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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This administration will not stop until it takes away all workers' rights to form and join a union."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This misogynoir is disappointing, but not surprising from Dr. Jason Johnson," said Briahna Joy Gray, national press secretary for the Sanders campaign.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I've got news for the Republican establishment. I've got news for the Democratic establishment. They can't stop us."

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday released her first slate of endorsements through her political action committee, Courage to Change, announcing her support for seven progressive women running for congressional seats.


Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
More than 570 national, regional, and local groups signed on to a letter Thursday endorsing the first-ever national legislation that would immediately prohibit federal permits for new fracking or related infrastructure and fully ban the practice in the United States beginning in 2025.


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Out of all the candidates, Bernie is the only one to advocate for the democratic will of the people."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Unpriced risk was the main cause of the Great Recession in 2007-2008."


Barbary macaque

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ahead of government negotiations scheduled for next week on a global plan to address the biodiversity crisis, 23 former foreign ministers from various countries released a statement on Tuesday urging world leaders to act "boldly" to protect nature.


Brad Rose looks at rows of soybean plants that show signs of having been affected by Dicamba use on Aug 9, 2017

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This verdict is just the tip of the iceberg."


According to Food & Water Action's Public Water For All campaign director Mary Grant, SB 6278 in Washignton state "is breaking new ground and should be seen as a model for the country."

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Bottled water companies should not be allowed to extract an essential public resource and sell it for private profit."

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