by Jake Johnson "If we don't pass our agenda together—that's infrastructure AND paid leave, child care, climate action, and more—then we're leaving millions of working people behind."
by Jessica Corbett "If lawmakers are really concerned about holding the costs of this spending bill, they should get rid of the billions of dollars we waste every year on subsidies to polluters."
by Kenny Stancil "Raising taxes on the rich is much more efficient than means-testing benefits and accomplishes exactly what the spending hawks claim to be concerned about!"
by Kenny Stancil "Physical infrastructure is important," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, "but the needs of working families and combating climate change is more important."
by Julia Conley "For 35 years, the sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine, based on neither evidence nor science, has resulted in higher sentences that are disproportionately borne by Black families and communities," said an ACLU attorney.
by Andrea Germanos While Uganda's Nakate said humanity "cannot adapt to extinction," Thunberg from Sweden said lack of action is "a betrayal of all present and future generations."
by Yifat Susskind This time we can stand with Afghan women on their own terms, by asking them what they want and working hand-in-hand with them to support their leadership and meet their communities' needs.
by Zoe Weil Those who are enduring injustice, exploitation, and oppression—whether people, animals, or ecosystems—need us to believe that wrongs can be righted and to take action accordingly.
by Peter Bosshard, Rev. Fletcher Harper A group of religious leaders told an insurance firm, "climate change is a sin against God and fossil fuels are its cause."
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