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Texas Governor Blames Oil and Gas for Power Crisis But Attacks Renewables on Fox
Gov. Greg Abbott had said elsewhere that natural gas failed Texas, but when he went on Fox, he attacked clean energy.
Biden Wants to Move Past Trump, Others Warn It’s Dangerous to Ignore the Past
Biden refused to refer to Trump by his name during a recent town hall event, calling him “the former guy” instead.
Trump and McConnell Do Battle as GOP Civil War Heats Up
Lindsey Graham moans that Republicans may “eat our own.” We can hope.
Winter Storms Offer a Taste of the Climate Chaos Ahead If We Don’t Cut Emissions
Weather extremes are what we must expect as we fill the atmosphere with fossil fuel emissions, a climate scientist says.
AOC Calls to Keep Pushing as Biden Demurs on Canceling $50K in Student Loan Debt
In lieu of canceling $50,000 in loan debt per borrower, Biden said he is “prepared to write off” $10,000 per person.
Biden Says Vaccines Will Be Available to Everyone in the US by the End of July
Bottlenecks in vaccine administration remain, but Biden says that the U.S. will have over 600 million doses by August.
Texas Mayor Who Told Residents to “Sink or Swim” During Winter Crisis Resigns
In a now deleted post, Mayor Tim Boyd also told city residents, “I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone.”
As a Rabbi Raised in South Africa, I Can’t Ignore Israel Is an Apartheid State
Palestinians are not allowed to walk on streets decreed as “sterile” by Israel. This goes beyond Apartheid South Africa.
Manchin and Sinema Push Back Against $15 Minimum Wage
So far, Democratic leadership in both chambers is standing with striking workers over moderate Democrats.
Biden Spent Black History Month Deporting Black Immigrants. Where’s the Outrage?
Anti-Blackness is baked into the immigration system, and ICE has merely operationalized it.