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?"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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