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One of the First Things Bezos Says After Returning From Space: Humanity Should Pollute It
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by Jake Johnson
"Delusional, toxic nonsense" is how one critic described Bezos' call for
moving all polluting industry into space.
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'Deadline Glasgow': As Climate Summit Looms, Campaign Targets Complicity of Banks and Biden
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by Jessica Corbett
Scores of groups are "calling on all financial institutions and the U.S.
government to end their support for companies engaged in climate
destruction and human rights abuses."
Leaving Parts of Trump's Pro-Polluter Legacy Intact, Biden Gets C- on Environmental Report Card
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by Julia Conley
Biden's "limited achievements must be put in context of what both
science and justice require to avoid the worst impacts of the climate
and extinction crises," said the Center for Biological Diversity Action
Fund.
'No One Is Safe': Phone Numbers of 14 World Leaders on Pegasus List
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by Kenny Stancil
"If 10 prime ministers and three presidents can't be safe from mercenary
spyware, what chance do the rest of us stand?" asked one critic. "Since
the hacking industry is incapable of self-control, governments must step
up."
'Profiteering Healthcare System' Blamed as US Medical Debt Surges to $140 Billion
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by Jake Johnson
One critic said the new estimate of medical debt in collections shows
the for-profit healthcare system is "working just the way the corporate
price gougers want it to."
Senators Introduce Legislation to Curb Endless US Wars, Lethal Arms Sales
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by Andrea Germanos
The measure includes a sunset of all authorizations of the use of
military force including the 2001 AUMF.
Bootleg Fire Has Burned Over 364,000 Acres and Is Making Its Own Weather
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by Jessica Corbett
"Normally the weather predicts what the fire will do," said an Oregon
official. "In this case, the fire is predicting what the weather will
do."
'Change Is Coming': Leftist Pedro Castillo Confirmed President-Elect in Peru
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by Kenny Stancil
"Together," said the former teacher and union leader, "we'll... make a
more just, dignified, and united Peru."
'Nothing Says Tax the Rich Like a Recreational Billionaire Space Race': Critics Denounce Bezos Flight
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by Julia Conley
"If there was any economic justice in the world," said one critic, the
U.S. would have imposed "a $100 billion re-entry tax on Jeff Bezos upon
his return from outer space."
Critics Note Blinken's Vow to Support 'Independent Journalists' Does Not Apply to Julian Assange
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by Jake Johnson
"Every U.S. media outlet should lambast this comment and reference
Assange, but they won't, because they suck," said one commentator.
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Cuba and the US: The Difference Between Dictatorship and Tyranny
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by Jorge Majfud
By all Western standards it can be said that Cuba is a dictatorship, but
it is necessary to remember that the United States is the tyranny that
created it, a brutal tyranny that has been going on for at least two
hundred years.
Are We Prepared for Pandora's Box of Climate Catastrophes?
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by Simon Whalley
There is still time to avoid the catastrophe we have set in motion, but
it is going to take drastic behavior change and huge grassroots pressure
on governments to force them to act immediately.
Why Did Netanyahu Vote Against a Racist Law He Wholly Embraces?
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by Neve Gordon
Netanyahu's objective is not really to impede Citizenship and Entry Law,
but to create a wedge within the coalition.
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires
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by Eric Margolis
Afghanistan was a war of lies, sustained by the powerful U.S. and
British media.
Migration Is Not the Crisis
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by Aviva Chomsky
What Washington could really do in Central America.
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Newswire...
Centreville Residents Sue Water Utility, City, Over Sewage and Stormwater Flooding
Earthjustice
CMD Files IRS Whistleblower Complaint Against ALEC for Illegal In-Kind Campaign Contributions Worth More Than $6 Million
Center for Media and Democracy
Sanders, Murphy, Lee Introduce Sweeping, Bipartisan Legislation To Overhaul Congress’ Role In National Security
Senator Bernie Sanders
New Documentary Features Jamaal Bowman’s Green New Deal for Public Schools
Justice Democrats
"If Jeff Bezos Can Afford to Go to Space, He Can Afford to Pay More in Taxes"
Patriotic Millionaires
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