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Raytheon Technologies will have more money to make campaign contributions, more money to hire lobbyists, and more production sites that can be used as leverage over members of Congress loathe to oppose spending on weapons produced in their states or districts. (Photo: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

by Sam Pizzigati
More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.


Brazil Indigenous

by Brett Wilkins
"At this rate, we will not be able to keep global warming below 1.5ºC, a target defined in the Paris agreement," said the conservation institute Imazon.


Afghans make their way to the military entrance of the airport for evacuations in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 19, 2021. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

by Kenny Stancil
"After pursuing 20 years of failed policies that have done incredible harm to Afghans, the United States and its NATO allies have a responsibility to accept every Afghan seeking refuge."


Nabisco

by Brett Wilkins
"If Nabisco can rake in billions of dollars in corporate profits, they can afford to treat their workers with dignity and respect."


A girl is carried to safety after flooding in southern China

by Julia Conley
"Virtually no child's life will be unaffected" by the climate emergency, said the director of UNICEF.


Labor Secretary Marty Walsh appears at a Senate hearing

by Jake Johnson
"Ending UI benefits while the pandemic still rages is cruel, period."


Seal the Deal

by Jessica Corbett
"During this recess our communities are letting our elected representatives know that the time for a historic, just, and equitable recovery is now."


A nurse holds a vial of the Moderna vaccine

by Jake Johnson
"More for me. None for you. America first. This is American Covid-19 vaccine policy now," one epidemiologist lamented as the U.S. moved ahead with its booster campaign.


Demonstrators take part in a march against Line 3

by Jake Johnson
The U.S. lawmakers warned construction of the Enbridge-owned tar sands pipeline has "grave implications" for nearby ecosystems.


Afghans flee fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces

by Jake Johnson
"We've spent billions on war. Now, let's spend to bring Afghans to safety."

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