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September 15, 2023
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Study Exposes Forest Carbon Credit Schemes to Offset Fossil Fuels as 'Pipe Dream'
"Biodiversity, the climate, and Indigenous people or local communities are losing out on what should have been a system to drive meaningful financial flows to the forest conservation projects that so desperately need it," said one expert.
Jessica Corbett
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'War Is Good for Business,' Declares Executive at London's Global Arms Fair
"Deals done at DSEI will cause misery across the world, causing global instability, and devastate people's lives," one peace activist lamented.
Brett Wilkins
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Progressive Coalition Condemns House GOP 'Hostage-Taking' as Shutdown Nears
"We cannot allow a handful of extremists in the House to force a government shutdown over cruel and unnecessary cuts to essential programs that workers and families rely on."
Jake Johnson
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'End Fossil Fuels' Protests Kick Off Worldwide Ahead of UN Climate Ambition Summit
"Climate catastrophe is already devastating the lives and livelihoods of people across the world and primarily those in the Global South, who are least responsible for causing it," said one campaigner.
Jessica Corbett
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UAW Strike Puts Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap in the Spotlight
"The CEOs gave themselves 40% pay increases in the last four years alone," United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said from the picket line. "And they want to call us greedy."
Jake Johnson
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'This Is Our Defining Moment': UAW Launches Historic Strikes Against Big Three Automakers
"The money is there, the cause is righteous, the world is watching, and the UAW is ready to stand up," said Shawn Fain, the union's president.
Jake Johnson
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It Isn't Nice, But Climate Activists Will Block the Doorways
"There are nicer ways to do it. But the nice ways always fail."
Chuck Collins
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22 Years After Authorization for Endless War, It Is Time to Turn the Page
Two decades ago, Congress failed to fully do its constitutional duty to not just vote but fully debate going to war. The good news is that in the weeks ahead, Congress will have the best chance in years to finally get it right.
Barbara Lee,Stephen Miles
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Black, Brown, and Indigenous Climate Justice Activists Take Center Stage in NYC
Our multiracial movement of climate leaders and defenders is turning up the volume over the bullhorn at next week's March to End Fossil Fuels-bringing the crisis to the footsteps of the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit.
Betamia Coronel
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