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Activists Push Biden to Expand Renewables for Energy Independence From Russia
Activists are seizing on this week’s IPCC report to push back against the oil lobby’s calls for increased fracking.
Russian Missile Strikes Main Square of Ukraine’s Second-Largest City
“Nightmare” attack on Kharkiv signals intensification of Russian invasion.
Poll Finds Most Voters Think Companies Are Exploiting Pandemic to Raise Prices
A whopping 80 percent of likely voters say that the government should crack down on corporate profiteering.
Sanders Urges Tax on Windfall Oil Profits as Companies Exploit Ukraine Crisis
Gas prices were already soaring before Putin’s invasion as Big Oil rakes in record profits.
A Quarter of Young Americans Say Medical Debt Forces Them to Skip House Payments
The financial difficulties younger Americans face are indicative of deeper problems in the U.S. health care system.
As Mask Mandates End, COVID Experts Fear It’s Too Soon
As the masks come off at my daughter's school -- and around the country -- I'm worried about COVID's next move.
Irreversible Impacts on the Climate Are Getting Locked In, IPCC Warns
Roughly half of the world’s population is living in areas of high vulnerability to the climate crisis.
Here’s an Action the UN General Assembly Can Take Against Russia’s Invasion
Instead of sanctions and escalation, we need UN-led diplomacy.
California “Freedom Convoy” Cancels Trip to DC, Citing Low Participation
Only five trucks were taking part in the convoy by the time it reached Las Vegas, its organizers said.
“Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons Could Pose Greater Threat of Nuclear War
Investment in low-yield nuclear weapons is a terrifying shift toward making actual use of the weapons more imaginable.