by Jenna McGuire "Anyone who shares content of themselves murdering a coworker on social media would be fired without hesitation in any other workplace."
by Andrea Germanos "We are heartened, even as we sorely wish the U.S. government had taken far more ambitious and transformative steps six months ago, one year ago, 18 months ago."
by Jake Johnson "Let's cut child care costs in half, let's cut prescription drug pricing costs significantly... Those are the things that are going to cut costs for Americans."
by Julia Conley "Biden can't be the climate president when he is actively selling our water to the highest bidder and lobbying oil states to produce more fossil fuels."
by Julia Conley "It is now our duty to defend the biosphere that gives us life and to every person that Australia has forgotten and ignored," said Hannah Doole of the campaign group Blockade Australia.
by Brett Wilkins "No," said Sen Bernie Sanders. "Congress should not provide a $10 billion handout to Jeff Bezos for space exploration as part of the defense spending bill. Unbelievable."
by Jake Johnson "Just a few companies are making millions of dollars in profit every single hour, while just two percent of people in low-income countries have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus."
by John Mecklin Electrical systems based largely or entirely on solar and wind will need to provide electricity when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow.
by Keith Slack We must continue to demand that international climate negotiations focus on the experiences of those most affected by the climate crisis and their solutions to mitigating it while ensuring that those who speak out against climate-damaging activities are not subjected to repression or violence.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs The UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow suffered the same lack of trust between developing and developed countries that has burdened global climate negotiations for almost three decades. Financing is at the heart of the rupture, and the time has come for a new approach.
by Monique Morrissey Politics and special interests, not economic constraints, are what’s keeping the U.S. Postal Service from becoming a hub for affordable banking and other valuable community services in the 21st century. But we’ll need a new regulatory structure and new leadership to move forward.
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