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Luigi Mangione’s Indictment Is Another Example of the Dangers of Terror Charges

The indictment comes as some states expand terror laws to ensnare protesters who block “critical infrastructure.”

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After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections

Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.

07.12.2024 8

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ICJ Hearings Offer New Chance to Get Rich Countries to Pay for Climate Crisis

Five years ago, a group of 27 law students at the University of the South Pacific came together and hatched a bold new plan to bring the issue of...

04.12.2024 4

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What Could We Lose With Dr. Oz and RFK Jr. in Charge of Our Health?

The United States healthcare system is so broken, sometimes I forget that it used to be even worse. After all, 15 short years ago, pregnant people...

29.11.2024 5

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Inside Christian Nationalists’ Legal Long Game to End Church-State Separation

Christian nationalists have made inroads in Texas with their push to eliminate the separation between church and state.

25.11.2024 4

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Bernie Sanders’ Vote on Gaza Genocide Forces Senators to Go on the Record

Today, US senators will be forced to record for posterity whether they condone US enabling of the genocide in Gaza.

20.11.2024 6

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Germany and US Are in a Race to the Bottom on Suppressing Pro-Palestine Speech

Last week, 52 Democrats voted to embolden a fascist. Let’s back up. For the past year, leading members of the Democratic Party have increasingly...

19.11.2024 20

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Trump Reelection Looms Over COP29 as Climate Conference Continues to Disappoint

For decades, making progress on global climate action has felt like trying to tunnel through a mountain with only a spoon and some elbow grease. When...

14.11.2024 6

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Grassroots Organizing Wisdom Will Be Crucial With a Fascist in the White House

Leftist organizers in red states know the importance of base-building in local communities when rights are under attack.

06.11.2024 4

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As Trump and Harris Tout Their Economic Records, What Do the Numbers Say?

There’s an old saying that goes, “If you put 10 economists in a room, you’ll get 11 opinions.” The data, meanwhile, shows that if you ask U.S....

31.10.2024 20

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Harris’s Silence on FTC Chair Shows Billionaires Are Winning the Election

The Veepification of U.S. politics reached its climax this month, as Vice President Kamala Harris embarked on a swing state campaign tour alongside...

26.10.2024 20

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Time Is Running Out for the Senate to Confirm Biden’s Federal Judges

The right already has its eyes on judicial appointments not yet filled by the Biden administration.

23.10.2024 4

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As Election Day Nears, Pitfalls of Austerity at USPS Are Clearer Than Ever

Officials are sounding the alarm about mail-in voting again, signaling the need for investment in the postal service.

18.10.2024 4

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The EPA Is Mandating Removal of All Lead Pipes. What Will Replace Them?

On October 8, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a landmark rule aimed at tackling lead contamination in drinking water. Utility...

11.10.2024 30

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Hit Hard by Hurricane Helene, Georgia’s Migrant Farmworkers Struggle to Get Aid

With homes destroyed and income gone, undocumented and migrant workers are overlooked when it comes to federal relief.

08.10.2024 4

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Hurricane-Struck North Carolina Prisoners Were Locked in Cells With Their Own Feces for Nearly a Week

“We thought we were going to die there. We didn’t think anybody was going to come back for us.” The post Hurricane-Struck North Carolina...

04.10.2024 20

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As North Carolina Flooded, My Home State Turned From Climate Haven to Calamity

After the fire had retreated and the evacuation orders were lifted, my mother took me on a walk through our backyard. The pale dust of the southern...

02.10.2024 5

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Amazon Union Effort in North Carolina Is Latest Attempt to Organize the South

Workers at a sprawling Amazon warehouse outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, have taken their first formal step forward in their fight to organize the...

29.09.2024 8

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Both Harris and Trump Cite Right-Wing Myths About Fentanyl in Border Policy

When it comes to the overdose crisis, Donald Trump would like you to believe that the problem — along with almost every other problem currently...

26.09.2024 10

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Biden Joined the UAW Picket Line Last Year. Will He Do the Same With Boeing?

The Boeing strike is the latest test of the Biden-Harris administration’s labor agenda, with more challenges on the way.

20.09.2024 5

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Climate Crisis Is the Defining Issue of Our Time. Where Was It at the Debate?

On one of the most consequential nights in the 2024 presidential race, the fate of our entire planet received all of 120 seconds. Vice President...

16.09.2024 4

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The Gun Industry Is Beginning to Lose Immunity From the Violence It Fuels

The morning after a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, left four people dead and nine injured, members of the Georgia Senate...

15.09.2024 5

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As Harris Rejects Fracking Ban, Will Anyone Listen to What Pennsylvanians Want?

With the presidential election just two months away, all eyes are on Pennsylvania. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris’s campaigns have each spent more...

07.09.2024 5

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US Finally Agrees to Back Limits on Plastic Production. Here’s Why That Matters.

International caps on plastic production are key to ending “waste colonialism.”

05.09.2024 20

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Unionized Rideshare Drivers Vow Future Strikes After Jamming Nashville Airport

Striking Uber and Lyft drivers showed their power in Tennessee over Labor Day weekend and have vowed future strikes.

04.09.2024 10

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Instead of Ignoring Trans Rights at DNC, Dems Should’ve Vowed to Protect Them

Democrats seem to think that the issue — which carries life-or-death stakes — is too divisive to address. 

30.08.2024 8

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DNC Climate Panels Offered Empty Rhetoric Instead of Specific Plans

The climate crisis didn’t receive much primetime attention during this year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC). But away from the bright...

24.08.2024 4

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In 2024 Platform, Democrats Lurch Right on Policing and Immigration

DNC delegates will vote on a platform that pledges to crack down on asylum and fund the police.

20.08.2024 20

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Want to Support Palestinian Liberation? Boycott Chevron.

In the eastern reaches of the Mediterranean Sea lie vast reserves of natural gas. For more than a decade, Israel has generated billions of dollars in...

18.08.2024 10

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Universal Health Care Was Big on the 2020 Democratic Platform. Where Is It Now?

The last time the Democratic Party released a platform, mass death and illness were haunting the political landscape. By mid-August 2020, more than...

16.08.2024 4

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Activists Are Bringing the Heat to the Doorstep of Banks Funding Climate Crisis

The “Summer of Heat” movement is pushing Citibank to divest from fossil fuels. Will the bank listen?

14.08.2024 4

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Viral TikTok Videos Erase Kamala Harris’s Record as California’s “Top Cop”

From the drug war to the death penalty, Kamala Harris's past as a prosecutor deserves scrutiny.

31.07.2024 6

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Why Did AOC and Bernie Sanders Keep Backing Biden in His Campaign’s Last Days?

There is no way to push a pro-genocide candidate left. There is no such thing as a progressive genocide.

25.07.2024 5

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This Week’s RNC Highlighted the Right’s Strategy for Courting the Working Class

Sean O’Brien, president of the Teamsters union, took to the stage on the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) with some fiery...

19.07.2024 6

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North Carolina GOP Is Trying to Corner Prosecutors Into Charging Protesters

North Carolina Republicans are smooth operators. They often manage to insert a far right agenda into legislation, without exhibiting the same...

26.06.2024 5

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Vinyl Chloride Industry Keeps Expanding Despite East Palestine Disaster

Proposed laws to curtail the use of PVC plastics have failed amid heavy lobbying. The post Vinyl Chloride Industry Keeps Expanding Despite East...

03.02.2024 5

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