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'Deja Vu' of Iraq War Lies as Mike Pompeo Blames Iran for Tanker Attack Without Single Shred of Evidence "Secretary Pompeo gives zero proof but insists that Iran is responsible for ship attacks in Gulf of Oman. Lies, lies, and more lies to make a case for war." Read more |
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Texas Progressive Jessica Cisneros Announces Primary Challenge to Unseat "Trump's Favorite Democrat" in Congress "Our grassroots progressive movement has an opportunity to build a more accountable Democratic Party by unseating one of the worst amid our ranks and ushering in a new generation of leaders." Read more |
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Warnings of Effort to 'Maneuver the US Into a War' as Trump Officials Rush to Blame Iran for Attacks on Gulf Tankers "These attacks are yet another warning sign that Trump and his team are leaning into a disastrous war in the Middle East." Read more |
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'This Exchange Cuts to the Heart of Our Crisis': Watch DNC Chair Hide Behind Party Rules to Argue Against Climate-Focused Debate "If you understand the impact that the climate crisis is going to have, it isn't a single issue. It's going to affect literally every single aspect of our lives." Read more |
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'Massive Win for Working People': Nevada Governor Signs Bill Giving Over 20,000 State Employees Collective Bargaining Rights "This is a historic day for state employees and all Nevadans, as collective bargaining rights will mean a voice on the job to make meaningful changes." Read more |
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Warren, Sanders Lead Calls for Immediate Impeachment Hearings After Trump Says He Would Welcome Dirt From Foreign Power in 2020 "We have a president who thinks he is above the law. The House should immediately begin impeachment inquiries," said Sen. Bernie Sanders Read more |
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Even the 1% Know They Aren't Paying Their Fair Share: New Poll Shows 60% of Millionaires Support Warren's Ultra-Wealth Tax "A majority of Americans, even the 1% of us, know that our inequality is out of control and we need to make some big changes if we want to fix things." Read more |
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'The Ocasio-Cortez Effect': Democratic Grassroots Ignoring Establishment Threats as Yet Another Progressive Announces Plan to Primary Incumbent Andom Ghebreghiorgis is, as of Wednesday, the latest young, left-leaning Democrat to challenge an incumbent member of Congress in a primary Read more |
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At White House Gates, Hundreds of Religious Leaders Demand Trump and His Enablers "Repent of Their Sins" "We must show up in person to deliver a prophetic indictment. " Read more |
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Adding to Planetary Alarm Bells, Top US Finance Official Warns Climate Crisis a Recipe for Global Economic Collapse "It's abundantly clear that climate change poses financial risk to the stability of the financial system." Read more |
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'What Is He Hiding?' Trump Asserts Executive Privilege Over Census Question Documents Subpoenaed by Congress "Another example of the administration's blanket defiance of Congress's constitutionally mandated responsibilities." Read more |
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'We Don't Have Time for This': Activists at Party Headquarters Demand DNC Hold Climate Debate "We're not giving up—and we're not settling for soundbites. We demand action." Read more |
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New Testing Revealed Popular Kids Cereals Contaminated With Weedkiller Roundup "Does General Mills really want to keep using a chemical that independent scientists say causes cancer?" Read more |
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Watch Bernie Sanders Deliver Speech on Why Democratic Socialism 'Only Way to Defeat Oligarchy and Authoritarianism' "We must recognize that in the 21st century, in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, economic rights are human rights. And that is what I mean by democratic socialism." Read more |
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CodePink Wants to Bring Giant 'Baby Trump' Blimp to DC for July 4th Protests "We will bring together people opposed to the pain and suffering caused by this administration, from family separation at the border to supplying weapons used by Saudi Arabia to kill Yemeni children." Read more |
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New Report Exposes Pentagon's Massive Contributions to Climate Crisis Post-9/11 Failing to curb the U.S. military's fossil fuel use, Costs of War Project co-director warns, "will help guarantee the nightmare scenarios" forecast by scientists Read more |
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Hung Jury in Humanitarian Aid Trial Shows Arizonans Still 'Standing Their Ground' for Justice "Scott Warren remains innocent, both as a legal matter and as a factual matter." Read more |
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WATCH LIVE: House Ways & Means Historic Medicare for All Hearing "The time is now for a bold push on a new system that will work for everyone. That system is Medicare For All." Read more |
