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July 23, 2023

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Alabama Voters Prep for Another Map Fight After Republicans Flout SCOTUS Ruling

A group of plaintiffs pledged not to rest until the state "complies with the Voting Rights Act and enacts a map with two districts where Black voters have a real opportunity to elect their candidates of choice."

Jessica Corbett

'The Climate Change Bomb Has Gone Off,' Says Jay Inslee Amid Extreme Heat

"What the scientific community is telling us now, is that the Earth is screaming at us," said the Washington governor. "We need to stop using fossil fuels. That is the only solution to this massive assault on humanity."

Jessica Corbett

As 'Summer of Hell' Drags On, Climate Clock Drops Below Six Years

"This summer shows the devastating impacts are now. We need to act like we are living in a climate emergency."

Jessica Corbett

'Run, Gloria, Run!' Tennessee Three Democrat Urged to Challenge Sen. Blackburn in 2024

"Honestly, Tennesseans deserve someone who will stand up to corrupt special interests, fight for lower costs so that every family can build a good life, and that's not Marsha Blackburn," said state Rep. Gloria Johnson.

Jessica Corbett

More Proof of FBI Abuse Sparks Calls for Congress to Stop Warrantless Spying

"Government self-policing will never be an adequate substitute for the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement," said one expert as U.S. lawmakers consider whether to reauthorize or reform Section 702.

Jessica Corbett

House Dems Slam 'Racist Tropes' in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost led the letter against "bigoted teaching standards in Florida that want kids to learn that Black people received 'benefits' from being enslaved."

Jessica Corbett

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Poverty Is a Systemic, Not Individual, Failure

I’ve worked with many economically struggling people, and I can tell you that not one person I’ve ever met wants to be poor, sick, disabled, struggling, or on the receiving end of public assistance programs.

Deb Sitarski

What Kind of Danger Does AI Really Pose?

Perhaps an AI apocalypse primarily threatens to reveal the deeply embedded coded injustices, prejudices, and fallacies in our society, so that we can no longer ignore the widespread suffering in our world.

Beatrice Dias

How a Second Trump Term Could End US Democracy

The next GOP president need not be Trump for this nation to fall from democracy to fascism.

Thom Hartmann
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