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June 07, 2023

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Climate Orgs Launch Week of Action to End the Era of Fossil Fuels

"Young people are angry and fed up with watching President Biden cave to the fossil fuel industry time and time again," one activist said.

Olivia Rosane

Amid Scandal, Clarence Thomas Gets Extension on Financial Disclosures

"This is bullsh*t," said one critic. "This means that he’ll be sitting there forever, putting off filing his supposed disclosures, which will probably be more BS anyway."

Brett Wilkins

Sanders to Biden: Don't Let Big Pharma Bankrupt Medicare With 'Unconscionable' Price of Alzheimer's Drug

"We must substantially lower the price that Medicare pays for prescription drugs like Leqembi," said the Vermont Independent, "and HHS has the power to do just that."

Kenny Stancil

Ukraine Dam Disaster Is the 'Horrific Price of War on People,' Says UN Chief

"One thing is clear," observed U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, "this is another devastating consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine."

Brett Wilkins

'Declare a Climate Emergency': Biden Urged to Act as Wildfire Smoke Chokes Eastern US

"We are in a climate emergency, and it's absurd that our government isn't acting like it," said one campaigner.

Olivia Rosane

Fueled by Stock Buybacks, Pay of Top Insurance CEOs Surged to $335 Million Last Year

"These health insurance CEOs have been so successful not because they have improved the health and well-being of Americans, but rather because they have sustained financial returns for Wall Street investors."

Jake Johnson

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House GOP Plan to Create 'Fake Hysteria' Over Gas Stoves Backfires

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Opinion

Guess What You Get When You Tax the Rich? Hint: Revenue

If you want to make social investments, it's important to recognize that vast amounts of capital held by the rich are just sitting around waiting to be put to good social use.

Sam Pizzigati

Surging Atmospheric CO2 Hits Level Unseen in Millions of Years

The only way to stop this march to a fully tropical globe is to stop burning gasoline and diesel in our vehicles, and to stop generating electricity and heating our homes with coal and fossil gas.

Juan Cole

Using AI to Expose the Artificial Progress of FDA’s New Blood Donation Policy

As we are in Pride Month—and with World Blood Donor Day approaching on June 14—it is important to make sure these conversations continue all year, every year, until there is full equality.

Jordan Eagles

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