From lofty heights, Obama has now become a dampener of hope, a barrier to change, and a threat to progress
UN Report Warns Only Rapid and Transformational Action Can Stave Off Global Climate Disaster
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell boasted that he and President Donald Trump are “changing the federal courts forever” by rapidly confirming right-wing judges to lifetime seats
Warnings as Trump Reportedly Pushing Another Round of Tax Cuts Ahead of Presidential Election
“We’re here to reclaim our right to live, our right to breathe, our right to exist.”
Labor Federation Representing 30 Million Workers Calls on All Unions to Join Global Climate Strike
Greta Thunberg’s Arrival in US Brings Swell of Attention to Global Climate Strike
“If we stand together, we can eliminate private prisons and detention centers. No more profiteering from locking people up.”
At Historic Hearing, Progressives Make Case for ExpandingāNot CuttingāSocial Security Benefits
“Instead of remaining complicit in worsening the effects of climate change, members of Congress in both the House and Senate must respond to this resolution with the urgency and support that this moment demands.”
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