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      U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference on March 13, 2023 at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego California.

      Fellow Dems Say Willow Approval Leaves 'Oil Stain' on Biden Climate Legacy

      Calling the decision "wrong on every level," one Democratic senator said it "destroys our climate goals and undermines international climate ambition."

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 13, 2023

      Progressives on Capitol Hill joined climate advocates and Indigenous leaders across the country Monday in blasting U.S. President Joe Biden for his administration's approval of ConocoPhillips' Willow oil project on federal land in Alaska.

      "The Biden administration has committed to fighting climate change and advancing environmental justice—today's decision to approve the Willow project fails to live up to those promises," declared U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) along with a trio of House Natural Resources Committee leaders, Reps. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), and Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).

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      Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to 'Unconstitutional' Arkansas Anti-BDS Law

      "The struggle for collective liberation requires global solidarity and economic pressure," said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. "Today's decision is a travesty, but the people will not be silenced."

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 22, 2023

      In a move decried by one critic as a "significant loss for the First Amendment," the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge to an Arkansas law requiring companies doing business with the state to sign a pledge vowing not to boycott Israel.

      The justices will not hear an appeal to a June 2022 decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals involving Act 710 of 2017, an Arkansas law imposing a 20% penalty on state contractors with contracts over $1,000 if they refuse an oath not to support the nonviolent international Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli crimes in Palestine including occupation, settler colonization, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid.

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      U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) speaks during a press conference

      Blue Dogs Devour Themselves Over Effort to Rebrand as 'Common Sense Coalition'

      "Looks like the Blue Dogs are on their last leg," said one progressive. "It's a new day."

      Julia Conley
      Jan 24, 2023

      The Democratic Party's conservative Blue Dog Coalition has been slashed in half due partially to a disagreement within its ranks over efforts to attract more members, Politico reported on Tuesday, with a number of corporate lawmakers insisting on preserving the Blue Dogs' "longstanding legacy" and name despite its reputation as a "Southern 'boys' club'."

      U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), David Scott (D-Ga.), Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.), and Mike Sherrill (D-N.J.) all left the coalition earlier this month after the 15 members held a secret-ballot vote on changing the group's name to the Common Sense Coalition.

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