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Flames rip across a hillside behind a building donning a U.S. flag as the Caldor Fire pushes into South Lake Tahoe, California on August 30, 2021. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

NOAA Report Shows 310 Climate-Linked Disasters Cost US Over $2 Trillion Since 1980

"This report underscores the reality of how the climate crisis is already affecting people's lives and the economy."

by Brett Wilkins

Activists march for voting rights in Georgia

Groups Tell Biden He's Not Welcome in Georgia Without a 'Finalized Voting Rights Plan'

"We have voted, we have advocated, and we have organized. We have done the work. Now, it is time for you to deliver."

by Jake Johnson

A burqa-clad Afghan woman sits next to a boundary wall with her children as she seeks alms from people passing by along a road in Kabul on January 8, 2022

Progressives Demand Biden End Sanctions to Avert Mass Starvation in Afghanistan

"This is an almost wholly man-made crisis," said one critic of the U.S. government's policy.

by Andrea Germanos

Maine Gov. Janet Mills adjusts her mask as she talks with the press during a visit to MaineHealth's high-volume vaccination clinic at Scarborough Downs on Friday, March 5, 2021.

'Absolute Disgrace': Maine's Democratic Gov. Kills Bill to Allow Farmworkers to Unionize

"With 'friends' like these, the working class in this country barely needs enemies."

by Kenny Stancil

Killing Build Back Better Could End Sinema and Manchin’s Careers: Lessons from 2010

The people of this nation will pay mightily for their obstruction—and so will their political careers.

by Paul Rogat Loeb

Hey, Hey, USA! How Many Bombs Did You Drop Today?

The U.S. military and allied air forces have dropped over 337,000 bombs and missiles on other countries over the last 20 years. That is an average of 46 strikes per day for two decades. Enough.

by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies