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December 16, 2021
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Dems Face 2022 Nightmare, Critics Warn, If Student Debt Payments Restart and Child Credit Ends
"These are policy choices," said one economic justice group. "We don't have to choose this. All of this is 100% unnecessary and avoidable."
by Julia Conley
'Our Atmosphere Is Broken': US Tops Record for Hurricane-Force Winds in a Day
"The last Dust Bowl stemmed from degradation of the soil," said writer and activist Bill McKibben. "This time it's the climate we've upended."
by Andrea Germanos
With 'Asinine' Filibuster Defense, Sinema Imperils Last-Ditch Voting Rights Push
"Sinema doesn't support the voting rights legislation. The filibuster just lets her pretend she does."
by Jake Johnson
Unions Make Life Better at Work and Beyond, New Report Shows
The relationship between "high union density and higher household incomes, access to healthcare and paid leave, and fewer voting restrictions highlights the importance of protecting the right of workers to organize."
by Kenny Stancil
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The Many Ways War Is Poisoning Us
When we wage war, we dehumanize-then kill-a specific segment of humanity. In the process, we "fray" our own humanity.
by Robert C. Koehler
Will the Media Wake Up to the Danger to American Democracy?
"Asymmetric polarization" is a poor way to describe a descent into madness.
by Mike Lofgren
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