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June 30, 2023
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Biden Refuses to Back Supreme Court Expansion Despite Actions of 'Corrupt' and 'Politicized' Majority <[link removed]>
"The only thing that can ensure we do not face the same crisis every June for the next 40-some years is Democrats embracing structural reform to the court," said one advocate. <[link removed]>
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'A Promise Is a Promise': Biden Urged to Use Different Authority to Wipe Out Student Debt <[link removed]>
One campaigner said Biden must "use the full might of the federal government" to cancel student debt "in the face of this lawless and shamefully political ruling." <[link removed]>
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'Environmental Destruction Is a Form of Warfare': Thunberg Joins Ecocide Investigation in Ukraine <[link removed]>
Thunberg said Russian forces "are deliberately targeting the environment and people's livelihoods and homes." <[link removed]>
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Right-Wing Supreme Court OKs Bigotry Against Gay Couples Seeking Services <[link removed]>
"Today," wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissent, "the court, for the first time in its history, grants a business open to the public a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class." <[link removed]>
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'This Isn't the End,' Campaigners Say as Supreme Court Strikes Down Student Debt Relief <[link removed]>
"The Supreme Court can strike this iteration of relief down, but it won't have the last word," said one organizer. <[link removed]>
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Hiroshima Survivors Decry US-Japan Agreement Equating Pearl Harbor With Atomic Bombing <[link removed]>
"The historical backgrounds of the two parks will forever be different," said one survivor and peace activist. <[link removed]>
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HRW Urges Accountability as Evidence of 'Devastating' Ukrainian Landmine Use Mounts <[link removed]>
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'POTUS Better Have a Plan B': Organizers Brace for Supreme Court Ruling on Debt Relief <[link removed]>
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360+ Groups Asked Biden to End Oil and Gas on Public Lands by 2035. His Answer? No. <[link removed]>
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'Say Goodbye to Plastic Produce Bags': New Zealand to Enforce Sweeping Single-Use Ban <[link removed]>
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Biden and the Democrats Better Fight Like Hell for Student Debt Relief <[link removed]>
After the Supreme Court ruling by the right-wing majority, immediate action must be taken to deliver for the tens of millions of borrowers shackled by unjust debt. <[link removed]>
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Right-Wing Activists, Not Asian Americans, Killed Affirmative Action <[link removed]>
Conservative legal strategists leveraged the Asian American community into their fight against affirmative action. The media continues to let them hide and evade blame. <[link removed]>
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Murdoch's Fox News Embraces Right-Wing Benefits of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <[link removed]>
Why Fox and other right-wing outlets are happy to serve as vehicles for someone running as a kind of MAGA Democrat. <[link removed]>
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