by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "Enbridge has imposed on the people of Michigan an unacceptable risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes that could devastate our economy and way of life."
by Julia Conley, staff writer "The president seeks an unconstitutional 'restriction on the right to vote'... He is violating his duty to defend the Constitution."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "Unbelievable," Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez said in response. "GOP doesn't even care for the lives of the people protecting theirs."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer The plan "lays a foundation for bringing economic vitality to rural communities in the face of racial injustice, economic decline, climate change, and a devastating pandemic."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "Biden will need to appoint high-energy, creative officials who wake up every morning determined to do all they can to advance the public interest, not those who remain beholden to corporations and private profit."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "President-elect Joe Biden's new administration gives the Democratic Party the opportunity to reprioritize working families at the center of our legislative agenda."
by Julia Conley, staff writer "Imagine if any fraction of this GOP energy to find phantom voter fraud had gone instead to preventing the spread of Covid."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Award-winning war reporter Bilal Abdul Kareem, who says he has been the target of numerous U.S.-led airstrikes, was also wounded by Syrian tank fire while covering the country's civil war.
by Jon Queally, staff writer "In an extraordinary rebuke, a federal agency releases statement from federal, state, and local officials saying Trump is totally full of it when he claims large-scale election fraud."
by David Korten What greater purpose and meaning is there than working together to create a world that secures the health of Earth and the well-being of families and communities?
by Ken Levy, Jen Senko This story—that a few extreme-libertarian billionaires like the Murdoch family use media like Fox News to enrich themselves at viewers’ expense—needs to be told over and over again, in every possible venue.
by Catherine Lynne Troisi As an infectious disease epidemiologist, I’m looking forward to research-based guidance at the federal level that I hope will help get the coronavirus under control.
by Janet McCabe With a closely divided Senate, Biden will need to rely primarily on executive actions and must-pass legislative measures like the federal budget and the Farm Bill to further his environmental agenda.
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