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May 15, 2023

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'We Need to Engage People': Scientists Arrested Demanding Climate Action

"It is us doing our jobs and holding our government to account," one participating scientist said.

Olivia Rosane

Rep. Gerry Connolly Condemns 'Unconscionable' Baseball Bat Attack on His Staff

The Virginia Democrat said that two members of his team were hospitalized "with non-life-threatening injuries" after being attacked by a man looking for the congressman.

Brett Wilkins

Progressives Say It Would Be 'Devastatingly Foolish' for Biden to Let GOP Bully Him Over Debt Limit

"GOP leaders have sent a wildly exploitative ransom note to the public," said one watchdog. "The administration should not accept its terms."

Jake Johnson

Watchdog Group Launches Counter Attack on 'Dangerous Carbon Capture Hype'

"Carbon capture and storage is a lifeline for the fossil fuel industry and a dangerous distraction from the pressing need to move off oil and gas," said one advocate.

Julia Conley

75 Years After Nakba, Palestinians Hail 'Historic' UN Commemoration

"This is an occasion to highlight that the noble goals of justice and peace require recognizing the reality and history of the Palestinian people's plight and ensuring the fulfillment of their inalienable rights," explained UNISPAL.

Brett Wilkins

'We Are Not Taxing the Very Wealthy Enough': Runaway Inequality About to Get Worse

"Americans overwhelmingly prefer raising taxes on the ultra-wealthy and huge corporations to making cuts to critical programs like healthcare, medical research, and infrastructure," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Jake Johnson

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'A Political Earthquake': Thai Voters Back Opposition in Decisive Rebuke of Military Rule

Erdogan's Hold on Power in Question as Votes Counted in Turkey

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Opinion

Why the CNN Town Hall Was a Success, Sort-of

The town hall greatly advanced the agenda of the wealthy elites who own the media and control public discourse in this country. That is the manner in which it must be considered a real hit.

Robert Freeman

Sen. Josh Hawley’s New Book on Manhood Is Wrong on Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

Although caricatured as a “manhood-obsessed hypocrite,” make no mistake: Hawley's vision for what a man is—or should be—is uniquely dangerous.

Rob Okun

CNN’s Trump Trainwreck and the Mainstreaming of Authoritarians

Last week’s town-hall debacle is just more evidence of the dangers inherent in a commercial media system that mainstreams lying demagogues for profit.

Tim Karr

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