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September 07, 2023
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Private Equity Exposed for Profiting From Fossil Fuels and Disasters They Cause <[link removed]>
"Firms like Blackstone should be ashamed of this sinister investment strategy that contributes to catastrophe and rebuilds after it strikes," a report author said. <[link removed]>
Olivia Rosane <[link removed]>
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Ex-Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Guilty of Contempt of Congress for Defying Jan. 6 Panel <[link removed]>
"In an administration defined by lawlessness, Peter Navarro was one of the most lawless," said one ethics expert. "It is positive that he was convicted." <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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Progressives Applaud Senate Confirmation of Anna Gomez to FCC <[link removed]>
"We've waited for far too long for a fully functional FCC, and there's so much crucial work before the agency," said Jessica González of Free Press Action. <[link removed]>
Julia Conley <[link removed]>
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Cop City Protesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves to Construction Equipment <[link removed]>
"This movement cannot be won with a ballot alone; we must organize together for mass direct actions if we want to have a chance at protecting our community and saving our planet," said one of those arrested. <[link removed]>
Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>
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UAW Rejects 'Insulting' Counteroffer Put Forth By General Motors <[link removed]>
"GM either doesn't care or isn't listening when we say we need economic justice at GM by 11:59 pm on September 14th," said UAW president Shawn Fain. "The clock is ticking." <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Outrage Grows as Pentagon Confirms Depleted Uranium Rounds Headed to Ukraine <[link removed]>
"It wasn't enough for the U.S. to send cluster bombs," wrote the communications director for Just Foreign Policy. "Now, the Biden admin is sending depleted uranium-which will cause babies to be born with severe deformities and cancer." <[link removed]>
Jake Johnson <[link removed]>
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Child Refugees Hit Record in Latin America, Caribbean as Climate Crisis, Poverty Grip Region <[link removed]>
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Despite Global Pledge, US Still Pouring Public Money Into Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad <[link removed]>
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'Green Wave Continues' Across Latin America as Mexican Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion <[link removed]>
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UAW Chief Says Contract Fight With Big Automakers 'Boils Down to One Thing: It's Corporate Greed' <[link removed]>
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Judge Orders Texas to Remove Buoy 'Death Traps' From Rio Grande <[link removed]>
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Democrats Should Take Americans' Negative Views of the Economy Seriously <[link removed]>
Bringing back the Covid-19-era safety net would bolster financial security and help defeat Trump and the Republicans next November. <[link removed]>
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Biden Is Turning US Towns Into Test Subjects for Climate Scams <[link removed]>
Neither plastic burning nor carbon capture will help our climate change problem, but both are false solutions that threaten the health and safety of America's rural communities. <[link removed]>
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Thanks to Fossil Fuels, Every Breath People Take in Asia Is Killing Them <[link removed]>
New data last week from University of Chicago researchers showed that across South Asia, air pollution-mostly from burning fossil fuels-is robbing people of five years of life on average. <[link removed]>
Bill Mckibben <[link removed]>
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