by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Trump's speech last week openly incited insurrectionists to storm the Capitol. Today, he called those comments 'totally appropriate.' He is continuing to encourage insurrection and undermining the rule of law."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer The Washington Democrat accused Republican lawmakers of "creating a superspreader event on top of a domestic terrorist attack."
by Jon Queally, staff writer "Barrett posing as an impartial judge in this hearing for climate accountability is about as safe as the Big Bad Wolf giving Little Red Riding Hood directions to Grandma's house."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer The lead author of the new research package notes that insects "are absolutely the fabric by which Mother Nature and the tree of life are built."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "This sobering look at reality need not lead to despair, but quite the opposite. It is a call for change. After all, people created this regime, and people can change it."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "The banks and corporations that have annihilated our social fabric, toppled governments, polluted our environment, and exploited us are now trying to get some good PR by pausing their political donations... Don't buy it."
by Jon Queally, staff writer "Will there be any accountability for these recent billionaire enablers of Donald Trump, who saw what damage he caused and still stood by him?"
by Joe Lowndes, Daniel Martinez HoSang Deferring to the economic and political elites that have set the stage for this carnage will only the embolden the far right to continue to provide a kind of reactionary framing to the feelings of abandonment, isolation and betrayal.
by Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores "Perpetuating the myth that Cuba is a threat to the American people—while minimizing the threat posed by far-right extremists at home—is an embarrassment to our country on the world stage."
by David McWilliams If we fail to appreciate what's going on in the world, we will all suffer from the curse of the entitled, who rail against change rather than embracing it.
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