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House Calls Big Oil Board Members to Testify on 'Phony' Net-Zero Pledges

"It's critical that Congress holds these companies accountable and exposes the industry's fake climate pledges for the fraud that they are," said one supporter of Democrats' probe.

by Jessica Corbett

Yemenis inspect the scene of aerial attacks said to be carried out by aircraft of the coalition led by Saudi Arabia on January 18, 2022 in Sana'a, Yemen.

Saudi Bombings Kill Scores of Civilians—Including Children—in Yemen

"America is complicit in this," said one critic of "this horrific war that Biden and his senior officials once promised to end."

by Andrea Germanos

To 'Hold Her Accountable for What She Did,' Primary Sinema Project Gets Into Gear

"Kyrsten Sinema is unfit to be a United States senator," the project asserts. "Just like the filibuster itself, we need to get rid of her if we want to save our democracy before it's too late."

by Brett Wilkins

'Time for Citizens United to Go': US Oligarchs Poured $1.2 Billion Into 2020 Elections

The figure represents a 39-fold increase compared to spending in 2010, the first election held after the widely decried ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.

by Jake Johnson

Doomsday and Hope

We must recognize that our global problems and shared threats will be solved not by war but through diplomacy, cooperation and collaboration and finally by appropriate foreign aid providing infrastructure, medical and educational aid, not weapons.

by Robert Dodge

The Supreme Court Deals Another Body Blow to Women in Texas

"This case is a disaster for the rule of law and a grave disservice to women in Texas."

by Aron Solomon