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'Because Insects Are Key to Our Own Survival,' 73 Scientists Unveil Global Roadmap to Battle Bugpocalypse
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Highlighting the "strong scientific consensus that the decline of
insects, other arthropods, and biodiversity as a whole, is a very real
and serious threat that society must urgently address," 73 international
scientists on Monday published a roadmap to battle the world's
"bugpocalypse."
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Trump Accused of 'Disgraceful Abdication' of Duty to Protect Earth for Proposal to Neuter Landmark Environmental Law
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The reported plan targets the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
which has been called the Magna Carta of environmental legislation, and
could hasten approval of pipelines like the Keystone XL.
With Bolton Willing to Testify Before Senate, Sanders Ask Trump: 'What Are You Afraid Of?'
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
After former National Security Adviser John Bolton announced Monday that
he would be willing to testify in a Senate impeachment trial against
President Donald Trump, Sen. Bernie Sanders demanded the president
answer one question: "What are you afraid of?"
"Stop Making a Killing at the Planet's Expense": Climate Advocates Call for Fossil Fuel Companies to Foot Australia Fires Bill
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"'Whatever it takes' needs to include serious and ambitious action to
reduce Australia's and global emissions."
Weinstein Accusers Gather at New York Courthouse to Witness 'Moment of Justice' Two Years After #MeToo Movement Began
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Women's rights advocates called the first day of film executive Harvey
Weinstein's criminal trial on Monday a "moment of justice" and
reckoning, more than two years after accusations of sexual assault and
harassment against Weinstein set off the global #MeToo movement.
Expert Notes US Bombing of Iran That Didn't Target Cultural Sites Would Still Be 'Terrible and Illegal'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The warning comes as President Donald Trump continued to assert the U.S.
has a right to attack culturally significant sites.
"Withdrawal Not What's Happening": Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Letter Announcing US Troops Leaving Iraq Was a Mistake
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"That letter is a draft, it was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should
not have been released," said Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark
Milley.
'History Is Watching': All Eyes on Mitch 'Cover-Up' McConnell After Bolton Agrees to Testify Before Senate If Subpoenaed
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
Will GOP "hold a fair trial that airs the evidence against Trump, or
will they enable Trump's cover-up?"
'No Laughing Matter': Ilhan Omar Shares Searing Anti-War Standup Routine by George Carlin
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"I'm not a very good American because I like to form my own opinions,"
said the famous standup comic in 1992 following the first Gulf War. "I
don't just roll over when I'm told to. Sad to say, most Americans just
roll over on command—not me."
'Sea of Endless People' Mourns Soleimani Across Iran, Vowing Trump Will Be Held Accountable for Assassination
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Funerals held all over Iran Monday for Major General Qasem Soleimani
gave offered a striking visual of President Donald Trump's drastic
escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran, as millions of people
poured into the streets to mourn Soleimani's assassination.
"You're Not a Dictator": Lawmakers and Experts Inform Trump He Can't Declare War via Tweet
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The Constitution doesn't allow presidents to declare war over social
media."
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Meet the Corporate War Profiteers Making a Killing on Trump's Attacks on Iran
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by Sarah Anderson
As long as the top executives of our privatized war economy can reap
unlimited rewards, the profit motive for war in Iran—or anywhere—will
persist.
Blood On Whose Hands?
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by Brett Wilkins
In survey after international survey, the United States is perennially
voted the world's greatest threat to peace in most of the world's
nations.
To Stop Trump’s War with Iran, We Must Also Confront the Democrats Who Laid the Groundwork
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by Sarah Lazare, Michael Arria
Democratic leaders are feigning outrage, but they've supported the
precursors to war.
Trump’s Illegal, Impeachable Act of War
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by Danny Sjursen
With so much on the line—both for the United States and the world—the
time for silence is over. Public resistance is the only tool we the
people have left.
No to Disastrous War With Iran
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by Joseph Gerson
Instead of initiating a war with the assassination of General Soleimani,
rationale leaders would have pursued diplomacy to reverse the spiraling
dynamic of military escalation, not thoughtlessly and murderously
fueling it.
Trump Threatens Afghan Armageddon
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by Nick Turse
U.S. "plans" for the Afghan War might prove a crime against humanity.
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Newswire...
Cost of Destructive U.S. Airbase Project in Japan Nearly Triples
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Nurses Top Gallup Poll as Most Trusted Profession for 18th Consecutive Year
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Close Guantánamo, End Torture
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Amazon Ring Isn’t Even Good at Pretending to Care About your Privacy and Safety
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Extensive Entanglement Between Boston Public Schools and ICE, Documents Show
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