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March 05, 2023

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Israeli Anti-Government Protests Hit New Heights as 200,000 March in Tel Aviv

"There's a great danger that Israel will turn into a dictatorship," warned one protester.

Jon Queally

'The Biggest Conservation Victory Ever!' Global Treaty to Protect Oceans Reached

"This is a historic day for conservation and a sign that in a divided world, protecting nature and people can triumph over geopolitics," said Greenpeace in response to an agreement to protect world's marine biodiversity.

Jon Queally

Trump Calls US Democracy a 'Very Dangerous System' at CPAC

Former U.S. president headlines ousted autocrat double-header by following Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro at annual far-right convention.

Jon Queally

Breached Dam, Incineration of Soil Flood East Palestine With Fresh Fears of Toxins

"I've had fear and now this just put the anxiety over the top," said one local resident.

Jon Queally

Democrats to Biden: 'Reject Willow Now and Protect the Arctic'

"It would be a victory for Big Oil and a huge step backwards on climate," warned Rep. Ro Khanna, who co-signed the letter.

Jon Queally

'We Were Right,' Says AOC as Amazon Suspends HQ2 Construction in Virginia

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.

Jessica Corbett

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Progressives Mourn Karen Hobert Flynn—Among Democracy's 'Fiercest Defenders'

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Opinion

Stop Rewarding Destroyers of Our World and Punishing Those Defending It

Stop Rewarding Destroyers of Our World and Punishing Those Defending It

Under our outdated economic systems, those who knowingly fuel a crisis that threatens human health and survival are richly rewarded, while those who try to halt the destruction — often young people whose future is most at stake — are punished.

David Suzuki

Let's Be Clear: Social Security Is Not Adding a Penny to US Debt

Let's Be Clear: Social Security Is Not Adding a Penny to US Debt

All those charts and narratives ascribing Social Security the top spender of federal monies—and, thereby, implying the prime cause of the U.S. debt—need debunking.

Frederic H. Decker

The Problem Isn't "Woke Capitalism"—Which Isn't a Thing—But Corporate Capitalism

American politics have been corrupted so much by big money that our democracy cannot effectively deal with environmental and social concerns.

Robert Reich

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