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'This Is Sick': Horror as Trump Administration Plans to Detain Migrant Children at Former Japanese Internment Camp "It feels as though history can't yell any louder than this." Read more |
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Bernie Sanders Says Former Brazilian President Lula Should Be Freed After Leaked Documents Expose 'Politicized Prosecution' "I stand with political and social leaders across the globe who are calling on Brazil's judiciary to release Lula and annul his conviction." Read more |
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Democratic Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal Reportedly Doesn't Want Phrase 'Medicare for All' Used During Medicare for All Hearing Neal, a major recipient of insurance industry donations, said he wants the hearing to focus on "universal healthcare and access," not Medicare for All Read more |
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'Not a Popular Position,' But a Consistent One: To Fight Corruption on Capitol Hill, Ocasio-Cortez Backs Pay Raise for Congress "Voting against cost of living increases for members of Congress may sound nice, but doing so only increases pressure on them to keep dark money loopholes open." Read more |
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'We Have to Fight Back': Progressives Call for Mobilization as Koch Brothers Open Their Pockets to Protect Corporate Democrats "While we might not have millions of dollars from fossil fuel barons or wealthy elites, we have thousands of grassroots activists who are motivated by the vision of a just future for all." Read more |
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'Sea Rescues Have Been Criminalized' as German Boat Captain Faces 20 Years in Prison For Saving Refugees "We have only followed international law, especially the law of the sea, where the highest priority is to save people from distress." Read more |
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'Bad News for All Species': New Study Shows Nearly 600 Plants Wiped Out Over the Past 250 Years "Plants underpin all life on Earth, they provide the oxygen we breathe and the food we eat, as well as making up the backbone of the world's ecosystems." Read more |
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Instead of Bending to Hacker Ransom, Radiohead Donates Proceeds From Stolen Recordings to Extinction Rebellion "The climate and ecological emergency demands courage, truth-telling, and generosity like never before. We are so grateful to Radiohead for showing us how that's done." Read more |
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'Wake-Up Call' Report Shows Black Drivers in Missouri 91 Percent More Likely to Be Pulled Over by Police "The data should serve as a wake-up call for law enforcement officials, who have spent years lobbying against efforts to combat racial profiling." Read more |
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In Just One Decade, Corporations Destroyed 50 Million Hectares of Forest—An Area the Size of Spain "These companies are destroying our children's future by driving us towards climate and ecological collapse." Read more |
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Legal Expert Says 'Congress Must Repeal the AUMF' After Supreme Court Rejects Yemeni Man's Appeal for Release From Gitmo "The Supreme Court can no longer be trusted to enforce due process. If Congress doesn't put a stop to this unconstitutional cruelty, no one will." Read more |
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Scientists Warn Summer 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico Could Span 'Roughly the Size of Massachusetts' While the near-record forecast is partly due to the "abnormally high amount of spring rainfall" in the Midwest, experts also called for agricultural reforms to address the alarming long-term trend Read more |
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Biden Tells Donors and Lobbyists at Fundraiser That GOP Will 'Know Better' After Trump and Wall Street Bankers 'Are All Positive' "Trying to decide which of 'Wall Street: they're all positive' or 'Republicans know better' would be a more fitting slogan for the Joe Biden campaign." Read more |
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On One-Year Anniversary of Net Neutrality Repeal, Over 100 Groups Demand McConnell Immediately Allow Vote on Save the Internet Act "With voters from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly united in support of an open internet, it's only a matter of time before net neutrality is restored." Read more |
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'This Is a Bombshell': Facial Recognition Data Collected by US Customs Agency Hacked "Even if you 100% trust the US government with your biometric information (which you shouldn't) this is a reminder that once your face is scanned and stored in a database, it's easily shared across government agencies, stolen by hackers, other governments, etc." Read more |
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'Dangerous': With Foodborne Illness On the Rise, USDA Seeking Privatization of Food Safety Inspection at Beef Plants "The previous attempts at privatized inspection have led to weaker food safety performance." Read more |
