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Your Week in Review



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is a pivotal moment in the history of America—and really, in the history of humanity."



Captain Pia Klemp in 2017.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal.'"




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It is beyond logic and humanity to attempt to keep children locked up for as long as possible, especially when we know that this subjects them to trauma and extreme distress."


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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After spending a year and a half traveling the country to register young people to vote and urge high school and college students to participate in the 2020 election, the national organization March For Our Lives released a sweeping gun control proposal Wednesday, calling on the federal government to listen to the demands of young voters.




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Today in America, there's one justice system for the rich and powerful, and another one for everybody else."




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Tens of thousands have suffered as a result of the federal government's abject failure to provide basic medical care. More will suffer, and more will die, without court intervention."




by Julia Conley, staff writer
Organizers behind the global climate strike—from teenage students to adults who have fought for climate action for decades—are calling on all people who want to halt the climate crisis to join the worldwide action on September 20.




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We've seen a lot of success at the state level, particularly starting with Oklahoma in 2017," said Derrick Morgan of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks! We are on the verge of losing it completely if the fire isn't put out. The loss of trees, the loss of biodiversity is what is accelerating climate change."




by Julia Conley, staff writer
Reproductive rights advocates slammed the Trump administration on Monday as Planned Parenthood announced that the White House had forced it to decline funding that it's used to provide healthcare to more than a million low-income women.


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