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December 29, 2021
Top News



Alaska record heat
Hotter in Alaska Than San Diego This Week as Temperature Record 'Pulverized'
"Climate change continues to push the envelope on what is possible all over the globe," said one meteorologist.
by Brett Wilkins



A child looks at books in a school library
'Madness': Oklahoma Bill Would Empower Parents to Remove Books From School Libraries
"These books are there to give our kids the language that they need to express how they are already feeling, and that's it," said one LGBTQ+ rights advocate. "And if we take those books away from their libraries, then we're saying...that they are alone in those schools."
by Julia Conley



Harry Reid speaks to the press
As Harry Reid Dies at 82, Democrats Urged to Take His Advice and Abolish the Filibuster
"The future of our country is sacrificed at the altar of the filibuster. Something must change," the former Senate majority leader wrote in 2019.
by Jake Johnson



Merck's Covid-19 pill
Experts Warn Merck's FDA-Authorized Covid Pill Could 'Create Breeding Ground for Mutant Viruses'
"The FDA and Merck have essentially engaged the public in a gamble without public debate," argues Stanford University's Michael Lin.
by Jake Johnson
Opinion



Snowy owl in flight.
Killing Nature Must Be Treated as a Crime on a Par with Genocide and War Crimes
The time has come for drastic measures to protect the environment and save the world from a climate catastrophe.
by C.J. Polychroniou



Firefighter battling bushfires about 100 km north of Sydney
Climate Chaos: What to Learn From 2021
To keep acting as if there wasn't war declared against the planet and humanity is to accept we are already defeated. Continuing to play their game can only guarantee collapse. It's time to flip the table.
by João Camargo
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