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Your Week in Review
Global Temps Continue to Soar Upward as NOAA Confirms July 2019 Was Hottest Month Since Records Began in 1880
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
With climate scientists observing hotter and hotter temperatures, a top
U.S. weather agency reported on Thursday that July 2019 was the hottest
month the planet has ever experienced since the government began
recording global temperatures.
'Perfect Illustration of Israel's Racist Apartheid Policies': Netanyahu Denounced for Barring Muslim Congresswomen Omar and Tlaib
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is an affront that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, under pressure
from President Trump, would deny entry to representatives of the U.S.
government."
#TrumpRecession Trends as President Blamed for Rising Fears of Another Economic Meltdown
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump came along and deregulated everything, weakening the post-Great
Recession laws meant to curb Wall Street abuses and authorizing a
massive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans."
Fracking Boom in US and Canada Largely to Blame for 'Massive' Rise of Global Methane Levels: Study
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
New research by a scientist at Cornell University suggested that
fracking in the U.S. and Canada over the past decade is largely to blame
for the rise in methane in the Earth's atmosphere—and that reducing
emissions of the planet-warming gas would quickly help to slow the
climate crisis.
Well Wishes for Greta Thunberg as Teen Leader Sets Sail for US to Combat 'Climate and Ecological Crisis'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Swedish teen climate activist Great Thunberg set sail aboard a
zero-emissions boat Wednesday, beginning a two-week journey across the
Atlantic Ocean for a United Nations summit in New York City.
Why Bernie Sanders Is Absolutely Correct About the Washington Post—and Corporate Media Overall
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by Norman Solomon
The fact that cable news pundits, anchors, and reporters rushed to
vehemently defend corporate media against Sanders' comments is
illustrative of the dynamic. It makes you wonder where career
self-interest ends and sincere delusion begins.
Humanity's Destruction of Oceans Nearly Doubled Over a Decade, Scientists Warn, and Could Double Again Without Urgent Action
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Humanity's impact on global oceans nearly doubled in a just over a
decade and could double again soon without urgent and sweeping
international action, warns a study published Monday in the journal
Scientific Reports .
'This Is Crazy': Scientists Alarmed as Lightning Near North Pole Seen as Latest Sign of Climate Breakdown
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Meteorologists and climate scientists were startled Monday after the
U.S. National Weather Service confirmed that an extremely rare
occurrence of lightning had been observed at the North Pole.
The Right-Wing American Love Affair With One of the Most Disturbing Serial Killers
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by Thom Hartmann
A monster who boasted of how he had hacked up a 12-year-old girl—had Ayn
Rand's ear, as well as her heart. What happened next was the modern
Republican Party.
'Disgusting and Disturbing': Trump Guts Endangered Species Act in Gift to Big Business
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This administration seems set on damaging fragile ecosystems by
prioritizing industry interests over science."
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