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The Week in Review

Mothers on Six Continents Demand Action to Protect Children From Climate Crisis

"If we don't act now, it will be too late," one mom warned. "I could not live with myself, as a mother, as a doctor, and as a human being, if we didn't do all we can to try and bring about the much-needed systemic change."

Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon Fell 68% in April Compared With Last Year

"Still a lot more to do but this is the impact of electing an environmentalist like Lula over a right-wing populist like Bolsonaro," said one observer.

US Sold Weapons to Roughly 60% of World's Authoritarian Nations in 2022: Analysis

"These findings fly in the face of Biden's preferred framing of international politics as a 'battle between democracies and autocracies,'" says the author of a new report.

Societal Cost of 'Forever Chemicals' Estimated at Over $17,000,000,000,000

"Why are we allowing this?" asked one group. "$17.5 TRILLION in societal cost so that industry can make billions."

Big Food Raking in Huge Profits From Price Hikes as US Hunger Persists: Analysis

"It's shameful that Americans are left food insecure and have to skip meals while corporations and their wealthy shareholders enjoy the spoils of supersized profits under unjustified price hikes."

Fed Warned to Stop 'Needless Rate Hikes' as Inflation Cools for 10th Straight Month

“The verdict is in: we don't have to choose between low prices and low unemployment. We can have both," said one economist.

Warning of AI Threat to 'Human Existence,' Health Experts Urge Halt to Unregulated Rollout

"If AI is to ever fulfil its promise to benefit humanity and society, we must protect democracy, strengthen our public-interest institutions, and dilute power so that there are effective checks and balances."

George Santos 'Must Resign or Face Expulsion,' Progressives Say After Arrest

A multiple-count indictment accuses Santos of "fraudulently inducing supporters" to donate to a company and then using the money to buy luxury clothing and make credit card payments.

'No Time to Waste': Don't Look Up Team Launches Studio to Push Back on Climate Disinformation

Yellow Dot Studios announced its debut with a satirical commercial for "Big Money."

Billionaire Harlan Crow Also Bankrolled GOP Lawmakers Blocking SCOTUS Ethics Reform

A new analysis shows Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have received more than $450,000 from the same GOP megadonor who has lavished Justice Clarence Thomas with undisclosed gifts.

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Opinion

In Honor of Mother's Day, Let Us Organize

Moms are the best hope for Americans who are concerned about climate change.

Beyond Cards and Phone Calls: Deepening Mother's Day

It is ever more urgent that we restore the spirit of our original Mother's Day—calling for World Peace.

H. Patricia Hynes

The GOP Has a Very Anti-American Agenda

Here's what it means to be a Republican voter in the year 2023.

The GOP’s Sadistic Debt Limit Ploy Is a Direct Attack on People

The GOP message is “hell for the people, but swell for the plutocracy.”

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