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April 24, 2023

Top News

 

Biden Admin Further Endorses Disastrous MVP While Claiming to Support Environmental Justice

"The Biden administration is showing its two faces... and it's a bad look," said one climate justice advocate.

Julia Conley

 

Climate Coalition to UK Government: 'You Had Your Chance—Now We're Stepping It Up'

"Everything we do will be aimed at building and mobilizing the huge climate movement that turned out over the last four days," said one Extinction Rebellion activist, referring to the Big One protests that ended Monday.

Brett Wilkins

 

GOP Debt Limit Bill Could Put Over 10 Million at Risk of Losing Medicaid: Analysis

"This agenda would narrow opportunity, deepen inequality, and increase hardship," said the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Jake Johnson

 

US Supreme Court's Blow to Big Oil 'Should Open the Floodgates for More Lawsuits'

"The high court's decision is a major victory for communities across the country that are fighting to hold Big Oil accountable and make them pay for the climate damages they knowingly caused," said one advocate.

Jessica Corbett

 

Tucker Carlson, 'Purveyor of Hate,' Out at Fox

"Fox News without Tucker is basically a wet paper towel: fragile and functionally useless," said one media expert. "They will try and get their footing back fast, but don't let them."

Julia Conley

 

Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High of $2.24 Trillion: Analysis

The United States, China, and Russia together accounted for 56% of the world's total military expenditures in 2022.

Brett Wilkins

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3,000 Migrants March Through Mexico to Protest Detention Centers After Deadly Fire

 

Goldman Prize Goes to Activists Who Scored Huge Victories Over Corporate Polluters

 

'Can't Win, So They Cheat': GOP Tries to Keep Abortion Rights Off Ballot After Big Losses

 

'Paging the FTC': Experts Warn Musk's Misleading Celebrity Twitter Blue Checks Are Violation

 

Earth Day Message to Biden: 'End the Era of Fossil Fuels!'

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Opinion

 

10 Years After Rana Plaza, Fast Fashion's Complex Supply Chains Still Put Workers at Risk

The fact that big brands don't source garments directly makes it harder to investigate exploitative labor practices.

Ravi Anupindi

 

Small Town Libraries Don't Want Imported Book Bans

This National Library Week, support librarians by opposing censorship.

Christopher Harris

 

Grandpa, Tell Me About the Time the Supreme Court Picked a Fight With the Future

Far-right justices on the Court have helped create their own majority with few consequences to date, but younger generations are unlikely to accept their vision for America.

Steven Day

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