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June 01, 2023

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Manchin, Tester, and Sinema Join Senate GOP in 'Cruel' Vote to Repeal Biden Student Debt Relief

"Forty-five million people with student loan debt will never forget when politicians, led by Republican extremists, went out of their way to push millions of working families, including their own constituents, into economic catastrophe," said one advocate.

Kenny Stancil

Funding Poland LNG Project Would Break Another Biden Climate Promise, Warns Group

"If approved, this $500 million climate-wrecking handout would further threaten the air, land, and water of frontline communities in the United States and in Poland, making a mockery of Biden's purported commitment to environmental justice," said one campaigner.

Julia Conley

Judge in Defamation Case Rules Against Aussie 'Hero' Accused of War Crimes in Afghanistan

"Today is a day of justice. It's a day of justice for those brave men of the SAS who stood up and told the truth about who Ben Roberts-Smith is—a war criminal, a bully, and a liar," said one of the journalists sued for defamation.

Brett Wilkins

Justice Jackson Voices Lone Dissent Against Supreme Court Attack on Right to Strike

The Biden appointee accused the Court of overstepping its bounds in a ruling denounced by one labor leader as "shameful."

Olivia Rosane

Planet Earth Is 'Quite Sick': 7 of 8 Boundaries for Safe and Just World Already Breached, Study Says

"Nothing less than a just global transformation... is required to ensure human well-being," researchers wrote.

Kenny Stancil

IEA Report Shows Growth of Renewable Energy on Pace to Shatter Records This Year

"Solar and wind are leading the rapid expansion of the new global energy economy," said IEA chief Fatih Birol, who added that "achieving stronger growth means addressing some key challenges."

Brett Wilkins

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Climate Youth Warn Dems Debt Ceiling Deal Is 'Politically and Morally Dangerous'

With HQ Walkout, Amazon Workers Say 'Hell No' to Climate Failures and Return-to-Office Mandate

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Opinion

Why Are Biden Officials Like Rahm Emanuel Touting False LNG Solutions?

This geopolitical security plea for the Alaska LNG project ignores the Biden administration’s commitment to a 1.5°C aligned pathway to limit climate change and global warming.

Kay Brown

What Speaker McCarthy Could Learn from Barbara Lee

As debt ceiling negotiations leave defense spending in tact, representative Lee’s lone vote for peace remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world on the brink of self-annihilation.

Robert C. Koehler

The US Supreme Court Is Coming for Voting Rights—Again

A pending ruling on in Allen v. Milligan could be one of the most damaging yet by the supermajority of John Roberts' right-wing court.

Michael Waldman

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