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Leading Civil Rights Lawyer Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies
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by Steven Rosenfeld
The author, Burt Neuborne, is one of America's top civil liberties
lawyers, and questions whether federal government can contain Trump and
GOP power grabs.
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'Egregious Handout' to Corporate Polluters as Trump EPA Moves to Accelerate Pipeline Approvals With Attack on Clean Water Act
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This attempted power grab at the expense of state-based clean water
oversight is the epitome of hypocrisy."
'Unacceptable': Tom Perez, DNC Accused of Trying to Stifle Climate Debate for 2020 Dems
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Why is Tom Perez trying to kill the momentum for a climate debate?"
Example of 'Unknown Unknowns,' Study Detailing 'Almost Instant Mortality of Corals' Suggests Crisis Worse Than Previously Understood
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the human-caused climate crisis drives up ocean temperatures at a
rate that has scientists worried, a study published Thursday in the
journal Current Biology reveals that warming waters are an even bigger
threat to coral reefs than experts previously realized.
Pushback After Trump Says Views of NRA Should Be 'Fully Represented and Respected'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Gun violence in the U.S. is a human rights crisis. This is an
emergency. It will continue to be an emergency until our lawmakers treat
it as such."
Trump Administration Reauthorizes 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill US Wildlife
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Conservation groups say the devices are indiscriminate killers that
should be banned
Privacy Advocates Celebrate Court Ruling on Class-Action Suit Targeting Facebook's Facial Recognition Tech
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Civil liberties advocates celebrated after a federal court in San
Francisco ruled Thursday that Facebook users in Illinois can sue the
social media giant on the grounds that its facial recognition technology
violates a strict state privacy law.
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Five Years After Ferguson Uprising, Still Seeking Justice and Healing
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by Lornet Turnbull
On the fifth anniversary of Michael Brown's death, his family and the
town of Ferguson look to the past—and future—to bring about meaningful
change.
This Is How We Defend Immigrants From Trump
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by Sonali Kolhatkar
We are going to require deep reserves of patience, persistence and
militant, nonviolent resistance to Trump, Trumpism, racism, white
supremacy and violence.
Landmark UN Report Emphasizes Crucial Role of Regenerative Farming Practices to Address Climate and Food Emergencies
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by Juliette Majot
Consumers will not understand how agricultural systems work (and what we
must do to maintain them), without being taught and agribusiness will
not cede power without the strong insistence of the public and political
will.
Surging in Polls, Elizabeth Warren Now Has a Path to the Nomination
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by Ed Kilgore
Recent polls have clearly indicated that Warren is going places.
Bodies on the Ground and the Rise And Rise of the Economic Elite
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by Phil Rockstroh
Trump is not an anomaly of a morally bankrupt nation, but rather an
emblem
If You Think Bernie Shouldn't Have Gone on Joe Rogan, or Fox News, You're Leaving Fellow Americans for Dead
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by Shane Ryan
Ultimately, this is about reach. Electoral College Mindset has led us to
believe that there are certain demographics who are lost to us totally,
but this is ridiculous
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Newswire...
DNC Chair Tom Perez Introduces Weak Resolution Attempting to Put Brakes on Climate Debate Momentum
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EPA’s Attempt to Weaken Clean Water Act is an Egregious Handout to Polluting Fossil Fuel Corporations
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Civil Rights and Public Interest Groups Urge Tech Companies to Enact Meaningful Changes
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Congress Must Immediately Address Gun Violence in the U.S.
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