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Your Week in Review
In Final Hours, COP 25 Denounced as 'Utter Failure' as Deal Stripped of Ambition and US Refuses to Accept Liability for Climate Crisis
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After the COP 25 climate talks on the Paris climate agreement went into
overtime Friday night amid a stalled agreement on wealthy countries'
contributions to greatly reducing their climate-warming carbon
emissions, civil society groups and climate scientists were shocked by
the weak language that emerged from the late-night talks on Saturday.
'He Is Planning to Rig the Impeachment Trial': McConnell Vows 'Total Coordination' With Trump on Senate Process
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The jury—Senate Republicans—are going to coordinate with the
defendant—Donald Trump—on how exactly the kangaroo court is going to be
run."
Move Over, Peak Oil. Scientists Say 'Peak Livestock' Must Arrive This Decade to Limit Global Heating
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In an open letter to The Lancet Planetary Health journal Wednesday, a
group of scientists called for reaching "peak livestock" production and
pursuing dramatic efforts to restore vegetation in the next decade to
curb planet-heating emissions, increase natural carbon sequestration,
and avert climate catastrophe.
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#RefundPete Trends as Early Backers Request Donations Back After Learning Buttigieg Not So Progressive After All
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After initially viewing South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg as an
intriguing, bold outsider when he began his 2020 Democratic presidential
campaign early this year, some donors on Wednesday alerted others on
social media to the fact that contributors can get refunds from the
campaign if they no longer support Buttigieg.
'Nakedly Authoritarian': Trump Taunts Security Guard for Not Being Rough With Woman Protester
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"One of his ugliest and most troubling performances in recent memory,"
one observer said of Trump's rally in Pennsylvania.
After House Progressives Make Move to 'Flex Our Muscles,' Pelosi Backs Down on Drug Pricing Bill
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Our movement is STRONG."
'Astonishing Moral Cowardice': Sanders and Khanna Denounce $738 Billion Bipartisan Pentagon Giveaway
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This bill does nothing to rein in out-of-control military spending,
prevent unconstitutional war against Iran, limit the poisoning of
Americans' drinking water, or end the obscenity of innocent children in
Yemen being killed by U.S. bombs."
Robert Reich Makes Case for Why Sanders or Warren—'Not Some Billionaire-Backed Milquetoast Moderate'—Offer Best Chance to Beat Trump
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These two have most of the grassroots energy, most of the enthusiasm,
and most of the ideas that are critical for winning in 2020."
'Read Every Word of This': WaPo Investigation Reveals US Officials' Public Deception Campaign on Afghan War
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
Officials repeatedly told the public "progress" was being made, but new
documents show they knew that wasn't true.
'Staggering' New Data Shows Income of Top 1% Has Grown 100 Times Faster Than Bottom 50% Since 1970
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
New data released by an economist focused on inequality and the
accumulation of wealth by top earners explains the numbers behind Sen.
Bernie Sanders' often-cited statistic that the three richest Americans
hold more wealth than the 160 million people who make up the bottom 50%
of the population.
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