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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "He gets that all the issues we fight for are connected, and the gun violence isn't the cause but the symptom of systematic injustice in this country."
by Julia Conley, staff writer The women's advocacy group UltraViolet called on the Democratic National Committee to help pressure former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into releasing former employees from non-disclosure agreements by stipulating that presidential primary candidates who are keeping former employees from speaking out about alleged mistreatment will not have a spot on the stage in future primary debates.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Australian scientists and conservationists warned in the Guardian Thursday that the Great Barrier Reef could soon endure a third major coral bleaching event in just five years, highlighting how the human-caused climate crisis is already devastating crucial ecosystems worldwide.
by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "Senator Sanders has built a historically inclusive and forward-thinking movement: one that represents America as a set of ideas grounded in the belief that all humans are equal and worthy of a dignified life."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer More than 570 national, regional, and local groups signed on to a letter Thursday endorsing the first-ever national legislation that would immediately prohibit federal permits for new fracking or related infrastructure and fully ban the practice in the United States beginning in 2025.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "That's wrong. That's immoral. That should not be the case when we got half a million people sleeping out on the street."
by Sonali Kolhatkar In spite of the relentless fearmongering, legislative erosion of women’s rights and powerful political allies to do their bidding, the anti-abortionists remain a minority.