Sen. Merkley on the Dangers of a New Nuclear Arms Race & Why He Backs the Green New Deal & Amazon Fires the Latest Manifestation of Bolsonaro's Disdain for Indigenous Peoples & Environment
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Sen. Merkley Condemns Trump's War Against Migrant Families as U.S. Moves to Indefinitely Jail Kids ([link removed])
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Sen. Merkley on the Dangers of a New Nuclear Arms Race & Why He Backs the Green New Deal ([link removed])
Fallout from the Trump administration's decision to pull out of the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is mounting. Russian President Vladimir ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Amazon Fires the Latest Manifestation of Bolsonaro's Disdain for Indigenous Peoples & Environment ([link removed])
The United Nations is calling for the protection of the Amazon amid fears that thousands of fires raging across Brazil and some parts of Bolivia are rapidly ... Read More → ([link removed])
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How Jair Bolsonaro Emboldened Brazilian Agribusiness to Torch the Amazon & Attack Indigenous People ([link removed])
World leaders are calling for the protection of the Amazon as massive fires continue to scorch the world's largest rainforest, which produces about 20% of the ... Read More → ([link removed])


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