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July 19, 2023

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EPA Proposal Could Embolden Industry to 'Destroy Wetlands and Pollute Our Waters' <[link removed]>

"We have seen states like Florida work with the Trump administration, cutting corners to unlawfully take this permitting authority from federal agencies, with disastrous consequences," noted one lawyer. <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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DeSantis Sued for 'Aggressive Campaign' Against Former Felons Seeking to Restore Voting Rights <[link removed]>

"Ever since the people of Florida passed a constitutional amendment to grant people with felony convictions a new right to vote, the governor and the state have done everything in their power to prevent those 1.4 million new voters from actually voting," said one lawyer for the plaintiffs. <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>


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200 Members of Congress Vow Not to Interfere If UPS Workers Strike <[link removed]>

"All workers, including UPS Teamsters, deserve fair wages, safe conditions, and decent benefits," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "If a bargaining agreement can't be reached, we will not intervene if UPS workers strike." <[link removed]>

Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>


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175+ Groups Urge Biden to Immediately Enact New Student Debt Cancellation Plan <[link removed]>

"Restarting the fundamentally broken student loan system without first delivering on the relief promised to borrowers remains a grave mistake, and will only exacerbate already dire economic situations for millions." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>


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GOP Assault on Child Labor Laws Under Fresh Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old Dies at Poultry Plant <[link removed]>

"How many more children must die?" asked the leader of the AFL-CIO. "Any lawmaker who wants to undermine child labor laws, in 2023, is a disgrace." <[link removed]>

Kenny Stancil <[link removed]>


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'Israel Is an Apartheid State': Progressives Explain Decision to Boycott Israeli President's Speech <[link removed]>

"It's contradictory to claim to support human rights when you're arming the oppressors with billions of dollars of bullets and bombs," said Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush. <[link removed]>

Julia Conley <[link removed]>





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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Ban Government Officials From Stock Trades <[link removed]>

 

US Bill to Protect Reporters From Exploitative State Spying Heads to House Floor <[link removed]>

 

Global Food Justice Movement Warns Against Corporate Takeover of UN Food Summit <[link removed]>

 

Poll Confirms Supreme Court Reform Is 'Surefire Political Winner' <[link removed]>

 

Groups Applaud as US House Panel Advances Bill to Curb Warrantless Collection of Americans' Data <[link removed]>





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At the International Seabed Authority, It's Out of Sight, Out of Min(e)d <[link removed]>

At the start of the current meeting to decide the fate of deep sea mining, new guidelines appeared on the ISA's website containing hard restrictions to peaceful protest, documentation, and media scrutiny. <[link removed]>

Louisa Casson <[link removed]>


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Are These the End Times? <[link removed]>

A conversation with Peter Turchin, author of End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration, about the prognosis for social breakdown in 2020s. <[link removed]>

Richard Heinberg <[link removed]>


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What's Behind the First Double-Feature Writers' and Actors' Strike in 6 Decades <[link removed]>

The main concerns of the workers center around compensation on streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, and artificial intelligence. <[link removed]>

David Arditi <[link removed]>





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