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'Unlawful Killings': Nearly 100 Dead in Attack on Mali Village "The authorities should immediately investigate these unlawful killings and bring those responsible to justice." Read more |
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Denouncing US Bullying of ICC, Rights Groups Demand Afghan War Crimes Victims Get Their Day in Court Appeal filed against International Criminal Court's rejection of war crimes probe Read more |
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'Truth Will Prevail,' Says Lula, After Leaked Documents Suggest He Was Imprisoned to Prevent Victory in Brazil's Presidential Election "There is no question the procedures against former President Lula are tainted by extremely serious issues when it comes to violations of fundamental guarantees and denial of one's rights." Read more |
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Canada's Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics and Make Corporations Responsible for Waste Welcomed as 'Step in the Right Direction' A Greenpeace campaigner said the country ultimately "needs to move towards phasing out all non-essential plastics" for sake of the planet Read more |
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'Shenanigans' on Progressive Kat Brezler in White Plains NY Democratic Primary Endemic of Intraparty Struggle "They don't want to cede power." Read more |
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DHS Agents Treat Undocumented Immigrants as Criminals in Hospitals, Shackling Them to Beds and Impeding Care, Study Finds "I couldn't think of the rationale of chaining someone who is so sick he almost died." Read more |
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#DontBanEquality: 180+ CEOs Denounce Attacks on Abortion Access New statement from business leaders says imposing restrictions on reproductive care "goes against our values and is bad for business" Read more |
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Raytheon and United Technologies Announce Merger to Create 'Military-Industrial Behemoth' The proposed merger "should be dead on arrival," said one anti-trust advocate Read more |
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Citing Slaughter in Yemen, Senators Launch New Effort to Block Trump From Selling More US-Made Weapons to Saudis "The more weapons we sell to Saudi Arabia, the longer the war in Yemen drags on and the more civilians will die as a result of indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks by the Saudi-led coalition." Read more |
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'Corruption in Plain Sight': Jared Kushner Firm Took in $90 Million From Unnamed Foreign Entities Since 2017 "It will cause people to wonder whether he is being improperly influenced." Read more |
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'The DNC Is on the Wrong Side of History': Challenged by Activists, Tom Perez Says Hosting 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis 'Not Practical' "What's actually unrealistic: the Democratic establishment saying we'll stop climate change when they aren't even willing to have a debate on it." Read more |
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Greenpeace Campaigners Stop BP Rig Bound for North Sea, Stalling Fossil Fuel Giant's Plan to Extract 30 Million Barrels of Oil "We're in a climate emergency—the age of oil is over." Read more |
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As Democratic Candidates Gather in Iowa, Sanders Marches Alongside McDonald's Workers to Demand $15 Minimum Wage The senator spoke with workers at a rally at a local McDonald's store before marching with them to a state Democratic meeting Read more |
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"This Is What Fascists Do": Trump Attempted to Suppress State Dept Analyst's Testimony on Climate Crisis "This is as damning as it is shameful." Read more |
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At AMA's Annual Meeting, Doctors and Nurses Demand Powerful Lobbying Group 'Get Out of the Way' In Fight for Medicare for All "The AMA is violating one of its most important ethical principles: 'Do Not Harm.'" Read more |
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Iran Denounces Trump's 'Hollow' Offer of Negotiations After US Imposes Latest Sanctions "The American policy of maximum pressure is a defeated policy." Read more |
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As Trump Signals Support for Israel's Proposed West Bank Annexation, Lawmakers and Rights Advocates Condemn Plan to Commit 'War Crime' "That is not the path to peace, that is the road to an endless conflict." Read more |
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Trump's Tariff Deal Will Be 'Disaster' for Thousands of Immigrants Deported to Mexico, Rights Groups Say "The con artist with another big con. This bogus deal won't make a difference." Read more |
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Sanders Demands McConnell Allow Senate Vote to Raise 'Absurdly Low' Federal Minimum Wage to $15 "I ask that you allow the Senate to take up the Raise the Wage Act to immediately begin improving the lives of working Americans across the country." Read more |
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'Fantastic... Who's Next?' SEIU First National Union to Endorse Green New Deal "We need to combat climate change while raising standards for all working people." Read more |
