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August 11, 2023

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AOC Leads Call for DOJ Probe of Clarence Thomas Over 'Blatant Disregard for Judicial Ethics'

"No one is above the law," the New York Democrat asserted. "For two decades, Justice Thomas failed to report millions in gifts."

Brett Wilkins

Groups 'Extremely Disappointed' by Ruling But Vow to Keep Fighting Mountain Valley Pipeline

"It is clear to us that the top levers of power in this country do not serve the good of the people of Appalachia, who they have continued to sacrifice for the whims of a corrupt, reckless fossil fuel corporation," said one activist.

Jessica Corbett

Green Groups Slam Biden Admin for Awarding $1 Billion to 'Unproven' Carbon Capture Projects

"Fossil fuel interests see a clear benefit in promoting direct air capture as a means to preserve the dominance of dirty fossil fuels," said one advocate.

Julia Conley

COP28 President's State Oil Firm Reported Just 7% of Emissions Last Year: Global Witness

"This is a classic case of hypocritical fossil fuel firms saying one thing and doing another," said a senior Global Witness investigator.

Brett Wilkins

Coral Bleaching Across Caribbean Raises Fears of 'Catastrophic Mortality' of Reefs Worldwide

“This will only get worse until there is a global reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," said one expert.

Julia Conley

Conservative Legal Scholars Argue Trump Is Disqualified for Office Under 14th Amendment

"Donald Trump cannot be president—cannot run for president, cannot become president, cannot hold office—unless two-thirds of Congress decides to grant him amnesty for his conduct on January 6."

Jake Johnson

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House Democrats Call on Clarence Thomas to Resign Over 'Stunning' Corruption

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Groups Press Biden EPA to Take Emergency Action Amid Jackson's Ongoing Water Crisis

Louisiana Governor Orders Parole Board to Consider Mass Clemency for Death Row Inmates

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Opinion

A Shocking Voter Purge Crisis Is Underway

An increasingly desperate GOP is doing this because they know their policies are unpopular: racism, pollution, privatizing Medicare, ending Social Security, criminalizing abortion, etc.

Thom Hartmann

The Murders of Indigenous Activists Mark the Death of the Planet

Amid capitalism's war on the environment and its defenders, we need Indigenous communities more than ever.

Belen Fernandez

We Live in the Sunlight: End Permanent Punishment Now

I am an elected representative of my community, and I have been removed from an office I was duly elected into, because of a prior conviction.

Karl Ferrell

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