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Your Week in Review
To Honor John Lewis, Progressives Say, 'End the Filibuster' and Pass Voting Rights Legislation
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by Kenny Stancil
"Remembering and celebrating John Lewis today is important," said Rep.
Cori Bush. "Abolishing the filibuster to secure the right to vote for
everyone is how we must protect his legacy."
Oregon's Growing Bootleg Fire is One of 70 Now Raging in US West, Where Another Heatwave Looms
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by Kenny Stancil
"We are living through a climate catastrophe," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
"We have to redesign our economy to respond to the current crisis and to
ensure it doesn't get much, much worse."
Water Protectors Against Line 3 Sue Over Police Blockade of Indigenous Camp
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by Jessica Corbett
"The Hubbard County Sheriff has attempted to illegally construct a de
facto open-air prison to trap Indigenous environmental protectors and
allies on their own property."
Dreamers, Advocates Call for Urgent Action by Congress After Judge Rules DACA Illegal
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by Brett Wilkins
"The stakes have been raised, and futures of hundreds of thousands of
DACA recipients hang in the balance," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman. "We must
move in this Congress to protect DACA and create a path to citizenship
for all undocumented people."
Ocasio-Cortez: 'House Progressives Are Standing Up' for Infrastructure Plan Prioritizing Care, Climate
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by Kenny Stancil
"If Sen. Manchin and the rest of the Senate approve the 'reconciliation
bill' then we will approve their bipartisan bill. But if they try to
strip immigration reform, child care, climate action, etc., then we're
at an impasse," said the New York Democrat.
In 'Critical Step' for Climate, Biden to Restore Protections for Tongass National Forest
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by Julia Conley
"The Tongass is not only one of the few truly wild places left on the
planet, it is vital to our path forward as we deal with climate change,"
said the Alaska-based group SalmonState.
'Vaccine Apartheid Kills': White House Die-In Targets Merkel for Blocking Patent Waiver
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by Kenny Stancil
Germany's continued obstruction of the TRIPS waiver "means more people
will die when they could have been saved if they had access to
life-saving vaccines."
'Not a Single Dollar More to Pentagon' in Infrastructure Package, Groups Demand
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by Julia Conley
"Of the many, many sectors of the economy and society that are
underfunded, the Pentagon is not among them," said one backer of a
letter signed by 48 organizations.
'Time for a Revolution in Public Education': Bowman Unveils Green New Deal for US Schools
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by Jake Johnson
"As we deal with a devastating climate crisis caused by decades of
unchecked corporate greed, we need to center our children and their
future."
'Biggest Story in the World Right Now': Humanity Has Flipped Amazon From Carbon Sink to Source
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by Jessica Corbett
The findings, said one expert, "show that the uncertain future is
happening now."
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