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Alarm as Trump Energy Dept Redefines 'High-Level' Nuclear Waste to 'Low-Level' in Order to Save Disposal Costs "If you've got a problem with radioactive waste, you could clean it up, a costly and onerous process, or you could just change the definition of it. Guess which one the Trump administration has decided to do?" Read more |
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'In Everyone's Best Interests': New Hampshire 20th State to Call for Constitutional Amendment Limiting Political Spending "For years, Granite Staters have been working together across party lines, trying to get a constitutional amendment to renew the promise of equal citizenship and effective self-governance. The unflagging work of so many citizens has paid off." Read more |
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Warning of 'Surveillance Capitalism' Nightmare, Big Tech Investor-Turned-Critic Pushes Toronto to Abandon 'Smart City' Waterfront Development "It is a dystopian vision that has no place in a democratic society." Read more |
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'Are You Kidding Me?' Frustration Grows as Powerful House Democrat Refuses to Accept New York Offer of Trump Tax Returns "As numerous tax experts and members of Congress have already laid out, there is no reason for Chairman Neal to hesitate to use this law once it is enacted." Read more |
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Journalist and Educator Among Those Caught Up in YouTube's Latest Attempt to Purge Online Hate Speech "It's absolutely vital that YouTube work to undo the damage caused by their indiscriminate implementation as soon as possible." Read more |
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'Biggest Animal Disease Outbreak We've Ever Had on the Planet': Swine Fever Spreads Like Wildfire Across Asia "We have no way to stop it from spreading." Read more |
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'Abortion Up to Conscience, Not Government,' Declared Bernie Sanders... in 1972 The 2020 Democratic contender, says one top aide, "has been fighting these battles for decades, even when it wasn't politically advantageous." Read more |
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Citing Fears of Americans Getting 'Screwed,' Progressive Democrats Call Out Pelosi for Crafting Pharma-Friendly Drug Pricing Bill in Secret "If we don't address this in a big and bold way, a lot of us should go home and start knitting," said Congressional Progressive Caucus co-chair Mark Pocan Read more |
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New Greenpeace Report Breaks Down Why Next US President Has No Choice But to Prioritize Total 'Fossil Fuel Phase Out' "The science demands our next president initiate nothing short of a full-scale mobilization to phase out fossil fuels and kickstart the renewable energy economy." Read more |
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Warren and Jayapal Launch Probe into 'Rapid, Cynical, and Unethical' Profiteering Off Trump Child Detention Policy by Former Top Aide John Kelly The former White House chief of staff and former head of DHS is specifically advising the company on child detention Read more |
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Does Biden Have Wrong Position on Anti-Choice Hyde Amendment? Warren: 'Yes... It's Been Wrong for a Long Time' "Under the Hyde Amendment and every one of these efforts to try to chip away or to get rid of Roe v. Wade , understand this: Women of means will still have access to abortions. Who won't will be poor women." Read more |
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'This Is an Emergency. We Need the Democrats to Act Like It': Outrage as DNC Announces It Will Not Host 2020 Debate on Climate Crisis "The DNC is silencing the voices of Democratic activists, many of our progressive partner organizations, and nearly half of the Democratic presidential field, who want to debate the existential crisis of our time." Read more |
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'We Are Literally Sawing Off the Branch We All Live On': Amazon Deforestation Increasing Under Bolsonaro "People who destroy forests feel safe and those who protect forests feel threatened." Read more |
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Advancing Its War on Science, Trump Admin Blocks Fetal Tissue From Being Used in Federal Research "This will make it harder to find cures for deadly diseases." Read more |
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'Straight-Up Cruel': Trump Admin Condemned for Canceling Education, Recreation, and Legal Services for Detained Migrant Children "What's next? Drinking water? Food? ...Where are they going to stop?" Read more |
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Don't Call Latest Abortion Bans 'Heartbeat Bills,' Doctors Say, Warning of Medically Inaccurate Right-Wing Talking Points "To defeat the laws, we must fight the lies." Read more |
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'Pay Your Workers a Living Wage': Sanders Blasts Walmart Executives to Their Faces at Annual Shareholder Meeting To reduce the "grotesque level of income and wealth inequality" at Walmart, the Vermont senator urged the retailer to raise its minimum wage to at least $15 an hour Read more |
