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'One Speech... Isn't Enough': Progressives Call on Biden to Get Tough on Voting Rights
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by Kenny Stancil
"He has to come out, explicitly, unequivocally, for overturning the
filibuster in order to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis
Voting Rights Advancement Act."
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'A Truly Shameful Day': UK Government Condemned for Slashing Global Aid During Pandemic
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by Julia Conley
"Children will die as a result," said U.K.-based group Save the
Children.
Texas Sued Over Law Enabling Harassment by Anti-Choice 'Vigilantes'
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by Jessica Corbett
"If this oppressive law takes effect, it will decimate abortion access
in Texas—and that's exactly what it is designed to do."
As DA Rejects Charges, Bayou Bridge Water Protectors Vow 'We Will Not Stop Our Work'
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by Brett Wilkins
"The refusal to prosecute us just proves what we already knew: These
critical infrastructure laws are unconstitutional. We have the right to
resist and we will not be deterred."
Democratic Super PAC Condemned for 'Sleazy' and False Attacks on Nina Turner
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by Jake Johnson
One reporter described a new mailer, which falsely accuses Turner of
opposing universal healthcare and a higher minimum wage, as "wildly
dishonest."
'Subsidizing the Climate and Ecological Crisis': Biden Approving Fossil Fuel Permits Faster Than Trump or Obama
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by Andrea Germanos
AP's findings run counter to the president's campaign vow to end oil and
gas extraction on public lands.
Amid Extreme Heat, Humanitarian Group Reports Dozens of Migrant Deaths in Arizona Desert
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by Julia Conley
"All of this will only grow more and more urgent and dangerous as the
world grows hotter, countries in the Global South become more unstable,
and more folks head north."
Manchin's Energy Bill Condemned as 'Kick in the Gut to Climate Justice'
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by Kenny Stancil
"Instead of funding non-polluting alternatives, it throws public money
at expensive, unproven technologies that will allow the fossil fuel
industry to continue poisoning frontline communities and trashing the
planet."
'Stop Blocking Global Covid Vaccines': Protests Greet Merkel's White House Visit
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by Jake Johnson
"Every day Chancellor Merkel delays global action on Covid vaccines
costs thousands of lives."
Dems Request Meeting With Merkel to Discuss Germany's 'Blockade' of Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Jake Johnson
U.S. members of Congress are pushing the German leader to stop "putting
industry IP monopolies as a priority over people."
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The Hidden Hand of the US Blockade Sparks Cuba Protests
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by Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores
The protests should be understood in the context of a brutal economic
war waged by the United States against the island nation for more than
60 years.
Trump's Lies and GOP Cowardice Are Undermining Democracy
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by Jesse Jackson
We must make those who would once more seek to suppress our votes pay
for the insult big time.
Sports Teams: Congress Needs To Demolish the Everlasting Tax Shelter for Billionaires
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by Sarah Anderson, Bob Lord
A perverse loophole allows owners of profitable teams—and their heirs—to
lower their tax bills by claiming huge paper losses.
On the Brink in 2026: US-China Near-War Status Report
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by Michael T. Klare
An all-American path to war?
The Filibuster Is Not Inviolable: Time to Trigger the Nuclear Option
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by Thom Hartmann
If the filibuster can't be done away with or turned into a "Jimmy
Stewart filibuster," then Congress has the obligation to Act on the
"Nuclear Option."
In Texas, 'Fleeing' Democrats Take Courageous Stand for Democracy
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
These state legislators are doing something brave and necessary on
behalf of all people in the United States. They are exiting, for now, so
that their counterparts in Washington can regain their backbones.
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Newswire...
Senate Must Heed President Biden’s Clarion Call for Urgent Action to Protect Our Freedom to Vote and Bolster Our Democracy
Common Cause
President Biden Must Do More To Protect Voting Rights
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
NIAC Action Applauds Diversity Visa Fix
NIAC Action
After Two Years of ICE Detention, Maura, a Transgender Woman from Nicaragua Regains Her Freedom
Amnesty International - USA
Facial Recognition Is Doing Harm Right Now. It’s Unacceptable for Lawmakers To Do Anything Other Than Ban It.
Fight for the Future
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