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'Monumental Victory': Tribes and Climate Activists Celebrate Court-Ordered Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A U.S. district court on Monday delivered a major win to local
Indigenous organizers and climate activists—and a significant blow to
the fossil fuel industry and the Trump administration—by ordering the
Dakota Access Pipeline to be shut down and emptied of oil by Aug. 5
while federal regulators...
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As Colleges Resort to Online Learning, ICE Issues 'Needlessly Cruel' Rule Pushing International Students Out of US
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Immigrant rights advocates expressed shock on Monday after Immigration
and Customs Enforcement announced international students whose U.S.
schools are moving to an online-only model for the Fall 2020 semester
will no longer be welcome in the United States.
'Hunger Clock' Billboards Blast McConnell and GOP Senators for Blocking $16 Billion in Food Aid
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Let's be clear: this delay in food aid may lead to even more Americans
unnecessarily dying."
As Covid-19 Crisis Continues, UNEP and Global Partners Release 10-Point Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide neared 11.5
million on Monday and the death toll topped 535,000, a new United
Nations report detailed trends in human activity that are driving the
emergence of zoonotic diseases and offered steps countries can take to
prevent future pandemics.
'They Are Failing': Nationwide Day of Action to Target GOP Senators for Going on Vacation as Pandemic Surges
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Millions of workers—essential and unemployed—do not have the luxury of
a vacation and our elected officials are not entitled to take one during
this crisis."
Regulators Urged to Block Uber's "Domination Game" Acquisition of Postmates
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"These destructive delivery apps... were built to monopolize an
essential service and reap profits for investors."
'The Swamp Is Alive and Well': Trump-Connected Lobbyists Have Raked in $10 Billion in Covid-19 Aid for Corporate Clients
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The crisis offered an especially lucrative opportunity for those
lobbyists who enjoy close ties to President Donald Trump and his
administration—and they seized it."
'To Stand Up for What Is Morally Right': Progressive Insurgent Dr. Arati Kreibich Makes Case to Voters Before Tuesday's NJ Primary
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Our grassroots campaign has put in the work to talk to voters about why
we need real change in this election."
Sanders Calls on 'Do-Nothing' Senate to Approve $2,000 Monthly Checks, Cancel Rent, and Expand Medicare
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This I know: nothing will happen unless the American people stand up,
fight back, and demand, in overwhelming numbers, that the Senate act."
Fears of Going 'Through Hell Again' as US Covid Infection Rate Hits Record High for 27th Straight Day
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"With American lives on the line, the question now is whether members of
the Republican Party will continue to stand by in silence as the
President peddles fiction about a deadly virus."
'The Future Does Not Belong to You,' Climate Campaigners Say to Big Oil After Cancellation of 600-Mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Duke and Dominion did not decide to cancel the Atlantic Coast
Pipeline—the people and frontline organizations that led this fight for
years forced them into walking away."
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To 'Build Back Better,' We Must Ditch Public Financing of Fossil Fuels
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by Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Sandrine Dixson-Declѐve, and Bas Eickhout
An open letter to Emmanuel Macron and Rémy Rioux on the existential
dangers of continued funding of coal, oil, and gas.
Why Canada—and the World—Deserve a Better Foreign Policy in Ottawa
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by Bianca Mugyenyi
Why are Canadians so confused about their country's place in the world
and how do we overcome the stark democratic deficit in international
affairs?
Take It Down!: Symbolic Politics Is Just That
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by Todd Cronan, Charles Palermo
No one can right the wrongs perpetrated in the past and yet we must
address the injustices of the present.
Trump and the GOP's Handling of Covid-19 Is Sheer Lunacy
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by Robert Reich
The economy isn't roaring back. What's roaring back is Covid-19. Until
it's tamed, the economy doesn't stand a chance.
Shrink Wall Street to Guarantee Good Jobs
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by Sarah Anderson
A new House proposal would ensure that all Americans in hard-hit areas
could have a job. A tax on Wall Street windfalls would pay for it.
To Defeat Systemic Racism, America Must End Endless War
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by Nima Gerami
As we look inwards to dismantle America's legacy of racism that pervades
the law enforcement and national security apparatuses, we must also
recognize that racism and militarism are mutually reinforcing.
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With New Permits, Newsom Ramps Up Fracking in California
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Block on Asylum Transit Ban
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Democratic Senators Raise Concerns with AT&T on Job Cuts
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350.org on Suspension of Dakota Access Pipeline and Cancelation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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Oil Change International Response to Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown
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