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May 29, 2023

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Ugandan Leader Ripped for 'Grave Assault on Human Rights' After Signing 'Kill the Gays' Bill

"This is a desperately dark day for LGBTI rights and for Uganda," said Amnesty International's deputy regional director for East and Southern Africa.

Brett Wilkins

UN Agencies Warn 'Acute Food Insecurity' Likely to Worsen in 18 Hunger Hot Spots

"This report makes it clear: We must act now to save lives, help people adapt to a changing climate, and ultimately prevent famine," said the World Food Program chief. "If we don't, the results will be catastrophic."

Jessica Corbett

Texas GOP Passes Bills Allowing Abbott Appointee to Take Over Democratic County's Elections

"These bills are not about election reform," said one Harris County official. "They are entirely about suppressing voters' voices."

Julia Conley

Turkey's Marginalized 'Deeply Afraid' as Erdoğan Wins Presidential Runoff

"Erdoğan's victory will consolidate one-man rule and pave the way for horrible practices, bringing completely dark days for all parts of society," warned one Kurdish opposition leader.

Brett Wilkins

Sanders, Barber to Hold Trio of $17 Minimum Wage Rallies in Southeast US

"There are too many Americans trying to survive and raise families on $9, $10, or $12 an hour," said the senator. "This injustice must end."

Jessica Corbett

Climate Groups Slam Debt Ceiling Deal for MVP Approval and Other 'Polluter Giveaways'

"This agreement is far from a compromise," said one campaigner. "It's a surrender to Big Oil and Republican hostage-takers in Congress."

Julia Conley

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'Enormous Policy Failure': States Throw Hundreds of Thousands—Including Many Children—Off Medicaid
 

Democratic Senators Rip Corporate Lobby for 'Cheerleading' GOP Default Threat and Tax Cuts
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Opinion

Memorial Day Should Be a Solemn Occasion to Value Peace

The U.S. is not in a conventional shooting war, but we are behaving as though we don't care if we fall into one.

Juan Cole

Will There Ever Be a Criminal Trial for the People Wilfully Destroying Life on Earth?

Fossil fuel executives have funded a massive, 50-year-long campaign to lie to the American people, cloud the science, and buy off Republican politicians. Untold millions will die and suffer as a result, but will their ever be one iota of accountability?

Thom Hartmann

No Parade for Me: On Getting Memorial Day Wrong

The days has too often and for too many become an expression of faux patriotism that further exploits the sacrifices of the slain and the grief of their family members and friends to encourage militarism and perpetuate a mythology that misrepresents as heroism and nobility the savagery and insanity of war.

Camillo Mac Bica
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