by Jake Johnson "Any Democrat who tries to block or water down drug pricing reform is betraying President Biden and his agenda. Worse, they are betraying the American people."
by Jessica Corbett "It is highly dangerous and irresponsible to allow the surveillance technology and trade sector to operate as a human rights-free zone."
by Brett Wilkins "The fact that MPD attacked, arrested me, and then held my camera for nearly a year for no reason sends a chilling message to everyone of what is at risk," one of the plaintiffs in the suit warned.
by Julia Conley "If President Biden and Senator Schumer truly care about ending the war on voting rights they have to use their political will to abolish the filibuster and pass the For the People Act immediately," said one organizer.
by Kenny Stancil "The situation is growing increasingly untenable for civilians, who are at an ever-increasing risk of being caught in the crossfire," said the International Rescue Committee's director for Afghanistan.
by Jessica Corbett "It has opened the floodgate for more communities in the Niger Delta to seek redress for the environmental monstrosity that has devastated them in the past 50 years."
by Brett Wilkins "Whether these fossil fuel executives lead their corporations to financial success or catastrophic flops, they still receive exorbitant payouts, while workers lose jobs, investors lose money, and taxpayers may wind up footing the bill for environmental cleanup."
by Jake Johnson "The language AIPAC uses in paid ads to smear and vilify Ilhan Omar is virtually identical to the language used in death threats she gets," said a spokesperson for the Minnesota Democrat.
by Joan Steinau Lester Even though I'm deeply satisfied now with the love of one woman, having a word to define myself conceptually still feels important.
by Cynthia Kaufman Making a shift toward a society that works for people and the rest of nature involves freeing people from the pulls that tie them to a need for more.
by Robert C. Koehler What gives political leaders the wherewithal to violate basic human values—established moral standards—and perpetrate the inhumanity of war?
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