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January 05, 2023

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World Could Lose Half of Glaciers This Century Even If Warming Is Kept to 1.5°C <[link removed]>

"The rapidly increasing glacier mass losses as global temperature increases beyond 1.5°C stresses the urgency of establishing more ambitious climate pledges," reads a new study.

Julia Conley


'Victory for American Workers': FTC Proposes Ban on Noncompete Clauses <[link removed]>

Sen. Elizabeth Warren noted that "noncompete clauses give companies unfair power over workers, enabling them to cut wages and benefits without fear of workers finding a new job or starting their own business."

Kenny Stancil


Dems Raise Concerns Over 'Creepy' Role of McCarthy Super PAC in Speaker Talks <[link removed]>

"These types of shady, backroom deals-which indebt our lawmakers to corporations and special interests-are corrupting our democracy," said Rep. Ro Khanna.

Jake Johnson


UK Saw Hottest Year on Record in 2022 as Climate Chaos Grows in Europe <[link removed]>

"Higher temperatures in the U.K. are contributing to more severe heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires but also more intense rainfall events and associated flooding," said one climate scientist.

Julia Conley


Progressive Senators Sound Alarm Over Rise of 'Predatory' Medical Credit Cards <[link removed]>

"Banks have identified medical credit cards as a lucrative opportunity to profit off of the worsening crisis of patients who are unable to afford their medical care," warned Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey, Bernie Sanders, and others.

Jake Johnson



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'An Issue of Legacy': Groups Demand TVA Drop Plans to Build New Gas Plant and Pipeline <[link removed]>


'A Win for Freedom': South Carolina Supreme Court Permanently Blocks Abortion Ban <[link removed]>


Oxford Study Warns Extreme Heat and Drought to Hit 90% of World Population <[link removed]>


100+ Groups Push North American Leaders to Act on Guns, Climate, and Immigrant Justice <[link removed]>


Israeli Government Accused of 'Assassinating Democracy' With Proposed Judiciary Overhaul <[link removed]>



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Opinion


One Upside to House GOP Chaos: Delay of Their Effort to Reward Wealthy Tax Cheats <[link removed]>

The Republican Party's inability to agree on a new speaker is dangerous and ridiculous, but we can be glad to see it delay their destructive agenda.

Jon Whiten


Where Oh Where Are the Screaming Headlines About Planetary Destruction? <[link removed]>

Ending the world as we've known it, whether in a matter of weeks or in slow motion over countless decades should, it seems to me, evoke the screaming headlines of our times

Tom Engelhardt


If Biden Runs in 2024, Who-If Anyone-Will Represent Progressives? <[link removed]>

For the electoral prospects of the Democratic Party in 2024, representing the status quo invites cascading disasters

Norman Solomon



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