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April 20, 2023

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'We Need a Green New Deal': AOC, Markey Re-Up Visionary Climate Resolution

"Across this country, millions of young people still dream of a Green New Deal," said the Sunrise Movement's leader. "Together, we will take over, classroom by classroom, school by school, city by city until we win."

Jessica Corbett

Critics Say New Revelations in Judicial Record Bolster Case for Thomas Impeachment

"The lack of options for real accountability highlights why we so desperately need robust judicial ethics reform—now," said one ethics watchdog.

Julia Conley

Sanders Blasts Corporations 'Spending Millions' to Defeat Worker Champion Julie Su

"This debate has everything to do with the fact that Julie Su is a champion of the working class who will stand up against the forces of corporate greed," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Jake Johnson

'Vile and Cowardly': House GOP Votes to Ban Trans, Intersex Girls From School Sports

"I guess whether in the school cafeteria or on the House floor, bullies will always be bullies," said Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan.

Jessica Corbett

'Relentless' GOP Push Leads to Nearly 1,500 Book Bans in First Half of School Year: Report

"The heavy-handed tactics of state legislators are mandating book bans, plain and simple."

Julia Conley

Here Are the Members of Congress Who Dumped Bank Stocks Amid Fears of Financial Crisis

"We need to ban trading in individual stocks by members of Congress to begin to restore the public's faith in elected officials," said one critic.

Jake Johnson

Senate Finance Chief: Nothing Unites GOP More Than 'Helping Rich People Cheat on Their Taxes'

"It's a centerpiece of the ransom Speaker McCarthy has cobbled together as he threatens to trigger a catastrophic default," said Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden.

Jake Johnson

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Opinion

The Movement to 'Stop Cop City' Is a Movement for Climate and Social Justice

Clearing a valuable urban forest for the police training complex would continue a long, cruel, racist history of Atlanta land use.

Stan Cox

For Earth Day, Let's End our Addiction to Oil

While government and industry continue to extol the short-term benefits of oil, they remain unwilling to tell the truth about its long-term costs.

Rick Steiner

Lawmakers: Expand the Social Safety Net, Don't Shred It

A working mother explains how the expanded Child Tax Credit saw her through the pandemic, and how renewing it could help others, too.

Kali Daugherty

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