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Housing Advocates Welcome CDC Eviction Moratorium But Say It’s Not Enough
The new moratorium is “a Band-Aid over a bullet wound,” says KC Tenants Director Tara Raghuveer.
Released IPCC Report Says Window Is Rapidly Closing for Climate Action
The first installment of the report was released just weeks before world leaders are set to gather in Glasgow for COP26.
Travel to and From Florida Would Be Banned If State Were a Country, Expert Says
Infectious diseases expert Jonathan Reiner said that, without changes, things were “going to get much worse” in Florida.
Minnesota Fusion Center Has Classified Its Data on Line 3 Protests as “Secret”
Minnesota law enforcement agencies have denied public records requests in relation to ongoing anti-pipeline organizing.
We Need a World Where the Olympic Refugee Team Can Go Home When the Games End
It's beautiful that there's a team for 82 million displaced people, but we can't accept mass displacement as normal.
Progressive Caucus Won’t Back Infrastructure Bill Lacking “Popular Priorities”
Progressive lawmakers warned that they will not vote for the bipartisan deal if it does not adequately fund human needs.
At Least 27 Million US Workers Can’t Afford All the Basic Necessities of Life
Millions of working Americans are forced to choose between paying rent, buying food or getting medicine.
Human Rights Groups Demand Release of Sri Lanka Lawyer Held Months Without Trial
Sri Lanka has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to crack down on dissidents and civil liberties.
When Even the Conservative IEA Sounds an Alarm on Climate, the World Must Listen
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says governmental emission reduction pledges fall well short of what is required.
Manchin Bailed Out a Power Plant That Helps His Family Profit From Coal Waste
His family's coal company has an agreement worth up to $5 million with a coal-fired power plant in West Virginia.