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May 21, 2023
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'A Death Sentence': Green Groups Decry G7 Support for More Gas Investments <[link removed]>
"Energy security can only be achieved by rapidly and equitably phasing out fossil fuels and transitioning to renewable energy, not locking in deadly fossil fuels and lining the pockets of oil and gas executives," said one critic. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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With No Deal on Debt Ceiling Hike, Federal Workers Union Asks US Court to Intervene <[link removed]>
"DOJ can and SHOULD admit that the plaintiff is right," one political observer said of NAGE's case that takes aim at the debt limit statute. "The administration is not required to defend the legally indefensible." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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'Another Big Win for DOJ Antitrust': Judge Blocks JetBlue, American Airlines Alliance <[link removed]>
The ruling forces the airlines "to continue competing, eliminating anti-competitive revenue-sharing incentives and setting an important precedent against future consolidation in the industry," said one expert. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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'Chilling': Rights Advocates Blast FBI for Abusing Surveillance Tool 278,000+ Times <[link removed]>
"The FBI's systematic misuse of these resources proves that it (and the rest of the federal government) simply can't be trusted to wield this sort of power," said one campaigner. "Let 702 die." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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66 House Progressives Call On Biden to Invoke 14th Amendment to Thwart GOP 'Hostage-Taking' <[link removed]>
"We don't need to give in to Republican extortion or default," the House progressives asserted. "The Constitution grants the president another option." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Chants of 'Shame!' After Nebraska GOP Bans Abortion, Trans Youth Healthcare <[link removed]>
One lawmaker joined protesters in chanting, "We love trans people, we need trans people, trans people belong here!" <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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Critics Slam Amazon's Billion-Dollar 'Corporate Welfare' for Oregon Data Centers <[link removed]>
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Rail Workers Union Wins 'Trailblazing' Paid Sick Leave Deal With Norfolk Southern <[link removed]>
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US Families' Hunger Woes Growing as GOP Targets Food Aid Cuts for Millions <[link removed]>
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Study Warns El Niño Could Cost Global Economy $84 Trillion by 2100 <[link removed]>
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denounces G7 Failure to Deliver on Nuclear Disarmament in Hiroshima <[link removed]>
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To Build the Middle Class, We Had to Take on the Rich. We Must Do So Again <[link removed]>
A labor surge in the middle of last century changed the face of the American political landscape and redistributed wealth by taxing the rich and lifting up working families. Now is the time to reinvigorate that spirit again-this time in a way that lasts. <[link removed]>
Sam Pizzigati <[link removed]>
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America's Wars and the US Debt Crisis <[link removed]>
To surmount the debt crisis, America needs to stop feeding the Military-Industrial Complex, the most powerful lobby in Washington. <[link removed]>
Jeffrey D. Sachs <[link removed]>
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Let's End The False Debate Over the Debt Limit <[link removed]>
Honesty requires us to admit we can't repeal the laws of arithmetic-not even the legislature in the most powerful country in the world can do that. <[link removed]>
Joseph Stiglitz <[link removed]>
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