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April 13, 2023

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'He Must Be Impeached': Clarence Thomas Made Undisclosed Property Deal With Billionaire Megadonor

"Harlan Crow is not, as Thomas claims, his 'dearest friend' so much as his corrupt benefactor," said one critic. "Thomas is unfit to serve on any court, let alone our nation's highest court."

French Pension Defenders Rally on Eve of High Court Ruling

"As long as this reform isn't withdrawn, the mobilization will continue in one form or another," said one union leader.

'A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing': Experts Sound Alarm Over 5th Circuit Abortion Pill Ruling

"The court rightly found that some claims were filed too late," said one reproductive rights campaigner, "but that should not distract from the radical assault on the FDA's decisionmaking authority."

World's 60 Largest Banks Have Dumped $5.5 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Accord

"Fossil fuel companies are the ones dousing the planet in oil, gas, and coal, but big banks hold the matches," said one advocate. "Without financing, fossil fuels won't burn."

Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack "OG" Teixeira Arrested by FBI

"I would definitely not call him a whistleblower," said a teenage member who frequented the Discord gaming platform where Teixeira allegedly shared classified Pentagon documents.

Oxfam Report Highlights Deep Harms of IMF 'Austerity Drive' in Poor Nations

"For every $1 the IMF encouraged a set of poor countries to spend on public goods, it has told them to cut four times more through austerity measures," the humanitarian group estimated.

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Why I Keep Working at Starbucks Despite Its Union-Busting

I stay because that’s exactly what the company fears, they want us to feel disposable, weak, and worthless. We refuse.

Teach History. Democracy Requires It.

Learning history is partly about understanding injustices past and present. But it’s also about understanding how people came together to fight back.

Clarence Thomas Proves Why Supreme Court Needs Binding Code of Ethics and Term Limits

Few government jobs anywhere in the world are quite like that of U.S. Supreme Court justices: nine unelected people who dictate wide swaths of national policy.

Michael Waldman

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