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June 05, 2023

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Trump Made Over $82 Million From His Businesses in Scotland, Ireland While President

The former Republican president's repeated promotion of his properties to the media and other world leaders amounted to "diplomatic malpractice," one ethics official said.

Julia Conley

Palestinian Toddler Muhammad Tamimi Dies Days After Israeli Forces Shot Him in Head

"What accountability will there be for the Israeli soldier(s) who opened fire into a Palestinian community and shot a two-year-old in the head?" asked one journalist. "The track record isn't promising."

Brett Wilkins

US Supreme Court Rejects Big Oil Challenge to Offshore Fracking Ban in California

"As the climate crisis escalates," said one advocate, "ending these destructive extraction practices is a matter of survival—not just for the whales, otters, and other animals in the channel, but for all life on earth."

Julia Conley

Report Details Devastating Impacts of Development Banks' Factory Farm Financing in Ecuador

"Public development banks must stop propping up a failing system, stand alongside Indigenous groups, and stop financing factory farming," said one campaigner.

Kenny Stancil

DeSantis Fingerprints 'All Over It,' Says California AG After Migrants Flown to Sacramento

"This is Gov. DeSantis, this is his baby, this is his project."

Brett Wilkins

Gannett Journalists Walk Out, Accusing CEO of Decimating Local Newsrooms

"It's become apparent that no corporation or CEO is going to save local news, it's up to journalists to preserve our industry and our democracy," said unionized journalists at The Arizona Republic.

Julia Conley

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Opinion

Keep the Rainbow Flag Flying

LGBTQ people are under attack and deserve support this Pride Month and all year long.

Pierre Tristam

Searching for Home in the Climate Emergency

Unless we dramatically curb greenhouse-gas emissions in the years to come, scientists predict that, by century’s end, climate-change-caused events will affect every last one of us.

Jane Braxton Little

The World Needs a Treaty Against the Use of Weaponized Drones

Innocent persons will continue to die until we find a way to stop the use of this weapons system. The risks will increase as AI takes over more and more of the targeting and launch decisions.

Ann Wright

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