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Coalition Announces Global Mobilization Amid Inaction in Latest Climate Talks
Activists are demanding an end to fossil fuels and holding polluters accountable for damage they’ve already caused.
GOP Is Trying to Slash Food Aid to Kids Who Are Already Struggling to Access It
A recent study suggests that more than 53 percent of young kids who are eligible for food aid haven’t been getting it.
Michigan Legislature Advances Bills to Ban Conversion Therapy in the State
The incredibly dangerous practice is currently banned in just 21 states and Washington, D.C.
Ohio GOP Aims to Thwart Move to Enshrine Abortion Rights in State Constitution
“We needed to put this on the ballot immediately because we’re in the middle of a health care emergency,” a doctor said.
House GOP Panel’s Budget Proposal Would “Destroy Social Security as We Know It”
It raises the Social Security retirement age — cutting benefits across the board — while further privatizing Medicare.
Sanders Introduces Bill to Make Community College Free by Taxing Wall Street
The College for All Act would be paid for by a tax on Wall Street transactions.
GOP Support for the Way Trump Kept Docs at Mar-a-Lago Drops Significantly — Poll
A majority of Americans approve of the DOJ opting to indict Donald Trump, the poll also found.
NAACP: Black Voters Will Be Disillusioned If Biden Fails to Act on Student Debt
Biden risks a legacy of failing on “campaign promises but succeed[ing] in widening the racial wealth gap,” NAACP said.
Fox News Calls Biden “Wannabe Dictator” Who Had “Political Rival” Trump Arrested
The claim by the network that Biden played a role in indicting Trump is unfounded and baseless.
Shell Scraps Plans to Cut Oil Production, Raises Payouts to Wealthy Shareholders
This comes after the oil giant tacitly admitted that limiting warming requires an “immediate end to fossil fuel growth.”