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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Both inside and outside the Amazon Web Services Summit in New York on Thursday, tech workers, immigrants, and rights advocates demanded that the company end its support of immigration enforcement agencies and what critics called President Donald Trump's "deportation machine."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I am proud to announce the modern-day oligarchs who oppose our movement."


climate emergency sign

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
More than 7,000 colleges and universities across the globe declared a climate emergency on Wednesday and unveiled a three-point plan to collectively commit the addressing the crisis.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
The continuous addition of carbon dioxide to the planet's oceans—which shows no sign of stopping due to the persistent extraction of fossil fuels—is likely to trigger a chemical reaction in Earth's carbon cycle that is identical to those which happened just before mass extinction events, according to a new study.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It has been more than 10 years since congress raised the minimum wage—the longest stretch in history. This is a shameful benchmark. Congress should immediately pass the Raise the Wage Act."


Thwaites Glacier

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
New NASA-funded research warns that because of human-caused global heating, West Antarctica's massive Thwaites Glacier is at risk of reaching a tipping point that could raise the global sea level by about 20 inches.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Instead of remaining complicit in worsening the effects of climate change, members of Congress in both the House and Senate must respond to this resolution with the urgency and support that this moment demands."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Pushing back against businesses and government calling for mere "regulations" on facial recognition surveillance, digital rights group Fight for the Future on Tuesday launched a nationwide campaign to demand a complete ban on the technology, which which critics warn is already violating civil liberties across the country.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"ICE is running facial recognition searches against millions of photos. You. Your family. Your friends. This is a major violation of privacy."


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) listen as Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Call me old fashioned, but I thought the Democratic speaker of the House was supposed to bolster House Democrats and hold a Republican president accountable."

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