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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer At least 40 U.S. climate and environmental advocacy groups on Friday rallied behind two Louisiana Bucket Brigade activists who are facing felony "terrorizing" charges for leaving a box of plastic pellets collected from Texas waters near a Formosa Plastics facility on the doorstep of a fossil fuel lobbyist in December 2019.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "This is the exact time when we should be worried about government officials, even members of Congress, taking money out of the hands of others in need."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Some U.S. cities and states have slowed or halted plans to ease restrictions enacted in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as the country continues to shatter records in terms of confirmed Covid-19 cases and public health experts warn of what the future could hold.
by Julia Conley, staff writer Political observers said Friday that several shipbuilding companies may have grounds to file formal complaints the Government Accountability Office after President Donald Trump suggested the Navy awarded a contract to a Wisconsin company because of its status as a key swing state.
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "At a time when oil prices are cratering, prioritizing expanding oil and gas drilling anywhere—let alone the Arctic—is ridiculous."
by Maritza Perez A critical look at the DEA is long overdue. The agency has existed for more than forty-five years but little attention has been given to the role it has played in fueling racial disparities, mass criminalization, the surveillance state, and other drug war harms.
by Kathy Kelly The world that our global empire is swiftly creating, through our devastating oil wars in the Middle East and our arriving cold wars with Russia and China, is a world without winners.
by Glen Ford Community control of the police means empowering the people to shape and oversee the mechanisms of their own security and end forever the armed occupation of our communities by hostile forces.