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Progressives Welcome 'Incredibly Encouraging News' of Planned US Withdrawal From Afghanistan
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"With today's decision, President Biden recognizes what the people of
the United States and Afghanistan have long known: we simply cannot bomb
our way to peace."
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Public Health Coalition Urges Biden to Create Vaccine 'Manufacturing Operation for the World'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Vaccine donations alone won't end the pandemic."
Pressure on Biden to End Yemen Blockade Builds With New Letter From Lawmakers
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Rep. Ro Khanna says members of Congress are "assessing" whether a War
Powers Resolution is needed to fully end U.S. involvement.
'The Climate Emergency Is Not Coming. It Is Here': Local Officials Across US Demand Fracking Ban
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by Jenna McGuire, staff writer
"It's time for our leaders in Washington to tackle the climate crisis
now, not later. This means halting fracking and fossil fuel projects,
period."
Over 25 Years, World's Wealthiest 5% Behind Over One-Third of Global Emissions Growth: Study
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We have got to cut over-consumption and the best place to start is
over-consumption among the polluting elites who contribute by far more
than their share of carbon emissions."
Right-Wing Banker Pulls Off Upset Win in Ecuador Over Leftist Champion
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Now is a time for reflection," said Progressive International's David
Adler. "The triumph of lawfare should send a chill through the global
community."
Scientific American to Use 'Climate Emergency' in Magazine's Future Coverage
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This idea is not a journalistic fancy," writes a senior editor. "We are
on solid scientific ground."
Greenpeace Says Japan's Plan to Contaminate Pacific Ocean With Fukushima Water Would Violate International Law
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The government has taken the wholly unjustified decision to
deliberately contaminate the Pacific Ocean with radioactive wastes."
Citing $9 Trillion Cost of Vaccine Inequity, UN Chief Calls for Global Wealth Tax on Pandemic Profiteers
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Advancing an equitable global response and recovery from the pandemic
is putting multilateralism to the test. So far, it is a test we have
failed."
'Out of Abundance of Caution,' FDA and CDC Recommend Pause of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Out of 6.8 million doses administered thus far, the agencies said they
are "reviewing data involving 6 reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe
type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the vaccine."
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We Are So Glad You're Here: A Glimpse of the Good Society at a Hollowed-Out Kmart
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by Tim Koechlin
What I saw and felt as I was getting my first jab.
Investing In Nature Is Essential to Our Shared Future
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by Gauri Sreenivasan, Mandy Gull
Canadian women leaders send an open letter to the Honourable Chrystia
Freeland, Minister of Finance.
When It Comes to the Climate Crisis, Those Responsible Should Be Held Accountable
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by Alec Connon
Majority Action, has released a list of 30 corporate directors who are
obstacles to climate progress—directors who should be voted out of
positions of power to make way for people who are more climate literate.
The Republican Party Must Be Purged Like the Nazis and Fascists
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by Thom Hartmann
It must not be allowed, like the Confederacy was, to live on with its
own "lost cause" BS mythology.
Why the Poorest Millionaires Should Stop Worrying About a Wealth Tax
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by Linda McQuaig
If you don't have $20 million or sitting around you can just relax.
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act Is the Reform We Need
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by Jesse Jackson
Police reforms will never work unless accompanied by and embedded in
rebuilding and empowering communities.
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Newswire...
On Eve of WTO COVID Meeting: Director General’s “Third Way” Is Same Old Way of Big Pharma Control Over COVID Vaccine Supply, Rebranded
Public Citizen
NIAC Applauds Senators Kaine and Murphy for Letter Urging Biden to Rejoin the JCPOA
National Iranian-American Council
Sanders Statement on Withdrawal of U.S.Troops from Afghanistan
Senator Bernie Sanders
Ninth Circuit Court Confirms Obama-Era Protections for Arctic, Atlantic Oceans
Earthjustice
Daunte Wright’s Death Again Shows Need to Address Failures of Policing
Amnesty International - USA
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