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AOC on State of the Union

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"The argument that we need to make here," the New York Democrat said of bipartisanship's dead end, "is that it's worth going it alone if we can do more for working people in this country."


G7 leaders drowning

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Never in the history of the G7 has there been a bigger gap between their actions and the needs of the world. In the face of these challenges the G7 have chosen to cook the books on vaccines and continue to cook the planet."


Line 3 protest in Minnesota

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If we want to have clean water, we have to stop poisoning it. If we want to solve the climate crisis, we can't make it worse."


#StopLine3

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Keystone XL was stopped on the merits of environmental justice and treaty rights; this is no different. We demand President Biden take action now."


Willamette National Forest in Oregon

by Julia Conley, staff writer
"The forests of the Pacific Northwest are a world-class natural climate solution. It is time that we started treating them as such."


International agents announce drug seizure

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The findings come just ahead of the 50th's anniversary of President Richard Nixon's drug war declaration.


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a rally

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Mitch McConnell and the Koch brothers are not worth setting the planet on fire for," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.


Big coal rig. Net Zero scam.

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Big polluters and rich governments should not only reduce emissions to Real Zero, they must pay reparations for the huge climate debt owed to the Global South."


Charles Koch

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The provisions in the For the People Act are widely popular, among Democrats and Republicans. It's just not popular among billionaire donors."


Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Manchin's positions are wrong, constitutionally inconsistent, historically inaccurate, morally indefensible, economically insane, and politically unacceptable," said the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II.

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