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July 13, 2023

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'We Demand Respect!' Hollywood Actors Union Joins Writers With Strike Against Studio Titans

"The eyes of the world and, particularly, the eyes of labor are upon us," said Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA. "What's happening to us is happening across all fields of labor."

Julia Conley

It's Official, Say NOAA and NASA: This June Was the Hottest Ever Recorded on Earth

NASA called the soaring heat "part of a pattern of increasing global temperatures, as a result of human activities, mainly carbon dioxide emissions."

Brett Wilkins

Study Shows Methane Leaks Put Climate Risk From Gas 'On Par With Coal'

If fracked gas leaks, even a little, "it's as bad as coal," said the lead author. "It can't be considered a good bridge, or substitute."

Kenny Stancil

Republicans Look to Give Themselves a Pay Raise After Securing Benefit Cuts for the Poor

"This is outrageous," said one critic. "Democrats should raise hell over this."

Jake Johnson

Republicans Tank Amendment to Ban US Sale of Cluster Munitions Worldwide

GOP members of the House Rules Committee instead advanced an amendment led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene that would only ban the transfer of the weapons to Ukraine.

Jake Johnson

Omar Says 'No Way in Hell' She Will Attend Israeli President's Speech to Congress

"Herzog's address comes on behalf of the most right-wing government in Israel's history, at a time when the government is openly promising to 'crush' Palestinian hopes of statehood," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Jake Johnson

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'Huge Victory' for Democracy as NY Court Orders Congressional Map Redrawn

Climate Groups Rebuke 'Incoherent' Vision Put Forth by Oil Exec Leading COP28

Manchin Denies Presidential Ambitions Behind 'No Labels' New Hampshire Event

FEC Urged Again to Act on AI-Generated Deepfakes, 'A Clear and Present Threat to Our Democracy'

In 'Transformative Victory' for Reproductive Justice, FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Birth Control

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Opinion

Biden, Stop Ignoring Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather

It is a massive blindspot of this administration that the country can be pummeled by weather of biblical plague proportions, and our political leaders aren’t out there calling this what it is.

Hannah Story Brown

We Hoped for a Better Social Platform; Instead, We’re Left Hanging by a Threads

A small-government intervention will clean up the public market and force Threads—and Meta—to build a better, safer sewing machine.

Scott Goodstein

Your Great-Great-Great-Grandchildren Officially Have Human Rights; We Must Protect Them

The Maastricht Principles on the Human Rights of Future Generations, launching Thursday, clarify that human rights, including the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, do not expire.

David R. Boyd

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