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by Jake Johnson
"The cops are gathered here by the hundred and the governor's brand new fence glimmers in the background, but our spirit is resolved."
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by Jessica Corbett
"Millions of borrowers are still waiting for President Biden to make good on his promise to provide widespread student loan cancellation, and the time to act is now."
by Julia Conley
Protesters outside his West Virginia office say the senator cares more about corporate interests than struggling people of his state.
by Jake Johnson
The Minnesota Democrat argued that the information Hale leaked "has shone a vital light on the legal and moral problems of the drone program."
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by Jessica Corbett
One nonprofit said the decision in a case brought by bushfire survivors "should send a chill through the state's most polluting industries, including the electricity and commercial transport sectors."
by Jake Johnson
"We're not seeing a failed withdrawal. We're seeing the inevitable consequences of intervention."
by Julia Conley
"Face surveillance is so invasive of privacy, so discriminatory against people of color, and so likely to trigger false arrests, that the government should not be using face surveillance at all," said one privacy advocate.
by Kenny Stancil
"More oil and gas leasing is insane policy in light of the climate crisis," said one critic.
by Andrea Germanos
"Far from having a humanitarian impact, these interventions have served to make the world a much more dangerous and unstable place."
by Jake Johnson
"I already negotiated. The truth is we need more," said the chair of the Senate Budget Committee.
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by Robert C. Koehler
Only when I stop knowing what I know do I see the world as it is, do I see it shimmer and pulsate, do I see it bleed wonder.
by Marcy Winograd
The nation's second largest pension fund invests in the climate crisis.
by Dana Brown
Bold policies could have saved America's largest generic drug plant, but it's never too late to start putting communities first.
by Isabella DeVaan
Like the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps, a 21st century CCC could create millions of jobs while repairing our environment.
by Linda McQuaig
Efforts are being blocked by the fossil fuel industry—probably the most powerful set of interests on earth.
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