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May 08, 2023

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Biden Can 'Absolutely' Invoke 14th Amendment Over Debt Ceiling, Says Raskin

Members of Congress, legal scholars, and even the union representing federal workers are calling on the White House to answer the GOP's economic hostage-taking with unilateral action to prevent a default.

Jessica Corbett

Chilean Right-Wing Wins Control of Council Tasked With Writing New Constitution

"I want to invite the Republican Party, that's won an unquestionable majority, to not make the same mistakes we made," leftist President Gabriel Boric said. "This process can't be about vendettas, but putting Chile first."

Kenny Stancil

Texas GOP's Top Anti-Groomer Crusader Resigns Over Sexual Misconduct With Teenage Aide

The lawmaker was facing an expulsion hearing after an internal investigation found he had furnished a 19-year-old staffer with alcohol and later tried to intimidate her into silence about what transpired and their relationship.

Jon Queally

44 Lawmakers 'Sound the Alarm' on Threat of LNG Expansion

The senators and representatives signed a letter calling on the Biden administration's Council on Environmental Quality to give "greater scrutiny" to the LNG supply chain from wellhead to shipping overseas.

Olivia Rosane

'Worrying': Vietnam and Laos Hit Record-High Temps Amid Ongoing Heatwave

"I believe this record will be repeated many times," said one scientist. "It confirms that extreme climate models are being proven to be true."

Kenny Stancil

'We Grieve for the Victims': Eight Killed When SUV Rammed Bus Stop Outside Texas Migrant Shelter

While police continue to investigate the incident, immigrants' rights groups noted that it comes amidst increasingly anti-immigrant rhetoric and hard-line policy proposals.

Olivia Rosane

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Opinion

War for Profit: A Very Short History

As they did over a century ago ahead of World War I, the Merchants of Death thrive behind a veil of duplicity and slick media campaigns.

Brad Wolf

The People and Planet Subsidizing the Private Jets of the Ultra-Rich

Our solution to mitigate the negative climate impact of private aviation must be to disincentivize its use, especially if an alternative mode of transportation is already available.

Omar Ocampo

The Real 'Right Wing Death Squad' Is the Cowardly Republican Party

There is not one single legal rationale to keep weapons of war on the streets of America; if anything, doing so is antithetical to our Constitution and over 200 years of law, both state and federal.

Thom Hartmann

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