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Your Week in Review
Wanted: Another Bob Dole to Save Voting Rights
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by Paul Rogat Loeb
Any Republican could still play the role that Dole once did
Slamming 'Cowardly' Supreme Court, Pelosi Announces Vote on Abortion Rights Bill
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by Jake Johnson
"This ban necessitates codifying Roe v. Wade," the House Speaker said.
Supreme Court Attack on Roe Reignites Demand to 'Kill the Filibuster'
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by Julia Conley
"Do we keep the filibuster or do we protect abortion rights?" asked Sen.
Ed Markey. "Do we allow the far-right to have the last word on Roe v.
Wade or do we fight back?"
'I'm Asking for a Green New Deal!' At Least 14 Dead as Floods Devastate New York City Area
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by Julia Conley
"I never want to hear anyone say that a Green New Deal is too expensive
ever again," said one scientist as New York City ground to a halt.
As Kavanaugh Helps Gut Roe, Critics Recount All the Times Susan Collins Said He Wouldn't
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by Jake Johnson
The Republican from Maine "will forever be the U.S. senator who gaslit a
nation and her constituents and voted to install Brett Kavanaugh," said
one critic.
'Catastrophic Injustice': Judge OKs Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Shielding Sacklers
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by Jessica Corbett
"The greed of some Sacklers fueled an opioid epidemic that has killed
more than 500,000 Americans," said Rick Claypool of Public Citizen.
Billions of People Could Live Years Longer If Policymakers Reduce Air Pollution: Study
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by Julia Conley
In the northern part of India, where nearly 250 million people live, the
average person could live eight years longer if air pollution was
reduced.
Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad
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by Jake Johnson
"Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than
dollars."
Experts Warn of 'Potentially Catastrophic' Destruction as Hurricane Ida Reaches New Orleans
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by Julia Conley
The storm is expected to be one of the strongest ever to hit Louisiana,
rivaling Hurricane Laura in 2020.
'Not What Ending a War Looks Like': Biden Vows New Strikes in Retaliation for Kabul Blast
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by Julia Conley
The Pentagon reported that Friday's drone strike killed two ISIS-K
targets, while an elder in Jalalabad said several civilians had been
killed.
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