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February 06, 2023

****Top News****

UK Nurses, Health Workers Stage Largest NHS Strike in Nation's History
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"They aren't just fighting for themselves—they're fighting for the
NHS," said the Enough Is Enough campaign.

****Julia Conley****

'Grim' Report Warns 40% of US Animals at Risk of Extinction
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"We are currently experiencing and causing the Sixth Extinction—the
mass extinction of species across the planet," said the head of
NatureServe, which also found a third of plants nationwide are under
threat.

**Jessica Corbett**

'Only the Beginning': Democrats' IRA Set to Create 100,000+ US Green
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"Thanks to President Biden's affordable clean energy plan, businesses
are investing in manufacturing like never before, and planning to create
good-paying jobs in every corner of the country," said one climate
campaigner.

****Brett Wilkins****

UN Chief Unleashes on Fossil Fuel Giants: 'Your Core Product Is Our Core
Problem'
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"No more baby steps. No more excuses. No more greenwashing," said U.N.
Secretary-General António Guterres. "No more bottomless greed of the
fossil fuel industry and its enablers."

****Kenny Stancil****

Undaunted by Jail Threat, Greenpeace Activists Continue Protest on Shell
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"We will not let Shell silence us. The world needs to hear about Shell's
ongoing plans to further heat up the planet, increasing climate
devastation without paying a cent towards rebuilding the carnage."

****Brett Wilkins****

Thousands Dead as Twin Earthquakes Devastate Syria and Turkey
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Thousands of buildings flattened with the death toll certain to rise as
rescue crews attempt to reach those trapped in the rubble.

****Jon Queally****

'Republicans Keep Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud': Pence Calls for
Privatizing Social Security
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"They want to cut and privatize Social Security and take away our young
people's futures," said Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

****Jake Johnson****

Family of Forest Defender Killed by Police Demands Answers
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"I do not understand why they will not even privately explain to us what
happened to our child," said the mother of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán.

****Kenny Stancil****

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****Opinion****

The American Crisis of Trust—Let's Learn from Leading Democracies
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Is it possible to turn the tide toward truthful exchange? Yes, if we
take immediate responsibility as well as carefully embrace long-term
strategies

**Frances Moore Lappe**

Republicans Are Coming With Knives to Gut FDR's New Deal
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While the American people loved Roosevelt's democratic socialism—and
still do—the morbidly rich have always opposed any programs that lift
up average working people.

****Thom Hartmann****

The Brutality of Identity Politics Devoid of Class Consciousness
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Diversity is important. But diversity, when devoid of a political agenda
that fights the oppressor on behalf of the oppressed, is window
dressing.

****Chris Hedges****

The Progenitor of Inequalities—Corporate Personhood vs. Human Beings
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The biggest prize of all for the uses of corporate-dominant inequality
over real people is the control of the Congress, state legislatures,
country boards, city councils, and elections.

****Ralph Nader****

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