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The Week in Review

August 11, 2023

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."

August 11, 2023

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."

August 10, 2023

Campaigner Blasts Climate-Denying 'Arsonists' as Maui Fires Kill at Least 36

The wildfires offer the latest evidence that President Joe Biden must declare a climate emergency, said one progressive economist.

August 09, 2023

'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."

August 09, 2023

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."

August 09, 2023

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

"Issue 1 was a blatant attempt by its supporters to control both the policy agenda and the process of direct democracy," said one campaigner.

August 07, 2023

After Black Pregnant Woman's False Arrest, Markey Renews Call for Federal Facial Recognition Ban

"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."

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Opinion

No More Nagasakis

Any use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable; we will not sit idly by as nuclear-armed states race to create even more dangerous weapons.

Antonio Guterres

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

Shock and Despair Are Logical Reactions to the Climate Emergency

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.

Sabine von Mering

Will Trump Go to Jail Before His Trial Even Begins?

He has already violated a key condition of his release pending trial.

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