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July 19, 2023

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EPA Proposal Could Embolden Industry to 'Destroy Wetlands and Pollute Our Waters'

"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.

Jessica Corbett

DeSantis Sued for 'Aggressive Campaign' Against Former Felons Seeking to Restore Voting Rights

"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.

Brett Wilkins

200 Members of Congress Vow Not to Interfere If UPS Workers Strike

"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."

Kenny Stancil

175+ Groups Urge Biden to Immediately Enact New Student Debt Cancellation Plan

"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."

Jessica Corbett

GOP Assault on Child Labor Laws Under Fresh Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old Dies at Poultry Plant

"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."

Kenny Stancil

'Israel Is an Apartheid State': Progressives Explain Decision to Boycott Israeli President's Speech

"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.

Julia Conley

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Opinion

At the International Seabed Authority, It’s Out of Sight, Out of Min(e)d

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.

Louisa Casson

Are These the End Times?

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.

Richard Heinberg

What’s Behind the First Double-Feature Writers’ and Actors’ Strike in 6 Decades

The main concerns of the workers center around compensation on streaming platforms, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, and artificial intelligence.

David Arditi

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