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Latest Lawsuit Challenges Trump Sale of Montana Public Lands for Fracking
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Justice Amy Coney Barrett Should Join Colleague in Recusal Due to Deep Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry
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Biden Must Follow Through With Promise to Restore US Asylum
Katrina EilandA reversal of Trump's asylum system is simply not enough—we must build our asylum system back better.
Republicans Want Clemency, and With It, a Return to the Status Quo
Sarah JonesThe public deserves something better: a true champion of the poor and vulnerable.
No, Not 'Totally Appropriate': Poll Shows 63% in US Believe Trump Incited Deadly Insurrection
Jake Johnson, staff writer"Trump's speech last week openly incited insurrectionists to storm the Capitol. Today, he called those comments 'totally appropriate.' He is continuing to encourage insurrection and undermining the rule of law."
Biden Must Reject Trump's WTO Policy That Could Lead to "Vaccine Apartheid" in Global South
Sarah LazareThe president-elect pledged to combat racism. But he’s been mum about a racial injustice taking place on a global scale.
New Report Finds Oil and Gas Industry Responsible for 70 percent of Colorado’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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UltraViolet Publishes List of Top Corporate Donors to GOP Members of Congress Participating in Efforts to Undermine the 2020 Presidential Election
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'He Is Not Welcome': Trump Border Visit Denounced as PR Stunt of 'Blood-Soaked' President
Brett Wilkins, staff writer"Trump has blood on his hands, and he is not welcome at the border," one migrant rights activist bluntly declared.
Hundreds of Water Protectors Walk Onto Line 3 Worksite, 8 Arrested
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'Nature Is Under Siege': Scientists Sound Alarm About Insect Apocalypse
Jessica Corbett, staff writerThe lead author of the new research package notes that insects "are absolutely the fabric by which Mother Nature and the tree of life are built."
NIAC Statement on Pompeo Taking a Page From Cheney’s War Playbook
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Supreme Court Will Hear Big Oil’s Plea to Escape Accountability in Climate Damages Lawsuit Jan. 19
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Drug Company Insider Stock Dumping Surged as Taxpayer-Funded Vaccines Moved Toward Approval
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Lawmakers Warn 'Totally Appropriate' Comment Proves Trump Willing to Foment Violence Again
Andrea Germanos, staff writer"These remarks make it clear that he has no problem endangering others or inciting insurrection."
Will a More Dangerous Far Right Spring From the Corpse of Trumpism?
Joe Lowndes, Daniel Martinez HoSangDeferring to the economic and political elites that have set the stage for this carnage will only the embolden the far right to continue to provide a kind of reactionary framing to the feelings of abandonment, isolation and betrayal.
The Trump Administration's Parting Outrage Against Cuba
Medea Benjamin, Leonardo Flores"Perpetuating the myth that Cuba is a threat to the American people—while minimizing the threat posed by far-right extremists at home—is an embarrassment to our country on the world stage."
'This Cannot Go Unanswered': Govt Watchdog Group Files Criminal Sedition Complaint Against Trump
Andrea Germanos, staff writerThe filing from CREW says "Trump's supporters did exactly what he urged them to do."
'If Wall Street Really Believed in Defending Our Democracy,' Says Sanders, It Would End Political Donations... Forever
Jake Johnson, staff writer"The banks and corporations that have annihilated our social fabric, toppled governments, polluted our environment, and exploited us are now trying to get some good PR by pausing their political donations... Don't buy it."
These 63 Billionaires Who Bankrolled Trump All the Way to Insurrection Have 'No Right to Feel Shocked'
Jon Queally, staff writer"Will there be any accountability for these recent billionaire enablers of Donald Trump, who saw what damage he caused and still stood by him?"