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January 02, 2023
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Progressive Democrats Announce Nationwide Democracy Rallies for Jan. 6 Anniversary <[link removed]>
"We cannot be complacent; we are calling for an end to the ongoing violent and criminal attacks on our freedoms."
Julia Conley
Israel's Ben-Gvir Postpones Visit to Al-Aqsa Amid Warnings That 'People Will Die' <[link removed]>
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas warned it would not "sit idly by" in the face of what Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid called "a deliberate provocation that will put lives in danger and cost lives."
Brett Wilkins
After Repeated Interest Rate Hikes, IMF Warns a Third of World Will Suffer Recession in 2023 <[link removed]>
With the world's three largest economies slowing down, said the IMF managing director, economic conditions will "feel like recession for hundreds of millions of people" this year.
Julia Conley
'Union-Busting on Day 1': House GOP Aims to Stop Congressional Staff From Organizing <[link removed]>
"We're going not to stop in the 118th Congress," said the Congressional Workers Union. "When we fight, we win, and we're ready to take on any anti-worker battles that may come our way."
Jessica Corbett
'Shameful and Heartbreaking': Largest Wolf Cull in Modern History Underway in Sweden <[link removed]>
"It's disastrous for the entire ecosystem," warned one activist. "The existence of wolves contributes to a richer animal and plant life. Human survival depends on healthy ecosystems."
Brett Wilkins
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Envisioning a World Without Nuclear Weapons <[link removed]>
While nuclear weapons governments and their bomb-making industries are criminally sleepwalking into what could mean the end of our planet's life, many others are countering the weapons holders' political idiocy.
H. Patricia Hynes
2022 Will Be Remembered for Its Brutal Climate Change Impacts <[link removed]>
At the same time, 2022 was a breakthrough year of climate action juxtaposed on the increasingly stark evidence that fossil fuels and their producers are the primary cause of the planet's growing peril.
Jonathan Overpeck
2023 Can Be the Year We Save the Planet <[link removed]>
There is no longer time for thinking small. The only option is thinking big.
John Nichols
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