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April 26, 2023

Top News

Montana GOP Bars Trans Lawmaker From House Floor Over Protest

"If you use decorum to silence people who hold you accountable, then all you are doing is using decorum as a tool for oppression," said Rep. Zooey Zephyr.

Julia Conley

Texas Department of Agriculture Imposes Anti-Trans 'Biological Gender' Dress Code

"After three years of screaming that wearing masks was government tyranny, Republicans are now making the government dictate what you can and cannot wear," said one critic.

Brett Wilkins

As GOP Targets Food Aid, House Dems Remind McCarthy of $1.9 Trillion in Trump Tax Cuts

"In tax cuts in 2017 passed by the other side of the aisle, we see wonderful tax cuts for yacht owners and private jets," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "But in order to balance our budget now, we're talking about cuts to SNAP, to food out of babies' mouths."

Kenny Stancil

US Chamber of Commerce Is Big Business Masquerading as Mom and Pop Shops: Report

"Instead of representing the interests of Main Street, the Chamber represents the interests of Silicon Valley and Wall Street," said a government watchdog.

Julia Conley

'Landmark' Carbon Capture Credit Purchase by NextGen Denounced as Total 'Scam'

"Carbon offset markets are widely discredited. Their only benefit lies in enriching the middlemen charged with selling the lie."

Brett Wilkins

Refusal by Roberts to Testify Over Supreme Court Ethics Scandals Called 'Untenable'

"How does Roberts expect SCOTUS to maintain authority if they reject accountability themselves?" asked Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Jon Queally

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Oklahoma Woman Told to Wait in Hospital Parking Lot Until 'Crashing' for Abortion

Senate Democrat Slammed for Pushing 'Unprecedented Giveaway' to Mining Industry

Banks Accused of Placing 'Profit Over People and Our Planet' as Investor Climate Resolutions Fail

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Opinion

McCarthy's GOP Cruelly Targets Most-Vulnerable With Sabotage of US Economy as Hostage

No one who actually wants to reduce the federal deficit should be looking to do that on the backs of the poorest and most vulnerable Americans.

Josh Bivens,Samantha Sanders

Despite Environmental Justice Pledge, Biden Disrespects People Like Me in Path of Fracked Gas Pipeline

Secretary Granholm's letter cheerleading the Mountain Valley Pipeline came the day after she promised to meet with me, a landowner impacted by Senator Manchin's pet fossil fuel project.

Maury Johnson

Capitalism Is Killing the Planet―and It's Okay To Be Angry About That

Today, I'm finding solace not in hope, but in anger.

Alec Connon

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