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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As of Friday afternoon, more than 650 demonstrations were planned as part of "Save the Post Office Saturday," a national day of action in which people across the U.S. will demand that President Donald Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy end their assault on the U.S. Postal Service.

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Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg joined about 100 Fridays for Future strikers in Berlin on August 21, 2020. (Photo: Greta Thunberg/Instagram)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We want leaders to step up, take responsibility, and treat the climate crisis like a crisis."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"DeJoy himself confirmed that there have been significant service slowdowns. It makes no sense at all for him to say USPS sorting machine 'are not needed.' Put them back."



by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"I'm furious at the incompetence and severe inhumanity of this," one advocate said.

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Progressives running in two high-profile Democratic primary elections in Massachusetts reported Friday that they outraised their centrist opponents in a recent fundraising push, raising hopes for the outcome of the September 1 primary in the state.



by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"This voter suppression scheme is intended to intimidate voters and cause a chilling effect on the electorate."


Members of a new climate movement, Ocean Rebellion, protest in the United Kingdom's Falmouth Harbor by projecting slogans on the bow of the cruise ship named The World.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The group aims to "address cascading collapses in biodiversity due to overfishing, human-caused climate change, deep sea mining, and other marine emergencies."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health experts on Friday raised alarm over a new policy unveiled by the Health and Human Services Department, blocking the Food and Drug Administration from regulating a number of laboratory tests including those that test for Covid-19. 



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
According to David Williams, Mnuchin required members of the USPS Board of Governors to "come to his office to kiss the ring."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"American history tells us that it's been in our darkest moments that we've made our greatest progress, that we've found the light. In this dark moment, I believe we're poised to make great progress again, that we can find the light once more."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Millions rely on the Postal Service for prescription drugs that treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and more," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Postmaster General DeJoy must go."

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The "Trump administration is perfectly capable of maintaining publicly that international UNSC sanctions on Iran have been restored even if no one goes along with Washington," writes Cole. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

by Juan Cole
Trump walks alone.


A stranded mother carries her child by a road with little traffic as she awaits transport to get into the central business district of Harare, Zimbabwe on June 2, 2020

by Kunal Sen
Whether the pandemic’s effect on inequality will be felt for many years to come will depend on whether government action.


"European governments provide subsidies to fossil fuel industries under many guises: tax breaks, capacity markets, the Emissions Trading System," writes the author. (Photo: Jack Sem, Semtrio.com/Flickr/cc)

by Juliet Ferguson
A return to the old ‘normal’ will only lead us further along the path to the next looming catastrophe—that of climate change.


"The Trump administration has made it a priority to roll back the Clean Water Rule, which more clearly defined which kinds of bodies of water are subject to the Clean Water Act," writes Benesh.

by Melanie Benesh
The Trump EPA has aggressively worked to erode and eliminate vital environmental and public health protections.

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