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Over 570 Groups Endorse Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez’s Fracking Ban Act
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Ocasio-Cortez Unveils Legislative Package to Tackle American Poverty and Inequality
“No president or presidential candidate has offered a proposal so bold and sweeping.”
Devastation from Hurricane Dorian provokes calls for reporters to acknowledge the climate emergency’s connection to extreme weather
“We risk losing credibility with an entire generation of students if we cannot take action in support of the defining cause of their generation.”
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