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Activists Push Biden to Expand Renewables for Energy Independence From Russia
Activists are seizing on this week’s IPCC report to push back against the oil lobby’s calls for increased fracking.
Russian Missile Strikes Main Square of Ukraine’s Second-Largest City
“Nightmare” attack on Kharkiv signals intensification of Russian invasion.
Poll Finds Most Voters Think Companies Are Exploiting Pandemic to Raise Prices
A whopping 80 percent of likely voters say that the government should crack down on corporate profiteering.
Sanders Urges Tax on Windfall Oil Profits as Companies Exploit Ukraine Crisis
Gas prices were already soaring before Putin’s invasion as Big Oil rakes in record profits.
A Quarter of Young Americans Say Medical Debt Forces Them to Skip House Payments
The financial difficulties younger Americans face are indicative of deeper problems in the U.S. health care system.
Irreversible Impacts on the Climate Are Getting Locked In, IPCC Warns
Roughly half of the world’s population is living in areas of high vulnerability to the climate crisis.
California “Freedom Convoy” Cancels Trip to DC, Citing Low Participation
Only five trucks were taking part in the convoy by the time it reached Las Vegas, its organizers said.
“Low-Yield” Nuclear Weapons Could Pose Greater Threat of Nuclear War
Investment in low-yield nuclear weapons is a terrifying shift toward making actual use of the weapons more imaginable.
Russian Climate Delegate Apologizes for Assault on Ukraine
“All of those who know what is happening fail to find any justification for this attack against Ukraine.”
Richmond Educators Win Precedent-Setting Fight for Collective Bargaining Rights
Virginia had a 43-year prohibition on collective bargaining for local government workers up until 2020.