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Your Week in Review



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.



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


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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 Julia Conley, staff writer
The district attorney of Manhattan can obtain President Donald Trump's tax records, according to a federal judge who ruled Thursday that the president's claims that a subpoena for the documents was issued "in bad faith."



Mail carrier Oscar Osorio during his delivery route in Los Feliz amid the Covid-19 pandemic on April 29, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We must do everything we can to ensure that the post office is fully funded. It's good policy and strongly supported by the public."



Students and environmental activists participate in a climate strike in Los Angeles, California on May 24, 2019. (Photo: Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Greenpeace USA announced Wednesday that the platform which Democrats are set to adopt this week earns only a C+ rating based on the scorecard process the group previously used to rank the climate policies of what was once a large field of the party's 2020 presidential primary candidates.




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
New research from the Economic Policy Institute finds that CEO compensation grew by 1,167% from 1978 to 2019, "far outstripping" the growth of the stock market.




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake."




by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Local residents, who rely on caribou native to the refuge for sustenance, have called the area 'the heart and soul of mother earth.'


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