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro in Presidential Runoff

Brett Wilkins · Oct 30, 2022

Brazilian Left Alleges Voter Suppression as Police Highway Stops Soar 80% on Election Day

Brett Wilkins · Oct 30, 2022

Peace Groups Say 'Let Cuba Live' at US Rallies Ahead of UN Vote on Anti-Embargo Resolution

Brett Wilkins · Oct 30, 2022

On Eve of Brazil's Election, Meta and TikTok Pushing 'Stop the Steal 2.0': Report

Brett Wilkins · Oct 29, 2022

It Is Bizarre—and Very Alarming—That the GOP Could Win This Thing

The US Oligarchy Is Getting Exactly the Kind of Election It Paid For

'Could Be a Political Game Changer': Biden to Float Windfall Profits Tax on Oil Giants

Historic Exxon, Chevron Profits Signal 'All-Out War on American Consumers'

Republican Policies Are Killing Americans: Study

'We Don't Have to Live This Way': St. Louis School Gunman Armed With AR-15, 600+ Rounds

Biden's Foreign Policy Is Sinking the Congressional Dems—and Ukraine

'A Brazil of Hope' as Leftist Lula Defeats Far-Right Bolsonaro in Presidential Runoff

GOP Threatens to Hold Economy Hostage to Slash Climate Investments

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Biden Calls for Crackdown on Big Oil's Windfall Profits

Friends of the Earth

Oct 31, 2022

Sunrise Responds to Biden's Call for Congress to End Fossil Fuel War Profiteering

Sunrise Movement

Oct 31, 2022

A Windfall Tax on Big Oil Is Needed; More Drilling Is Not

Public Citizen

Oct 31, 2022

Biden to Hold Big Oil Accountable with Call for Windfall Profits Tax; Policy Would Help Ease Cost-of-Living Crisis for Working Americans

Fossil Free Media

Oct 31, 2022

Vote Climate U.S. PAC Announces 2022 Climate & Choice U.S. Senate Priority Candidates

Vote Climate U.S. PAC

Oct 31, 2022

Elon Musk Twitter Acquisition Poses Risks to Our Democracy

Common Cause

Oct 31, 2022

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Peace Groups Say 'Let Cuba Live' at US Rallies Ahead of UN Vote on Anti-Embargo Resolution

For the 30th straight year, Cuba will submit—and the world's nations will overwhelmingly approve—a General Assembly resolution demanding an end to the devastating U.S. economic blockade of the socialist nation.

Brett Wilkins · Oct 30, 2022

Haitians, Peace Activists Denounce Plan for Another US-Backed Intervention

Brett Wilkins · Oct 28, 2022

President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon on February 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

'A Terrifying Document': Critics Say Biden Nuclear Policy Makes the World More Dangerous

Jake Johnson · Oct 27, 2022

Every Nuclear Plant Is a 'Dirty Bomb' in Waiting, Warns Watchdog Group

Brett Wilkins · Oct 26, 2022

Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks to reporters

Congressional Progressive Caucus Withdraws Letter That Tepidly Called for Diplomacy in Ukraine

Jake Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

Climate Emergency

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US Spent 13 Times More on Fossil Fuels Than Renewables in Africa Since Paris Deal

With the continent facing climate extremes despite its limited contributions to the crisis, political leaders and campaigners have called for global spending on clean energy development.

Jessica Corbett · Oct 31, 2022

Climate-Fueled Heatwaves Cost Global Economy Trillions; Poor Countries Hit Hardest: Study

Brett Wilkins · Oct 28, 2022

Data Reveals Major Africa Pipeline as Climate Killer

Julia Conley · Oct 28, 2022

A gas flare is seen at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 outside Williston, North Dakota. (Photo: Andrew Burton via Getty Images)

'Worst Possible News': Scientists Urge Immediate Action as Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit All-Time High

Brett Wilkins · Oct 27, 2022

The fishing village of Chittagong Potenga, a coastal area of Bangladesh where a cyclone killed at least 22 people, is seen on October 25, 2022.

UN Report Shows Only 'Urgent System-Wide Transformation' Can Prevent Climate Disaster

Kenny Stancil · Oct 27, 2022

Covid-19

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WHO Chief Demands 'Sustained Action' to Help Long Covid Patients

"Current estimates suggest that tens of millions, and perhaps more, have contracted long Covid," writes Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, "and about 15% of those diagnosed with the condition have experienced symptoms for at least 12 months."

Brett Wilkins · Oct 12, 2022

Lab technician Alejandra Sanchez cares for a patient in the emergency department at Providence St. Mary Medical Center on March 11, 2022 in Apple Valley, California.

Covid Inaction Leaves US Facing 'Major Storm Without Even an Umbrella in Hand,' Experts Warn

Kenny Stancil · Oct 7, 2022

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

Kenny Stancil · Sep 23, 2022

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 · Sep 19, 2022

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

Julia Conley · Aug 31, 2022

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'Could Be a Political Game Changer': Biden to Float Windfall Profits Tax on Oil Giants

"This is the right thing for President Biden to do," said Rep. Ro Khanna. "It's time to hold Big Oil accountable for high gas prices and put that money back in the pockets of Americans."

Jake Johnson · Oct 31, 2022