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'Solid No': Progressives Reject Pelosi Push to Pass Bipartisan Bill Without Build Back Better
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by Kenny Stancil
"Passing the bipartisan infrastructure bill before the Build Back Better
Act means Democrats would be trusting Manchin and Sinema at their word
to vote for it in the Senate," said Nina Turner.
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Big Pharma Spent 'Horrifying' Sums of Money to Weaken Drug Price Reform
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by Kenny Stancil
The industry is expected to break its lobbying record after spending
tens of millions of dollars to undermine a popular proposal to reduce
prescription drug costs.
Biden to Unleash 'Irrevocable Climate Chaos' if US Fracked Gas Export Projects Proceed: Groups
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by Brett Wilkins
"To limit global warming to 1.5°C, the U.S. must ultimately stop
building new export terminals and pipelines that prop up this dangerous
fossil fuel worldwide."
Decrying 'Greenwashing' at COP26, Youth Climate Leaders Join Tens of Thousands at Glasgow March
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by Julia Conley
"Our voices are not being heard, our voices are being left behind," said
Ugandan advocate Evelyn Acham.
Markey-Merkley Bill Would Stop Big Banks From 'Throwing Money at Dirty Fossil Fuel Projects'
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by Jessica Corbett
"As climate chaos continues to threaten Americans—endangering
livelihoods and putting our future at risk—the role of big financial
institutions in accelerating this crisis must be addressed."
Indonesia Walks Back Deforestation Commitment Days After Signing Global Pledge
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by Andrea Germanos
The deal was already under fire from climate groups who warned its weak
framework could greenlight "another decade of forest destruction."
'Unprecedented' Shareholder Resolutions Call on Pfizer, Moderna to Share Vaccine Tech
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by Jake Johnson
"While a few are profiting handsomely, investors recognize the dangers
of vaccine apartheid and are seeking to hold these companies
accountable."
Study Warns 'Luxury' Pollution by the Global Mega-Rich Is Imperiling the Planet
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by Jake Johnson
"The emissions from a single billionaire spaceflight would exceed the
lifetime emissions of someone in the poorest billion people on Earth."
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Threadbare US Social Safety Net: The War on Science, Medicine, and Equality for All
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by Mark Harris
Across the nation, elected Republicans at every level of government
display a callous disregard for the health and lives of the American
people, sowing disinformation and resistance to public health efforts to
contain and defeat the pandemic.
To Govern and Win Elections, Democrats Must Defeat Corporate Lobby—Not Surrender to It
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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
The corporate lobbies have been waging a relentless and largely
successful battle against higher taxes on the corporations and the rich,
even though the public supports increasing taxation.
Big Tech Wants to Take the Wheel
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by Sarah Roth-Gaudette
If you want to see where things are headed and the risks ahead, just
look at the trajectory of the automotive industry as it transitions to
the electric and autonomous vehicles likely to dominate the market in
the future.
At COP26, It's People Power vs. Fossil Fuel Dinosaurs
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by Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
"World leaders, particularly from the richest countries, are coming with
such weak pledges that this might as well be called the 3-degree
summit."
We Can't Defuse the Climate Crisis Without Tougher, Louder News Coverage
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by Mark Hertsgaard
At COP26, some US newsrooms are finally stepping up—but will it last?
American 'Democracy' Is a Poor Advertisement
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by John Feffer
Congressional paralysis, voter suppression, and widespread political
polarization all suggest that American democracy is far from exemplary.
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Newswire...
Fossil Free Finance Act Tells the Fed To Keep Up on Climate Risk
Public Citizen
Greenpeace USA Activists Who Blocked Fossil Fuel Thoroughfare Will Be Cleared Of All Criminal Charges
Greenpeace
Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair on Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bill Votes
Congressional Progressive Caucus
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