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Musk’s “Dangerous” Twitter Offer Makes the Case for a Wealth Tax, Warren Says
“Ultimately what all this boils down to is power. Who’s going to have the power in our country?” Senator Warren said.
January 6 Committee Will Hold at Least 8 Public Hearings Starting in June
The committee also plans to make additional requests for at least three current GOP congressmen to testify.
Evictions Are Climbing to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Cities Across the US
Data suggest more than a third of households nationwide worry about facing eviction in the next two months.
Amazon Call Center Workers in Costa Rica Send Support to Amazon Union in US
“This is how change and revolutions begin,” reads one message from an Amazon worker in Costa Rica.
Study: Only Rapid Action Can Avert Worst Marine Extinction in 250 Million Years
Reversing greenhouse gas emissions trends would diminish extinction risks by more than 70 percent, researchers found.
Human Activity Altered 70 Percent of Earth’s Land, Degraded 40 Percent of It
UN report warns that an area almost the size of South America may be degraded if “business as usual” continues to 2050.
Sanders Ridicules Romney for Saying that Student Loan Cancellation Is a “Bribe”
“I know he thinks corporations are people, but does he know people are people?” Sanders asked.
Oklahoma Republicans Pass Texas-Style 6-Week Abortion Ban
The bill allows residents to sue abortion providers for $10,000 for each abortion they perform.
While Democrats Try to Woo Manchin, He’s Headed to Billionaire-Hosted Fundraiser
Manchin will rub shoulders with billionaires this weekend at an event hosted by the right-leaning group No Labels.
Voting Rights Groups in Florida File Motion to Block DeSantis’s Racist Maps
The groups in the lawsuit allege that the new maps violate the “Fair Districts Amendment” to the state constitution.