by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Our resources should go to helping the American people get through this crisis—not providing giveaways to the very people responsible for polluting our water and lands."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "Facebook and Instagram have zero credibility and have proven time and time again that their priority is profiting off their manipulative and addictive tactics to keep users scrolling."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer The head of the state's ACLU accused Oklahoma lawmakers of "attempting to silence the voices of their constituents and criminalize vital calls for accountability and racial justice."
by Julia Conley, staff writer Ecologists and environmental advocates on Thursday called for swift action to reintroduce species into the wild, as scientists at the University of Cambridge in England found that 97% of the planet no longer qualifies as ecologically intact.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Congress should act to restore taxes on the wealthy and limit further democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Every year America stalls... we miss the ever-narrowing window to address the climate crisis and ensure a livable planet."
by Julia Conley, staff writer Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was joined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic lawmakers on Thursday in calling for the U.S. Congress to implement postal banking pilot programs in rural and low-income urban neighborhoods.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "The lack of political will to adequately respond to the pandemic is killing Brazilians in their thousands," the international medical charity said.
by Norman Solomon No matter what the White House and the headlines say, U.S. taxpayers won’t stop subsidizing the killing in Afghanistan until there is an end to the bombing and "special operations" that remain shrouded in secrecy.
by Ariel Gold, Medea Benjamin As the saboteurs of diplomacy hope for a violent escalation, let’s keep in mind—and hope Iran agrees—that the best revenge would be a revived JCPOA.
by Robert C. Koehler A completely different form of public safety and order must emerge, transcending this armed authoritarianism with deeply racist roots.
by Bill Blum After a long and shameful history of police violence against Black people, the George Floyd murder case might finally bring about some justice.
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