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September 18, 2023
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114 Climate Defenders Arrested While Blocking Entry to NY Federal Reserve
The activist group Climate Defiance asked: "Why are we getting handcuffed while people who literally torch the planet get celebrated for their 'civility' and their 'moderation'?"
Brett Wilkins
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House GOP Slammed Over Shutdown Prevention Plan That Is 'Doomed to Fail'
"The proposed continuing resolution backed by Speaker McCarthy is trying to force a path to deep cuts that were rejected in the debt ceiling deal he agreed to with President Biden earlier this year," said one expert.
Jessica Corbett
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With Alito's Billionaire Patron Holding $90 Million in Finance Firms, Watchdog Demands Recusal From CFPB Case
"Should Justice Alito preside over this case despite his clear conflicts of interest, it would add to the worsening Supreme Court corruption crisis and underscore the urgent need for ethics reform," said one critic.
Julia Conley
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US Elections at Risk of Political Violence as Guns and Distrust in Democracy Spread
"Ahead of next year's elections, it is critical that states take the steps recommended in the report to ensure that elections remain free from violence," said a co-author.
Jessica Corbett
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Study Finds 'Forever Chemical' Exposure Increases Risk of Certain Cancers in Women
Researchers found that women exposed to higher levels of PFAS, phenols, and parabens had elevated odds of breast, ovarian, skin, and uterine cancers.
Brett Wilkins
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AOC Says Climate Movement Must Become 'Too Big and Too Radical to Ignore'
"We have to send the message that some of us are going to be living on this planet 30, 40, 50 years from now and we will not take no for an answer."
Jon Queally
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Demanding an End to 'Deadly Fossil Fuels,' Tens of Thousands Take the Streets in NYC
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Why Won't Biden Tell the Truth About the Vietnam War?
No matter how many lies it tells or how many people it kills, being the United States government means never having to say you're sorry.
Norman Solomon
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Libya Dam Disaster Shows Horrific Consequences of US/NATO Imperialism
The misery and carnage, which rippled out from a dismembered Libya, was unleashed in the name of democratization, nation-building, promoting the rule of law and human rights.
Chris Hedges
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UAW Strike Gives Us New Hope for the Working Class
Unionized workers are showing the rest of us that the rich don't always have to get richer - at everyone else's expense.
Sam Pizzigati
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