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July 21, 2022
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Nearly Every House Republican Votes Against Codifying Right to Contraception
"If they had the chance they would ban it," said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
by Julia Conley



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Marijuana Justice Coalition Applauds 'Long Overdue' Senate Legalization Bill
"The official introduction of this bill to finally end the policy nightmare of federal marijuana prohibition is the culmination of unprecedented leadership in the Senate and engagement with stakeholders across the political spectrum," said NORML's political director.
by Jessica Corbett



Icebergs, calved from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, float in the Ilulissat Icefjord off the coast of Greenland on May 16, 2022.
Water From Major Greenland Ice Melt Could Fill 7.2 Million Olympic Swimming Pools
"It definitely worries me," said one scientist conducting research on Greenland's ice sheet.
by Kenny Stancil
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• Progressive Lawmakers Push Biden to Stop Transferring Military Weapons to Cops
• House Dems Urge Private Mail Carriers to Protect Access to Abortion Pills
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Opinion



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The Treasury Department Could Prevent Widespread Global Starvation With No Cost to US Taxpayers
As hunger threatens millions, the Biden administration should give its OK for the IMF to distribute financial backing to the world's poorest countries.
by Mark Weisbrot



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We Celebrate Ten Years of Rojava: A Visionary Social Experiment Under Threat
The people of Rojava pose a core threat to any existing government—especially those with imperialist ambitions—by showing the world a viable model of peaceful multi-ethnic coexistence, grounded in lived political, cultural, and ecological autonomy.
by Martin Winiecki, Alnoor Ladha



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New Mexico's Megafires Mark a Turning Point for the People, the Land, and the Forest Service
It also marks a transformative change in the ecological character of the region and in the turbulent history of the alternately inept and valiant federal agency that both started and fought it.
by William deBuys
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