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September 07, 2023

Top News

Private Equity Exposed for Profiting From Fossil Fuels and Disasters They Cause

"Firms like Blackstone should be ashamed of this sinister investment strategy that contributes to catastrophe and rebuilds after it strikes," a report author said.

Olivia Rosane

Ex-Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Guilty of Contempt of Congress for Defying Jan. 6 Panel

"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."

Jessica Corbett

Progressives Applaud Senate Confirmation of Anna Gomez to FCC

"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.

Julia Conley

Cop City Protesters Arrested After Chaining Themselves to Construction Equipment

"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.

Jessica Corbett

UAW Rejects 'Insulting' Counteroffer Put Forth By General Motors

"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."

Jake Johnson

Outrage Grows as Pentagon Confirms Depleted Uranium Rounds Headed to Ukraine

"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."

Jake Johnson

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UAW Chief Says Contract Fight With Big Automakers 'Boils Down to One Thing: It's Corporate Greed'

Judge Orders Texas to Remove Buoy 'Death Traps' From Rio Grande

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Opinion

Democrats Should Take Americans’ Negative Views of the Economy Seriously

Bringing back the Covid-19-era safety net would bolster financial security and help defeat Trump and the Republicans next November.

Nick French

Biden Is Turning US Towns Into Test Subjects for Climate Scams

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.

Michael Esealuka

Thanks to Fossil Fuels, Every Breath People Take in Asia Is Killing Them

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.

Bill Mckibben

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