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August 21, 2023

Top News

House Freedom Caucus Threatens 'Reckless' Government Shutdown Unless Far-Right Demands Met

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that "if the House decides to go in a partisan direction it will lead to a Republican-caused shutdown."

Jessica Corbett

'Like Killing Fields': Report Says Saudi Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants

"If committed as part of a Saudi government policy to murder migrants, these killings, which appear to continue, would be a crime against humanity," said Human Rights Watch.

Brett Wilkins

LGBTQ+ Rights Advocates Mourn California Store Owner Killed Over Pride Flag

"This is, unfortunately, what we mean when we say that anti-LGBTQ extremism hurts all of us, whether you are LGBTQ or not," one campaigner said after the death of Lauri Carleton.

Jessica Corbett

Sanders Warns New Cold War With China 'Could Doom Our Planet'

"International cooperation is not only in the best interests of all countries, but is absolutely necessary for the survival of the planet."

Jake Johnson

Oxford Study Shows 'Heat Can Lead to Food Insecurity in a Matter of Days'

"Policymakers across sectors should consider how the socioeconomic links between heat, health, income, and food insecurity can be integrated into research, heat action plans, food programs, and labor regulations."

Brett Wilkins

'Historic and Wonderful': Ecuadorians Reject Oil Drilling in Precious Amazon Region

"A remarkable example for other countries in democratizing climate politics."

Jake Johnson

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As 'Summer of Firsts' Continues, California Under Unprecedented Tropical Storm Watch

Dumping of Radioactive Waste into Hudson River Banned After Advocacy by New Yorkers

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Opinion

Democrats Must Embrace Economic Populism to Counter the Right’s Cultural Populism

Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and other Republican culture warriors don’t represent “forgotten Americans;” they’ve championed the very policies that have caused these Americans to be forgotten.

Robert Reich

The US Housing Crisis Is 4 Decades in the Making

There is no developed country in the world besides the United States where the very ill, mothers who have just given birth, elderly people who worked all their lives, and veterans who fought for their country are unhoused.

Nancy Braus

Biden’s Trilateral Camp David Summit Advanced Preparation for War with China

The summit’s much ballyhooed commitment to nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation serves more to manufacture consent for preparations for nuclear war than to reduce nuclear dangers.

Joseph Gerson

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