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August 09, 2023

Top News

On Nagasaki Anniversary, UN Chief Warns 'Humanity Now Confronts a New Arms Race'

"We will not sit idly by as nuclear-armed states race to create even more dangerous weapons," he said, calling for abolishing such arms.

Jessica Corbett

'It's Apocalyptic': Wildfires Engulf Maui, Killing At Least 6

"This is happening too often," said one advocacy group. "We are angry at the fossil fuel companies and greed that enabled these climate disasters, and we are determined to keep fighting for our future."

Julia Conley

CFPB Has Returned $240 Million to Constituents of GOP Lawmakers Attacking Agency

"These lawmakers," said one advocate, "should answer to their constituents why they'd rather represent their industry donors at the expense of everyday families."

Julia Conley

'Weak Dictator' Ron DeSantis Under Fire for Suspending Second Florida Prosecutor

"Gov. Ron DeSantis showed yet again his disdain for his own constituents and the foundation of our democracy by removing State Attorney Monique Worrell from office," said the head of a national network of prosecutors.

Jessica Corbett

'Time to Do It for Real,' Advocates Say as Biden Claims He's 'Practically' Declared Climate Emergency

"There's nothing more important than what happens today," said one environmental lawyer. "And there's no person in the world with more power to do good than Joe Biden."

Julia Conley

Amazon Nations Reject Colombia's Call to End Oil Extraction, Fail to Agree on Deforestation Goal

"To avoid the point of no return," argued Colombian President Gustavo Petro, "we need an ambitious transnational policy to phase out fossil fuels."

Jake Johnson

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Coalition Demands North Carolina Lawmakers 'Cease and Desist' From Attacks on the Poor

Alito Urged to Recuse From Case That Could Preemptively Ban Federal Wealth Tax

Ohio Voters Reject GOP 'Power Grab' Aimed at Thwarting Abortion Rights Amendment

A Record 15 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Hit US So Far This Year: NOAA

Report Details How Big Ag Overexploitation Is 'Draining the Colorado River Dry'

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Opinion

Trump Is Being Treated Unlike Other Criminal Defendants—Better

Those looking for fairness in the criminal justice system may wish to see Trump treated like an ordinary criminal defendant. But instead, what if everyone else accused of a crime were treated more like Trump?

Christopher Robertson,Russell M. Gold

All Levels of Government Must Do More to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat

President Joe Biden’s new measures are a modest step in the right direction—but this is no time for modest steps.

Jessica E. Martinez,Marcy Goldstein-Gelb

Your Doctor Is Worried: Our Prescription for Survival

This month in an unprecedented move, over 100 international medical journals came together in a joint editorial realizing the urgency of the moment to warn about the dangers of nuclear war.

Robert Dodge

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