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UK Nurses, Health Workers Stage Largest NHS Strike in Nation's History

"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

"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 Jobs

"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'

"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 North Sea Platform

"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

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

"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

"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

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

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

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

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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