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Naomi Klein and Arundhati Roy Help Launch Global Green New Deal Project With Worldwide Invitation
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The time to build the future we deserve is now, and international
solidarity is the tool we need to begin its construction."
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National Day of Mourning Slams Trump and GOP's Failed Covid-19 Response as US Death Toll Nears 100,000
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 climbed toward 100,000 and
congressional Republicans continued "pumping the brakes" on further
relief spending, a coalition of advocacy groups on Wednesday held a
"National Day of Mourning" to protest the GOP's inadequate response to
the coronavirus pandemic.
After Dams Fail, Dow Admits Floodwaters in Midland, Michigan 'Commingling' With Toxic Chemical Storage Ponds
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This has the potential to be a major environmental disaster."
EPA Chief Says Trump's Evisceration of Regulations "Make Things Better"—But Forgets to Add "For Polluters"
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"For Wheeler to claim these rollbacks were for the good of the nation is
absurd and insulting," says environmental leader.
'Ticking Time Bomb': Corporate Lawyers Openly Discussing Suing Nations Over Profits Lost to Covid-19 Measures
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's so unbelievably shocking to see corporate lawyers actively
discussing having foreign investors use ISDS to challenge countries over
their coronavirus lockdown measures, and try to extract 'expected future
profits' from them."
After Coronavirus Triggers 17% Emissions Drop, Experts Say Only 'Fundamental Structural Change' Can Save Humanity's Future
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After an analysis revealed Tuesday that lockdowns from the coronavirus
pandemic caused planet-heating emissions to drop in early April by an
unprecedented 17%, climate scientists and activists warned that progress
will quickly be erased if the world returns to business as usual and
called for systemic changes in the global energy, food, and
transportation sectors.
Two-Thirds of Interior Dept Meetings Attended by Fossil Fuel Interests as Trump Lavishes Industry With Covid Relief: Report
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Government watchdog Public Citizen reported Wednesday that nearly
two-thirds of high-level meetings at the department since Trump took
office have been attended by oil, gas, and coal companies and
lobbyists.
"He Doesn't Want You to Vote": Trump Threatens to Block Funding to Michigan for Sending Absentee Ballot Forms to All Voters Amid Covid-19
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Blackmailing states to prevent them from holding a fair election in
November."
Small Business Owners to McConnell: Stop Using Our Plight to Push for Covid-19 Corporate Immunity
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"With this perverse cost-shift, corporate immunity could result in only
the most irresponsible corporations surviving the pandemic."
"They Don't Care for Our Lives": McDonald's Workers Strike Across US to Demand Better Protections From Covid-19
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Demanding McDonald's prioritize public health and worker safety over
profits, hundreds of employees at the fast food chain went on
strike Wednesday, a day before the company was set to hold its annual
shareholders' meeting.
'They Are Executing an Innocent Man!': Final Words of Walter Barton Spark Fresh Demand for End to US Death Penalty
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The state of Missouri executed Walter "Arkie" Barton on Tuesday night
despite concerns about his conviction and claims of innocence that he
maintained until his last breath, sparking renewed calls from human
rights groups for an end to the death penalty.
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Medicare Is Best Way to Cover the Millions of Americans Whose Health Insurance Has Been Taken Away
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by Mark Dudzic, Richard Master
This solution is the most seamless for patients, and the most
cost-effective approach for taxpayers. Plus, it prevents an unnecessary
and massive transfer of government money to America's health insurance
companies.
Poisons Mean Extinction: For Bees and Humanity
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by Vandana Shiva
Protecting bees is an ecological duty, pushing them to extinction is an
ecological crime. The threat to bees is a threat to humanity.
The Way Out of the COVID-19 Crisis Is a Green New Deal
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by Claire O'Manique
This crisis has reinforced what we already know—our current economic
system is leading us down a path of destruction.
Trump Just Removed the IG Investigating Elaine Chao. Chao’s Husband, Mitch McConnell, Already Vetted the Replacement.
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by Donald K. Sherman
The President's attack on inspector general independence at the
Department of Transportation deserves just as much public scrutiny as
all the rest.
To Save Lives—and Democracy—We Need to Vote by Mail
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by Bernie Horn
We need tens of millions of fewer Americans voting at the polls. Sending
ballots in the mail is the simplest solution.
The Answer to the Media Industry's Woes? Publicly Owned Newspapers.
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by Victor Pickard
Newspapers must be for the people. It's worth investing our tax dollars
in them.
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Trump Gives Backdoor Bailout To Major Polluter With Shady Past
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Earthjustice: The Trump Administration’s Assault on Public Protections Is a Handout to Corporate Special Interests
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Rep García, Sen Whitehouse, Indigenous and Community Leaders Call Out BlackRock on Climate Deception
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EPA Chief: Environmental and Public Health Rollbacks ‘Make Things Better
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Cap and Trade Auction Reveals Weakness of Market-Based Climate Policy
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