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Wealthy Countries Must End Oil and Gas Production by 2034, Report Says
For a 50 percent chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C, rich countries must cut off oil and gas in the next 12 years.
COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails
Two years into the pandemic, prisons are still using torturous conditions over depopulating prisons to stop the spread.
Starbucks Workers Have Now Filed to Unionize at Over 150 Locations
Since the end of February, two stores have filed to unionize every day on average.
North Carolina Newspaper Editorial Board Decries Madison Cawthorn as “Abhorrent”
The paper denounced Cawthorn's past statements, including his calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”
Hundreds of Chevron Workers Begin Strike as Company Refuses Further Bargaining
The company has brought in replacement workers who it has been training for a year.
Trump Aides & Organizers Wanted Mob March to Capitol, Jan. 6 Witness Says
Organizers hoped that Trump loyalists would march toward the Capitol, the witness said.
Unease About Possible New COVID Surge Grows With Rise of BA.2 Variant
If BA.2 or another variant like it attacks with full force, our current “live with it” posture will leave us unprepared.
Putin Has Sacrificed Russia’s Economy for This War on Ukraine’s People
In invading Ukraine, Putin has also wrecked Russia's economy by provoking unprecedented economic sanctions.
80 Percent of Voters Support Taxing Big Oil’s Windfall Profits, Poll Finds
Most voters pin the blame for high gas prices directly on oil and gas companies.
As Prices at the Pump Increase, the GOP Plans to Register Voters at Gas Stations
Progressives argue that gas prices are the result of corporate greed, rather than the Biden administration.