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'This Is a Scandal': Documents Reveal Obama's EPA Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking in 2011
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by Kenny Stancil
"We still don't know the full extent of toxic chemicals that companies
are using in their fracking operations. Why is the EPA allowing them to
poison our communities without consequence?"
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Progressives Laud 'Discriminatory' Hyde Amendment's Omission From Spending Bill
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by Andrea Germanos
"This is a huge win for our rights."
'Humanity Must Stand Together': Top Medical Ethicists Demand Vaccine Patent Waivers
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by Julia Conley
"We will look back in anger and I think we will look back in shame" if
wealthy countries do not ensure vaccine doses are distributed globally,
said one WHO official.
'Time for Incrementalism Is Over,' Says Climate Movement as Extreme Weather Hits US
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by Jessica Corbett
"Buildings are collapsing into the sea. Infrastructure is melting.
Hundreds are dying from extreme heat. Millions are without power. The
ocean is literally on fire. The climate crisis is here."
Texas Dems Plan to Leave the State to Thwart GOP Attack on Voting Rights
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by Jake Johnson
"Texas legislators are risking arrest to stop a voter suppression bill.
If they can do that, we can end the filibuster in the Senate."
Bernie Sanders Adds Voice to Supporters of Cook County Strike
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by Brett Wilkins
One SEIU Local 73 strike leader said the 18-day action "is about basic
dignity and respect for workers who have worked tirelessly throughout
the pandemic and before."
Case of Hervis Rogers 'Textbook Example' of Voting Injustice, Say Rights Advocates
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by Andrea Germanos
"This is a voter suppression prosecution, pure and simple," said the
head of the Texas AFL-CIO, "a poster child for Jim Crow 2.0."
Progressives Call on Biden to Lift U.S. Embargo on Cuba as Thousands Protest Critical Shortages
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by Julia Conley
"The truth is that if one wanted to help Cuba, the first thing that
should be done is to suspend the blockade of Cuba as the majority of
countries in the world are asking," said Mexican President Andres Manuel
Lopez Obrador.
Ocasio-Cortez Urges Biden Not to Send US Troops to Haiti
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by Jake Johnson
The New York Democrat said the Biden administration should support
efforts to bring to justice "any actors that may have been complicit on
U.S. soil."
Florida-Based Doctor Arrested on Suspicion of Plotting Assassination of Haiti's President
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by Jake Johnson
Christian Emmanuel Sanon is the third Haitian-born individual with ties
to the United States to be arrested for playing a role in the killing.
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Korean Americans Raise Their Voices for Peace in Korea
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by Echo (Hyunsook Elizabeth Cho)
The only way for peace to begin on the Korean Peninsula is for the
United States to end the war with North Korea.
UN Expert Says Illegal Israeli Settlements Amount to War Crimes
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by Juan Cole
"It is a tragic paradox that, while the Israeli settlements are clearly
prohibited by international law, the international community has been
remarkably reluctant to enforce its own laws."
A Climate View From California: Teetering on the Existential Edge
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by Rebecca Gordon
It's impossible to overstate the urgency of the moment.
America's Afghan War Is Over, so What About Iraq—and Iran?
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Let's hope Biden has learned another history lesson: that the United
States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
What It Means If 'Ecocide' Becomes an International Crime
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by Jojo Mehta
'Our understanding of our place in, and responsibility towards, the
natural world is in dire need of a reality check'
Target’s Bullseye on Black Youth
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by Marjaan Sirdar
Target's pledge to invest in the Black community rings hollow
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Newswire...
Biodiversity Negotiations Fail to Call for Global Halt to Species Extinctions
Center for Biological Diversity
Patriotic Millionaires Cheer On Texas Democrats as They Flee State to Block GOP Voting Restrictions
Patriotic Millionaires
Bezos' Thrill Ride Is an Insult to Millions on Earth Struggling To Make Ends Meet
Oxfam America
New Research Reveals That the Big Oil Lobby Is Using New Mexico Tax Dollars to Undermine Climate Action
Friends of the Earth
EPA Seeks Public Comments on Legal Petition to Cancel Seresto Flea Collars Linked to Deaths of Nearly 1,700 Pets
Center for Biological Diversity
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