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Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Gather at COP27 as Climate Crisis Devastates Africa
The summit is now a “sales and marketing conference for more pollution,” says Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate.
Groups Protest Against Repression and Climate Inaction at COP27 Summit in Egypt
Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey says African delegates to the UN summit feel largely excluded.
Ranked-Choice Voting Backed in Midterm May Help “Crash-Proofing Our Democracy”
The election method allows voters to select multiple candidates in descending order of preference.
Dems May Lose House Because Party’s NY Leaders Focused on Defeating the Left
Critics say the chair of the state’s Democratic Committee laid the ground for major Democratic losses in the midterms.
Did Gerrymandering Prevent Democrats From Winning Georgia and Ohio?
The 2022 midterm election cycle would have been a very different competition with fair maps, says John Nichols.
Climate Action Will Be Stalled or Reversed If GOP Takes Congress, Activists Say
“We are up against a ticking time bomb of an unrelenting climate crisis,” says Varshini Prakash of Sunrise Movement.
Arizona’s Rollback of Indigenous Voting Rights Could Swing the State for the GOP
Indigenous voters are navigating a 2021 Supreme Court ruling that banned a common method of ballot collection.
Groups Urge Boycott of Twitter If Musk Allows Misinformation to Go Unchecked
A mass layoff gutted teams dedicated to combating election misinformation just days before Tuesday’s midterm election.
Netanyahu Set to Return as Israel’s Prime Minister 16 Months After Being Ousted
A key member of his government will likely be a far right lawmaker who openly supports ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Egypt Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown Ahead of COP27 Climate Summit
Fifteen Nobel laureates have called on world leaders to pressure Egypt into releasing its many political prisoners.