by Andrea Germanos, staff writer The global crisis, says the youth leader, "cannot be solved without system change. That's no longer an opinion. That's a fact."
by Julia Conley, staff writer "This state of austerity is an artificial cruelty designed to redistribute wealth, enrich the obscenely wealthy, and keep us under the thumb of employers and politicians."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer The Pentagon predictably described the maneuver as defensive, even though it was the U.S. that pushed the two nations to the brink of war repeatedly over the past several years.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer From Ford to Visa to Verizon, journalist Judd Legum reports corporations are spending big "to keep McConnell in charge."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "The only reasonable decision for investors in this situation is to green their portfolio and to quit companies planning new fossil investments now."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "We are losing the battle against hunger as never before," warned WFP's David Beasley. "And we are losing it most in Yemen."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The nation's health and economy are going backwards, not forwards, because Republicans and the leader of their party have spent months doing the very opposite of what is needed."
by Julia Conley, staff writer The national women's rights organization UltraViolet on Wednesday became the latest group to call on President-elect Joe Biden to appoint Rep. Deb Haaland as secretary of the interior, highlighting the importance of nominating an Indigenous leader to oversee 500 million acres of public land.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The United States should be working to deescalate conflict in the Middle East, not fueling it by selling more and more weapons to regimes using them to kill civilians," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
by Sonya Acosta Evicted families’ limited housing options increase their contact with others and limit their ability to social distance, quarantine, access appropriate health services, or practice recommended hand hygiene.
by ReNika Moore, Jennifer Bellamy When President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris take office, their administration must make racial justice a top priority.
by Tina Gerhardt "Globally, tropical cyclones are about 25 percent more likely to be at major-hurricane intensity now than four decades ago. The chances of rapid intensification in the 1980s was about one in 100 in the Atlantic. Nowadays, the chances are 1 in 20."
by Robert C. Koehler Human exploitation of Planet Earth has reached a point where what we do and how we live reverberates across the circle of life—and could destroy it, for every species, for all life.
by Leonardo Flores After four years of sanctions, sabotaged industries, attempted coups, an assassination by drone attempt, a mercenary incursion and paramilitary attacks, among others, Venezuela managed to survive the Trump administration’s maximum pressure.
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