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August 11, 2023 <[link removed]>
AOC Leads Call for DOJ Probe of Clarence Thomas Over 'Blatant Disregard for Judicial Ethics' <[link removed]>
"No one is above the law," the New York Democrat asserted. "For two decades, Justice Thomas failed to report millions in gifts." <[link removed]>
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August 11, 2023 <[link removed]>
Conservative Legal Scholars Argue Trump Is Disqualified for Office Under 14th Amendment <[link removed]>
"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." <[link removed]>
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August 10, 2023 <[link removed]>
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]>
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August 09, 2023 <[link removed]>
'Time to Do It for Real,' Advocates Say as Biden Claims He's 'Practically' Declared Climate Emergency <[link removed]>
"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." <[link removed]>
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August 09, 2023 <[link removed]>
Amazon Nations Reject Colombia's Call to End Oil Extraction, Fail to Agree on Deforestation Goal <[link removed]>
"To avoid the point of no return," argued Colombian President Gustavo Petro, "we need an ambitious transnational policy to phase out fossil fuels." <[link removed]>
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August 09, 2023 <[link removed]>
Ohio Voters Reject GOP 'Power Grab' Aimed at Thwarting Abortion Rights Amendment <[link removed]>
"Issue 1 was a blatant attempt by its supporters to control both the policy agenda and the process of direct democracy," said one campaigner. <[link removed]>
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August 07, 2023 <[link removed]>
After Black Pregnant Woman's False Arrest, Markey Renews Call for Federal Facial Recognition Ban <[link removed]>
"We need to pass my bill to prohibit the use of biometric technologies by federal entities and law enforcement so that people like Porcha aren't wrongly accused." <[link removed]>
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No More Nagasakis <[link removed]>
Any use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable; we will not sit idly by as nuclear-armed states race to create even more dangerous weapons. <[link removed]>
Antonio Guterres <[link removed]>
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All Levels of Government Must Do More to Protect Workers From Extreme Heat <[link removed]>
President Joe Biden's new measures are a modest step in the right direction-but this is no time for modest steps. <[link removed]>
Jessica E. Martinez,Marcy Goldstein-Gelb <[link removed]>
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Shock and Despair Are Logical Reactions to the Climate Emergency <[link removed]>
New IPCC head Jim Skea's call for a "balanced" approach only benefits those, like the fossil fuel industry giants and their puppets in politics, who prop up and profit from the status quo. <[link removed]>
Sabine von Mering <[link removed]>
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Will Trump Go to Jail Before His Trial Even Begins? <[link removed]>
He has already violated a key condition of his release pending trial. <[link removed]>
Robert Reich <[link removed]>
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