by Brett Wilkins "The Biden administration in its very first weeks committed both to center human rights in foreign policy and to end U.S. complicity in the war in Yemen. Allowing this sale to stand breaks that commitment."
by Kenny Stancil The lawmakers asked AG Merrick Garland to "act immediately to reclaim control of this case, dismiss the charges, and free Mr. Donziger from his imprisonment."
by Jake Johnson "Our leaders' failure to help bring the vaccines to everyone, everywhere will keep us on a cruel and never-ending cycle of illness, death, and economic suffering."
by Julia Conley Right-wing groups are lobbying lawmakers to pass state-level restrictions and ban sales of abortion pills, should Roe v. Wade be overturned.
by Jake Johnson "Prices are high," said Sen. Sherrod Brown, "because corporations are raising them—so they can keep paying themselves with ever-larger executive bonuses and stock buybacks."
by Brett Wilkins "It's time at long last to face reality and... close the detention facility at Guantánamo. Let's put this dark chapter behind us once and for all."
by Ravi Mangla Time and time again, Democrats are caught on their back heels, and instead of presenting an alternate message or narrative they trap themselves in a cage of their own making: engaging with the right in circular debates over critical race theory, woke culture, and other fabricated third-rails.
by Claudia Detsch Today's fossil-fuel lobbyists don't deny climate change. Instead, they distract from meaningful action. Activists must avoid falling into their traps.
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