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August 10, 2023
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Watchdog Slams Biden DOJ's Push to Preserve Debt Ceiling as Another Crisis Looms <[link removed]>
"Why is the Biden administration trying to rob itself of a clear opportunity to protect American workers and the economy from being roiled by MAGA saboteurs?" asked the head of the Revolving Door Project. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Groups Press Biden EPA to Take Emergency Action Amid Jackson's Ongoing Water Crisis <[link removed]>
"Water is life," said one organizer. "This petition is about making sure our voices, and our needs as residents, are centered in this process." <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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Report Warns State Voter Purges Are a Growing Threat to Democracy <[link removed]>
"We are facing an unprecedented assault on voting rights in this country, and purges that erroneously target eligible voters for removal are part of the problem," said one campaigner. <[link removed]>
Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>
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'Horrific Milestone': Russian Attacks on Healthcare in Ukraine Top 1,000 <[link removed]>
"These deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on Ukraine's health system show how Russian forces use these vicious, illegal tactics to control, coerce, and punish civilians," said an expert at Physicians for Human Rights. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Campaigner Blasts Climate-Denying 'Arsonists' as Maui Fires Kill at Least 36 <[link removed]>
The wildfires offer the latest evidence that President Joe Biden must declare a climate emergency, said one progressive economist. <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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'So Thoroughly Corrupt': Clarence Thomas Has Taken Dozens of Trips Funded by Ultrarich Friends <[link removed]>
"Clarence Thomas should resign, or be impeached," said one court accountability advocate. <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Louisiana Governor Orders Parole Board to Consider Mass Clemency for Death Row Inmates <[link removed]>
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'Just a First Step': FEC Advances Petition Calling for Ban on Deepfakes in Political Campaigns <[link removed]>
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Secret Cable Reportedly Shows US Urged Pakistani Government to Oust Imran Khan <[link removed]>
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Coalition Demands North Carolina Lawmakers 'Cease and Desist' From Attacks on the Poor <[link removed]>
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On Nagasaki Anniversary, UN Chief Warns 'Humanity Now Confronts a New Arms Race' <[link removed]>
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The Authoritarian Agenda Behind the Scheme to Attack Democracy and Abortion in Ohio <[link removed]>
More than 3 million voters rejected an attempt to weaken their power, but our work is far from over. <[link removed]>
Deirdre Schifeling <[link removed]>
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If Bosses Are Raking It In, Shouldn't Employees, Too? <[link removed]>
The UAW raises the right question. <[link removed]>
Robert Reich <[link removed]>
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Israel's Crisis Is Not About Democracy. It's About Occupation. <[link removed]>
"The 56-year-long brutal occupation of the Palestinian Territories has come home to roost, and Israel is now occupying itself." <[link removed]>
Juan Cole <[link removed]>
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