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September 06, 2023

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Now End All the Drilling, Campaigners Say as Biden Rescinds Arctic Refuge Leases

"Our sacred land is only temporarily safe from oil and gas development," said one First Nations leader, urging Congress and the White House to "permanently protect the Arctic Refuge."

Julia Conley

Watchdog Sues to Keep Trump Off Ballot in Colorado, Citing 14th Amendment

"As a longtime Republican who voted for him, I believe Donald Trump disqualified himself from running in 2024 by spreading lies, vilifying election workers, and fomenting an attack on the Capitol," said one plaintiff.

Jessica Corbett

GOP Lawmakers Move to Block Biden's Helping Hand to Student Loan Borrowers

"We condemn this move to block a plan that will provide significant financial relief to low-income borrowers and communities of color," said one advocate.

Julia Conley

Google Doesn't Want Public to Listen In on Historic Antitrust Trial

"While ordinary Americans can get their whole lives exposed in court, a trillion-dollar company is opposed to an accessible public trial and attempting to shroud their own proceedings in secrecy."

Jake Johnson

NOAA Finds Carbon Concentrations Highest in 800,000 Years as Sea Level Rise Hits Record

The new global report states that burning fossil fuels is "the main driver of increasing atmospheric CO2."

Jessica Corbett

'Climate Breakdown Has Begun': Summer of 2023 Was Hottest Ever Recorded

"Breaking heat records has become the norm in 2023," said one scientist. "Global warming continues because we have not stopped burning fossil fuels. It is that simple."

Julia Conley

As GOP Threatens Shutdown, US Childcare Catastrophe Just Weeks Away

"We need to make sure that childcare doesn't just fall over a cliff," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Jake Johnson

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Opinion

Postliberals Against the Common Good: An Urgent Warning

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Chris Wright

Remember the Media Ownership Victory of 2003

It's important that we remember everyday people can fight and win key struggles that have a huge and lasting impact on society.

Mitchell Szczepanczyk

Upcoming Google Antitrust Trial Could Have Widespread Impacts on the Internet as We Know It

It’s a huge sign of progress that the DOJ felt strongly enough about these problems to bring this case forward. But we'll need Congress in the end to address the outsized power of Google and other dominant monopolies.

Charlotte Slaiman

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