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Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions
For years, liberals have called for prisoners at Gitmo to be transferred to U.S. prisons. What if they don’t want to go?
Transition to Zero-Emission Vehicles Would Save 110,000 Lives, Report Finds
A full shift would bring $1.2 trillion in public health benefits and set key pollutants plunging by 2050.
Trump Calls on Putin to Release Dirt on Biden Family
Already facing his own investigations, Trump may have invited new legal scrutiny with his comments.
Colorado Is on the Verge of Passing Free Pre-K for All
The state is creating a new agency as part of plans to offer nearly universal preschool in 2023.
This Little-Known Foundation Is Pushing “The Big Lie” and Voter Suppression Laws
The Diana Davis Spencer Foundation gave $3.7 million to 13 voter suppression groups between 2018 and 2020.
Funds for COVID Testing, Treatment, Vaccines Are Evaporating. Congress Must Act.
Given the sky-high military budget Congress authorized, $15 billion for COVID is barely a blip. Get it done now.
Despite Net-Zero Promises, Big Banks Are Dumping Trillions Into Fossil Fuels
The world's 60 largest private banks have provided $4.6 trillion in financing for the fossil fuel industry since 2016.
Biden Won’t Release Afghanistan’s Central Bank Assets, Even in Face of Collapse
Biden froze billions of dollars in assets despite warnings that it would push Afghanistan closer to economic ruin.
With All Eyes on Ukraine, the Fight Against Climate Change Is Falling Behind
If the world's most powerful countries don't pull together soon on climate action, we're all in the deepest of trouble.
Noam Chomsky: Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Accelerated the Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock — an assessment of our vulnerability to nuclear catastrophe — is now set at 100 seconds to midnight.