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July 21, 2023

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Secret Doc Exposes Flaws in Pentagon Claim That No Civilians Were Killed in al-Baghdadi Raid

"Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.

Brett Wilkins

DOJ Vows to Sue If Texas Gov. Abbott Doesn't Remove Floating Barrier From Rio Grande

Texas' actions "violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government's ability to carry out its official duties."

Kenny Stancil

Nebraska Teen Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail After Self-Managed Abortion

The case of Celeste Burgess illustrates "the real, human cost of mass surveillance of everyone's private digital communications," said one digital rights advocate.

Julia Conley

White House Deal for Voluntary AI Safeguards Called 'Great Step' But 'Not Enough'

Advocacy groups and experts are pressuring Congress and federal regulators to "put meaningful, enforceable guardrails in place."

Jessica Corbett

Worsening Heatwaves Put Entire Global Food System in Jeopardy, Scientists Warn

"There are growing risks of simultaneous major crop losses in different regions in the world," said one scientist. "This is not what we're seeing right now, but in the coming decades that's one of the things I'm really scared of."

Kenny Stancil

Alabama Executes James Barber Despite Outcry Over Death Penalty Methods

"There's no humane method of execution," said one human rights group.

Julia Conley

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'Big Environmental Justice Win' as Florida LNG Export Terminal Canceled

With No GOP Support, Senate Panel Passes Bill Requiring Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Code

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Opinion

We Underestimated the Speed and Scale of the Climate Crisis, Scientists Warn

“We need to hold governments to start to act sensibly now and reduce emissions,” one expert said.

Andy Rowell

Strategy in the Time of MAGA: Block and Build

We can get the time and democratic space to build progressive clout for structural change if we can block MAGA in 2024.

Max Elbaum

Biden Isn’t Killing the Liberal World Order—He’s Showing Its True Exclusionary Nature

The idea that a liberal, rule-based world order has been inclusive and fair is more fantasy than reality

Anthony Pahnke

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