by Kenny Stancil "Americans looking for someone to blame for the pain they experience at the pump need look no further than the wealthy oil and gas company executives who choose to line their own pockets."
by Jake Johnson "There are many detainees without the profile of Aung San Suu Kyi who currently face the terrifying prospect of years behind bars simply for peacefully exercising their human rights."
by Julia Conley "While we are grateful for the involvement of the federal government, what we need to stop the five-decade cycle of having to take legal action every 10 years is for Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote Act," said one advocate.
by Brett Wilkins "We must do everything we can to undo the destructive colonial legacy of extractivism, until we live in a world where people and the planet come before the profits of toxic fossil fuel companies."
by Kenny Stancil "There may have been serious violations of securities laws during the proposed merger of Digital World Acquisition Corp. and Trump's media company," said the Massachusetts Democrat.
by Jessica Corbett "Giant corporations must not be allowed to stomp out competition, put up barriers to enter the market, and continue to exclude Latinos from the media industry."
by Elisha Brown "They will not accept bans on abortions, they certainly will not accept a Texas-style abortion ban, and they will hold legislatures and the governor accountable for any and all action they take to roll back their rights."
by Million Belay, Heather Day, Steve Gloyd By putting its money toward agroecology research and farmer support, the Gates Foundation could make a huge contribution to sustainability and smallholder farmers' well-being.
by Derrick Z. Jackson The saddest part is that the Biden administration, despite its many positive moves to restore respect to scientific rigor, followed fear more than science in its first major action in response to the Omicron variant.
by Gary Olson We need more imaginative thinking and discussion about how to rid the planet of corporate capitalism and the psychopathic predator class's power and control that's responsible for monstrous crimes, obscene inequality, and an accelerating death spiral toward mass extinction.
by Oscar Chacón The result of continuing both 'Remain in Mexico' and Title 42 is a complete and ongoing shutdown of asylum at the southern border. The situation is unacceptable.
by Ramzy Baroud While Belgium's position, on its own, is praiseworthy—as it reflects the ceaseless activism and pressure of the country's own civil society—it should not be seen as an alternative to a courageous political and moral position, similar to the one taken during the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa.
by Andreas Bummel A democratic world parliament that is freely elected by all world’s citizens needs to be a centerpiece of any legitimate future global organization.
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