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Biden's "Out of Touch" Position on Anti-Choice Hyde Amendment Draws Fire From Progressives "I'd like to put it out there that this guy ain't it." Read more |
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To Fight Establishment's Framing of Biden as Presumptive Nominee, Warren Tells Voters, 'Get Up Off Your Butt and Volunteer!' "The way that we win in 2020 is that we talk about our vision for the kind of country that we can build...We have a chance now to start creating the momentum and that's going to be our comparative advantage." Read more |
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Citing Threats to Abortion Rights, Sanders Endorses Marie Newman's Democratic Primary Challenge Against Anti-Choice Incumbent Dan Lipinski "She will be a powerful voice for upholding Roe v. Wade at a disturbing moment in our history when a woman's right to control her own body and future is at stake." Read more |
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Calling Solitary Confinement 'Government Torture,' Ocasio-Cortez Says 'Release Everyone' In tweet commenting on upcoming "protective custody" of Paul Manafort, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says prison sentences don't provide license to commit "human rights violations" Read more |
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'Single Most Important Stat on the Planet': Alarm as Atmospheric CO2 Soars to 'Legit Scary' Record High "We should no longer measure our wealth and success in the graph that shows economic growth, but in the curve that shows the emissions of greenhouse gases." Read more |
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Not 'Freedom Gas' But 'Failure Gas': First-of-Its-Kind Report Details Planetary Perils of US Fracking Infrastructure Boom "These projects aren't just associated with health and safety risks: if even a fraction of them come to fruition, they will condemn the planet to a future of climate chaos." Read more |
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Accused of Plagiarism, Biden Campaign Admits Lifting 'Carbon Capture' Section of Climate Plan From Fossil Fuel-Backed Group Sections of the former vice president's plan, noted an observant climate campaigner, "looked like the type of thing the coal industry, trade groups, and coal companies themselves say." Read more |
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Over GOP 'Build the Wall' Shouts and Sabotage Efforts, House Democrats Pass 'Historic' Bill to Shield Dreamers From Trump Deportation Force "After years of GOP refusal, the House finally voted on the Dream Act under a Dem majority. The people's cheers brought many, many members to tears. What a moment. This is why we fight." Read more |
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Extreme Flooding Across Midwest 'Exactly In Line' With Scientific Warnings of Climate Crisis: Experts "We are living climate change right now." Read more |
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'Outrageous': Police Raid Home of Aussie Journalist Who Reported on Secret Domestic Spying Program "If you are not concerned over a journalist being raided on the basis of 'national security concerns' for reporting on the potential over reach of Australia's security agencies into your lives, there is something seriously wrong." Read more |
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Sanders Hands Over His Social Media Accounts to Walmart Workers Ahead of Attending Annual Meeting to Advocate for Employees "It's time for workers like me to have a voice at Walmart's executive table," said a 14-year employee of the retail giant Read more |
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'This Stuff Freaks Me Out': Rep. Rashida Tlaib Raises Alarm Over Use of Facial Recognition as Groups Demand Federal Moratorium "You should be freaked out too. The inaccuracy and threat to our privacy is real." Read more |
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Sudan's Pro-Democracy Opposition Urges 'Total Civil Disobedience' After Soldiers Massacre 35 People at Peaceful Sit-In "This is a critical point in our revolution. The military council has chosen escalation and confrontation…Now the situation is us or them; there is no other way." Read more |
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'Existential' Risk of Climate Crisis Could Lead to Civilizational Collapse by 2050, Warns Report "The world is currently completely unprepared to envisage, and even less deal with, the consequences of catastrophic climate change." Read more |
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Warren's New $2 Trillion Green Manufacturing Plan Welcomed as 'Win-Win' for Climate and Workers "With this plan, Elizabeth Warren is seizing the enormous opportunity that transitioning to 100 percent clean energy represents for people across the country." Read more |
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To Hold 'Lawless President' to Account, Nearly 30 Groups Urge Pelosi to Start Trump Impeachment Inquiry Now "Our families, friends, communities, country, and planet deserve a party that chooses people over politics—and that starts with your willingness to take bold, moral leadership." Read more |
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Top UN Human Rights Expert Decries 'Extremist Hate' Campaign Behind Escalated Attack on Reproductive Rights "We need to stop tolerating the intolerable." Read more |