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'Not a Report to Despair Over': IPCC Gives Humanity Clear Directive to Act Boldly and Urgently
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by Jessica Corbett
"We have the solutions to prevent further harm to people and the
planet—it's time to implement them," says 350.org. "We must start by
putting an immediate end to fossil fuels."
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Students at Risk as Battle Erupts Over Masks in US Schools
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by Andrea Germanos
"Your prohibition on mask requirements means no Arizona school can
provide a safe learning environment," a group of doctors told Arizona's
GOP governor.
'Our Moment to Win Citizenship': Budget Package Provides Hope to Millions of Undocumented People
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by Kenny Stancil
"We will bring undocumented people out of the shadows and provide them
with a pathway to citizenship, including those who courageously kept our
economy running in the middle of a deadly pandemic," said Sen. Bernie
Sanders.
Sanders Hails $3.5 Trillion Resolution as Most 'Consequential' Proposal Since the New Deal
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by Jake Johnson
"For too many decades, Congress has ignored the needs of the working
class, the elderly, the children, the sick, and the poor. Now is the
time for bold action."
To Address Climate Emergency, Group Says Biden Must Slash Methane Emissions 65% by 2025
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by Kenny Stancil
"A climate crisis demands emergency action."
Corporate Polluters and DeSantis Face Ire as Hundreds of Tons of Sea Life Dead in Florida
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by Julia Conley
"The governor could declare this red tide an environmental emergency and
free up funds for people hurt by the event."
Over 100 Children Killed in Attacks Amid 'Disastrous' Tigray Conflict: UNICEF
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by Andrea Germanos
The repudiation of the Thursday attacks comes amid "extensive,
systematic destruction" of key infrastructure and ongoing conflict in
northern Ethiopia.
Climate Movement Says 'Apocalyptic' IPCC Report Signals 'Moment to Rise Up'
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by Jake Johnson
"It's way past time for policymakers to translate this stark warning
into action."
'Code Red for Humanity': IPCC Report Warns Window for Climate Action Is Closing Fast
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by Jake Johnson
"The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable:
greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are
choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk."
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We Have Reached Our Climate Tipping Point: It's Up to Us to Tip It Back
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by Kendra Pierre-Louis
Experts weigh in on how to change the systems and behaviors leading us
to catastrophe.
Truth Be Told—Saving Our Endangered Democracy
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by Frances Moore Lappé
Worldwide, democracy is in decline, with two-thirds of the world's
people living in autocracies, including "electoral autocracies."
With Earth on Edge, Climate Crisis Must Be Treated Like Outbreak of a World War
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by C.J. Polychroniou
Humanity and the environment are under massive assault by global warming
caused by human activities.
Rumsfeld Then, DeSantis Now: The Lies That Bind
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by Roy Eidelson
History is likely to remember both Rumsfeld and DeSantis as arrogant and
reckless "public servants" who bore significant responsibility for
unnecessary and unmitigated disasters.
Corporate Liberalism Is No Match for Trumpism
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by Norman Solomon
An affirmative program for progressive change—to substantially improve
the economic and social conditions of people's daily lives—will be
essential for mobilizing voter turnout and preventing the Republican
Party from seizing control of the federal government.
African Faith Leaders to Gates Foundation: Drop African 'Green Revolution'
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by Cecilia Heffron
"When it comes to the climate, African faith communities are urging the
world to think twice before pushing a technical and corporate farming
approach."
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Newswire...
Drug Policy Alliance Statement on Disputed Video from San Diego County Sherriff’s Department Purporting Officer Overdosed from Simply Touching Fentanyl
Drug Policy Alliance
IPCC Report Is Reality Check; But False Solutions Must Be Rejected
Global Justice Ecology Project
Oxfam Reaction to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report
Oxfam International
350Africa.Org Reacts to IPCC Report on the State of Our Climate
350.org
People’s Action and Coalition on Human Needs Launch National "Shared Prosperity" Week of Action to Win Immigrant Justice
People's Action
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