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Groups Sue to Block Biden-Approved Willow Oil Project in Alaska
The Biden administration “greenlit this carbon bomb without adequately assessing its climate impacts,” said an attorney.
![Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0314-hakeem-jeffries-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Israel Lobby Doesn’t Deserve Exemption From Criticism of Money in Politics
Making pro-Israel lobby contributions off-limits to scrutiny only serves the agenda of apologists for Israeli apartheid.
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Biden’s Budget Includes Tax Hikes Targeting Corporations and the Rich
While the plan still keeps corporate tax rates relatively low, progressives applauded the hikes as “long overdue.”
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Calls for Climate Reparations Have Grown Following Recent Severe Weather Events
Some suggest creating a reparation fund to be paid into by those most responsible for emissions, such as ExxonMobil.
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Democrats Urge Biden to Reject Revival of Migrant Family Detention
Rights groups also condemned the policy, vowing to fight the administration if it resurrects the plan.
![Joe Biden pumps his fist while embracing Israeli president Isaac Herzog](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0222-biden-israel-400x300.jpg)
Biden Administration Takes Its Capitulation to Israel to an Absurd New Level
An independent human rights expert was denied a post for accurately criticizing Israel.
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Critics Decry New Biden Rule as “Trump’s Asylum Ban Under a Different Name”
Those who don't meet the strict asylum eligibility requirements under the rule would be subject to quick deportation.
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Biden Pulls Nomination of Human Rights Lawyer for Denouncing Israeli Apartheid
James Cavallaro had also criticized House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s close ties to AIPAC.
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Biden Calls for a Pathway for DREAMers and Further Border Militarization in SOTU
Rep. Delia Ramirez says compassion should be at the center of the debate on immigration.
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Biden’s SOTU Climate Rhetoric Isn’t Enough: He Must End Drilling, Activists Say
“When it comes to fossil fuel development … Biden must match his words with actions,” said one climate advocate.