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April 04, 2022
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'Climate Revolution': Scientists Launch Global Civil Disobedience Campaign
"Scientist Rebellion will be on the streets between April 4th and 9th, acting like our house is on fire," said organizers. "Because it is."
by Julia Conley



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Campaigners Say IPCC Report Reveals 'Bleak and Brutal Truth' About Climate Emergency
"It's not about taking our foot off the accelerator anymore—it's about slamming on the brakes," said one expert in response to latest U.N. assessment.
by Jessica Corbett



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'A Poor People's Pandemic': Poorest US Counties Suffered Twice the Covid Deaths of Richest
"The neglect of poor and low-wealth people in this country during a pandemic is immoral, shocking, and unjust," said Rev. Dr. William Barber II in response to the new report.
by Jake Johnson
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Amazon Workers' Historic Win and Corporate America's Ongoing Greed
If it can't fight off unions directly, it will do so indirectly by blaming inflation on wage increases, and then cheer on the Fed as it slows the economy just enough to eliminate American workers' new bargaining clout.
by Robert Reich



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Pain at the Pumps Originates in the Paycheck
Rather than address gas prices as an isolated problem, policymakers should act on wages.
by Joanne Samuel Goldblum



Man carries child through flooded waters
The Cost of Not Acting on Climate? US Govt Study Says $2 Trillion Per Year by 2100
Throughout this century, the crisis will accelerate unless we stop burning coal, gas, and petroleum now. It's not all or nothing, the question is: how bad are we going to let it be?
by Juan Cole
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