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Leaders at COP26 Are 'Massively Killing the Paris Agreement,' Critics Say as Talks Drag On Past Deadline
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by Julia Conley
"The deal on the table is a death sentence for millions of those on the
frontlines."
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Sanders Leads Senators in Backing Kaiser Permanente Workers Before Planned Strike
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by Jessica Corbett
"The company wishes to diminish the safety, security, and well-being of
its workers, rather than improve them. That's just not right. Your
employees deserve better."
Senate Urged to Reject Biden's 'Poor Choice' for FDA Chief Over Ties to Big Pharma
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by Jessica Corbett
Critics argue that Dr. Robert Califf, who previously led the agency, is
a "blatantly damaging pick."
'A Clear-Cut Case for Censure': House Dems Respond to Gosar's AOC Murder Video With Resolution
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by Brett Wilkins
"Rep. Gosar must be censured, investigated, and expelled," says
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley.
Outrage as AstraZeneca Ditches Pledge Not to Profit From Publicly Funded Vaccine
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by Jake Johnson
"AstraZeneca's decision to start profiting from Oxford University's
coronavirus vaccine mid-pandemic shows the utter folly of giving away
publicly funded science to Big Pharma."
Activists Slam 'Weasel Words' in New COP26 Text as Negotiators Water Down Climate Deal
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by Jake Johnson
"The oily imprints of fossil fuel influence" are all over an updated
draft text, climate leaders warned.
'Hugely Significant, and Entirely Appropriate': Bannon Indicted for Defying House Subpoena
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by Jessica Corbett
"It is good to see the Department of Justice stepping up and treating
this with the gravity it deserves."
Documents Expose 'Staggering Pattern of Political Interference' in Trump's Covid-19 Response
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by Brett Wilkins
"Top elected officials preferred to keep Americans in the dark and set
policy based on political considerations, not science," said one former
CDC adviser.
As COP26 Fizzles to an End, Biden Urged to Use Executive Action to Stop Fossil Fuel Expansion
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by Kenny Stancil
"The Biden administration has tools at its disposal that it is simply
failing to use," said one advocate. "If President Biden believes we are
in an emergency, he should act accordingly."
Ilhan Omar Unveils Resolution to Block 'Unconscionable' Saudi Arms Sale
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by Jake Johnson
"We should never be selling human rights abusers weapons, but we
certainly should not be doing so in the midst of a humanitarian crisis
they are responsible for."
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COP Is Dead. Long Live the Movement!
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by João Camargo
COP is an organization of global capitalist plans for the
intensification of exploitation. It needs to be dead to us, as our
presence there legitimizes a process that is simultaneously against us
and against the planet.
The Real Source of Inflation? Consolidated Corporate Power and Greed
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by Robert Reich
This structural problem is amenable to only one thing: the aggressive
use of antitrust law.
American's Very Big (Water) Drinking Problem
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by Rajan Menon
With state and local governments under increasing financial pressure,
the funding shortfall for modernizing the water infrastructure could
reach a staggering $434 billion by 2029.
White Tears Over Kenosha
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by Tony Norman
Kyle Rittenhouse's masterclass in victimology deserves an Emmy, but not
exoneration.
We Must Abandon Our Climate Delusions
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by John Feffer
We all think that climate change is somebody else's problem. We have to
be persuaded otherwise.
Maternal Instinct Protecting Our Children's Lives—An MSNBC Premiere Documentary
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by Robert Dodge
All are encouraged to view this film with those you love and then act to
stop putting corporate greed ahead of human health and demand the
cleanup of the site now.
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Newswire...
COP's Failures Must Not Excuse White House Inaction on Climate
Food & Water Watch
Sanders and Seven Colleagues Stand in Solidarity with More Than 30,000 Health Care Workers Ahead of Strike
Senator Bernie Sanders
COP26 Achieves Little, Biden Must Be the Focus for Real Fossil Fuel Action
Food & Water Watch
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