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November 22, 2022
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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a March for Our Lives rally
on June 11, 2022 in Washington, D.C.
Teachers' Union Leader Hits Back After Pompeo Calls Her the 'Most Dangerous Person in the World'
"Maybe spend a minute in one of the classrooms with my members and their students and you will get a real lesson in the promise and potential of America," said AFT president Randi Weingarten.
by Kenny Stancil



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Faced With 'Baseless Political Lawsuits,' Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Freeze
"This pause extension is necessary, but also the bare minimum," said one activist. "What 45 million borrowers truly need is a Biden administration that won't allow fringe lawsuits and right-wing courts to undermine economic relief that's already been approved."
by Jessica Corbett



Naomi Klein speaks to the media
'Let's Try Something New': Naomi Klein Calls for Boycott of Next COP Climate Summit
"Now is the time to decide not to do this all over again next year, when the summit will be in the UAE," argued the author and environmentalist.
by Jake Johnson
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• US Supreme Court Denies Trump's Bid to Keep Tax Returns From House Committee
• Progressives Demand Biden Increase Pressure on Saudis to End Yemen Atrocities
• Civil Society Groups to IMF: Abolish Surcharges to Help Finance Climate Action
• Steven Donziger Says Criminalize Ecocide to 'Help Save the Planet'
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Midterm Results Show the Rural Vote Is Democrats to Lose
The midterms showed that rural voters must be an integral part of the Democratic strategy if they want to win in 2024.
by George Goehl



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Billionaires Like Elon Musk Are the Most Dangerous People on Planet Earth
The best hope of averting climate disaster may well be wealth taxes that significantly reduce the wealth and power of the super-rich.
by Linda McQuaig



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Moral Injury: Helping Veterans Heal
Healing requires that veterans examine their military experience, their actions in war, that they come to understand how they were manipulated by their government, morally desensitized, instilled with warrior values, conditioned to kill immediately and without question, and how the battlefield reinforced these values and behaviors.
by Camillo Mac Bica
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