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New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Has Extreme Anti-Labor, Anti-Environment Record
Truss served as foreign secretary under Boris Johnson and supported “extreme neoliberal policies,” George Monbiot says.
LA Ballot Measure Would Let Unhoused People Stay in Hotels Past Pandemic
In LA County, around 60,000 people are unhoused and thousands more face eviction, even as 20,000 hotel rooms are vacant.
Greenland’s Melting Glacier Could Raise Sea Levels Twice as Much as Predicted
The melting ice sheet will likely contribute almost a foot to global sea level rise by the end of the century.
The Climate Crisis’s Impact Is Worse in Black Cities Facing Disinvestment
Mississippi activist Kali Akuno attributes the water crisis to decades of abandonment of Black and Brown cities.
US Left Afghanistan 1 Year Ago, But Has Been Slow to Welcome Afghan Refugees
Advocates urge the U.S. to promptly approve Afghans' applications, as it has for more than 68,000 Ukrainians.
Newsom Threatens to Veto Farmworker Union Bill as He Buys $14.5M Vineyard
The bill protects farmworkers from employer retaliation and makes it easier to cast union election ballots by mail.
Yesterday in TX, Providing an Abortion Became Punishable by Up to Life in Prison
Millions have now lost their right to abortion as state trigger laws take effect.
Cancel It All: An Interview With Astra Taylor on the Call for Full Debt Relief
Taylor debunks cynical arguments against debt cancellation, including Mitch McConnell's complaints about Biden's action.
“War Poisons Everybody”: Remembering Howard Zinn on His 100th Birthday
Legendary historian, author, professor, playwright and activist Howard Zinn taught that “neutrality is impossible.”
NY Primaries “Thrown Into Chaos by Redistricting,” Favoring Conservatives
The newly redrawn districts have led to heated battles within the Democratic Party that could have national implications