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June 29, 2023

Top News

360+ Groups Asked Biden to End Oil and Gas on Public Lands by 2035. His Answer? No.

Campaigners blasted the rejection of their petition as "beyond disappointing" and "an appalling abdication of climate leadership."

Jessica Corbett

'Say Goodbye to Plastic Produce Bags': New Zealand to Enforce Sweeping Single-Use Ban

"We're proud to be the first country in the world to ban single-use plastic produce bags, as well as targeting single-use plastic straws, tableware, and plastic stickers on fruit," said New Zealand's ruling Labour Party.

Brett Wilkins

Google to Block Local News Articles in Canada Over Law Targeting Big Tech

The move comes one week after Meta made the same threat following the passage of a law that policy experts say is an inadequate response to the crisis of underfunded journalism.

Kenny Stancil

Progressives Vow Higher Ed, Court Reforms After 'Devastating' Affirmative Action Ruling

Rep. Jamaal Bowman said this means "promoting equitable access to higher education for our Black and Brown students" via policies including ending legacy admissions and expanding the Supreme Court by passing the Judiciary Act.

Brett Wilkins

'Good News': Tory Plan to Send Asylum-Seekers to Rwanda Ruled Unlawful by UK Court

"The U.K. government's 'cash for humans' deal with Rwanda is not only deeply immoral, it flies in the face of the laws of this country," said one advocate.

Kenny Stancil

As Climate Crisis Intensifies, GOP Wants to Prohibit Biden From Declaring Emergency

Leading the effort is Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, an ally of the fossil fuel industry and recipient of Big Oil campaign cash.

Jake Johnson

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Charges for Suspect in 'Hate-Motivated' Knife Attack on Canada University Gender Studies Class

Human Rights Group Calls on US to Close Loophole Allowing Refined Russian Oil Imports

WHO Agency Reportedly to List Aspartame as 'Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans'

MoveOn Urges States to Investigate No Labels for Misleading, Disenfranchising Voters

'With Let-Them-Eat-Cake Obliviousness,' Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action for Colleges

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Opinion

Affirmative Action Strikedown Is Supreme Court’s Latest Attack on Civil Rights

We can expect that actors seeking to maintain white supremacy throughout American society will invoke the majority’s reasoning in a whole host of other policy areas.

Shahrzad Shams

Harm Will Come From This Right-Wing Attack on Affirmative Action

The experience of California—where affirmative action was eliminated by Proposition 209 in 1996—shows that it still will be possible to have diversity in higher education, but it will take sustained effort and it will be difficult.

Erwin Chemerinsky

The Human Beings Who Died on the Adriana Were Treated Like Their Lives Didn't Matter

Meanwhile, the rescue effort mounted for wealthy tourists lost on the Titan shows what’s possible when those in danger are treated like do.

Phyllis Bennis

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