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18-Year-Old Indigenous Climate Activist Fights to Save Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Quannah Chasinghorse is trying to protect the wilderness that the Trump administration opened to oil drilling.
Climate Anxiety Is Rising in the US — But Not Among Republicans
Climate change hardly registered among Republicans, who said abortion and crime are among their top issues in a poll.
Trump, Barr Declare War on First Amendment With “Anarchist Jurisdictions” Label
“This is just another one of President Trump’s games,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said in response.
AOC Urges Democrats to Prevent Trump From Filling Ginsburg Vacancy
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanded that Democrats use “every procedural tool available to buy the country time.”
Trump Spreads Misinformation With Claim That Dems Wrote Ginsburg’s Dying Wish
Trump plans to name a nominee to the Supreme Court as soon as this coming Friday, 39 days out from the election.
Meatpacking Industry Drafted an Executive Order to Keep Plants Open Amid COVID
The draft was submitted a week before Trump’s executive order, which bore striking similarities.
Over 170 Environmentalists Sign Letter Urging Against Green Party “Protest Vote”
Activists who mainstreamed the Green Party’s Green New Deal say electoral math is just as unforgiving as climate math.
Trump’s EPA Reauthorizes Use of Herbicide Linked to Congenital Disabilities
The herbicide Atrazine is either banned or being phased out in dozens of countries due to links to risks such as cancer.
Ginsburg’s Death Sparks Renewed Calls for Reforms to the Supreme Court
As the GOP moves to seat a new nominee, some lawmakers call for ending the filibuster and expanding the court.
Hospitals Serving the Poor Close as Investors and Electeds Refuse to Rescue Them
Increased financial strain amid the pandemic is forcing more hospitals that serve low-income patients to close.