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December 15, 2022
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COP15 participants speak with photo of whale in background
Outlook 'Grim' Halfway Through Global Biodiversity Summit, Climate Groups Warn
"If Global North countries don't compromise, the consequences will be dire," said Greenpeace. "One million species are at risk of extinction, threatening the web of life that holds our planet together."
by Julia Conley



President Joe Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin speak at a White House event
Biden's Latest Push for Manchin Dirty Deal Condemned as 'Disgraceful Betrayal'
"Manchin's provisions will expand fossil fuel infrastructure at a time when you should be stopping extraction," said one climate campaigner.
by Jake Johnson



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Ellsberg, Donziger Among Those Demanding Freedom for Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale
"People forget that there are Americans being held right in our own country for political reasons, who the world regards as political prisoners, who President Biden has the power to release immediately," said human rights lawyer Steven Donziger.
by Julia Conley
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• Peru Civil Society Calls for National Strike as Unelected President Declares State of Emergency
Opinion



Illinois-Workers
Bring on the Labor Movement Militancy!
Labour is the only force sufficiently strong and organized to champion working people—and push back against the crushing weight of corporate power.
by Linda McQuaig



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Republicans Sick of Trump Have a Major Problem: The Trump Base
The GOP continues to rot as a political party, as a governing institution, and as a moral entity.
by Robert Reich



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The Madness of Nuclear Warfare Is Alive and Well
Collectively, it seems that we may be on the verge of returning to a nightmarish past, where we lived in fear of a nuclear war that would kill us all.
by William Astore
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