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March 03, 2023

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'We Were Right,' Says AOC as Amazon Suspends HQ2 Construction in Virginia <[link removed]>

The Democrat said those who opposed the company's project in Queens protected New Yorkers "from a scam deal to drain public dollars from schools and infrastructure in exchange for empty promises" of jobs. <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>

 

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Watchdogs Call BS on Whistleblower Status for Jim Jordan's FBI Witnesses <[link removed]>

"Legitimate whistleblowers must be protected, and these witnesses are clearly not legitimate," said one critic. <[link removed]>

Julia Conley <[link removed]>

 

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Feds 'Cave to PG&E,' Allowing California Nuclear Plant to Keep Operating Sans Safety Review <[link removed]>

"This is an ominous warning sign for how independent the NRC will be in evaluating the earthquake risk and the overall operational integrity of the Diablo Canyon reactors," said one critic. <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>

 

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200+ Top US Economists to Congress: Raise Debt Ceiling or Face 'Frightening' Crisis <[link removed]>

Failure to raise the borrowing limit, the economists warned, could spark "a swift and severe economic downturn" and "unnecessary layoffs across the economy." <[link removed]>

Jake Johnson <[link removed]>

 

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'Tomorrow Is Too Late': Climate Strikers Target Fossil Fuel Financing Worldwide <[link removed]>

"The capitalistic system continuously puts profit over people," says Fridays for Future. "The Global North's fossil finance is the cause of the climate crisis, neocolonial exploitation, wars, and human rights violations." <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>

 

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'Plasticosis': Researchers Discover New Digestive Disease Sickening Seabirds <[link removed]>

"This study is the first time that stomach tissue has been investigated in this way and shows that plastic consumption can cause serious damage to these birds' digestive system," the paper's lead author said. <[link removed]>

Brett Wilkins <[link removed]>





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Anti-Plastic Coalition: East Palestine Disaster Exposes Need for 'Systemic Change' <[link removed]>

 

Progressives Mourn Karen Hobert Flynn-Among Democracy's 'Fiercest Defenders' <[link removed]>

 

Call to 'Boycott Walgreens' Erupts After Company Caves to Right-Wing on Abortion Pills <[link removed]>

 

'Get Our Grandkids Out': East Palestine Residents Erupt at Norfolk Southern Meeting <[link removed]>

 

Rail Industry Has Spent $654 Million on Federal Lobbying Over Past 20 Years: Analysis <[link removed]>





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On Biden Turning Down China's Push for a Peace Deal in Ukraine <[link removed]>

Why won't the U.S. provide a serious response to the Chinese peace plan, let alone engage with Beijing at a negotiating table? <[link removed]>

Medea Benjamin,Marcy Winograd,Wei Yu <[link removed]>

 

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The Far-Right's Culture Wars Are Just a Distraction So Oligarchs Can Keep Looting the Working Class <[link removed]>

People like Marjorie Taylor Greene don't just emerge out of nothing: there's a hand above these puppets, feeding their bellies and pulling their strings. <[link removed]>

Thom Hartmann <[link removed]>

 

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Sea of Death and Our Unforgiveable Cruelty Towards Migrants <[link removed]>

"The answer to the Crotone disaster is the expansion of rescue capacities at sea and not their confiscation. The answer is safe and legal entry routes and not Fortress Europe." <[link removed]>

Amy Goodman,Denis Moynihan <[link removed]>





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