Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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COP23 Opens With New Global Leadership Emerging Against Climate Change
Fiji and other vulnerable island nations have set out the necessary steps to keep global the temperature rise below 1.5 degrees celsius. This includes going further and faster than the historic agreements made in Paris in 2015.
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Paradise Papers Leak Reveals Secrets of the World Elite's Hidden Wealth
The world’s biggest businesses, heads of state and global figures in politics, entertainment and sport who have sheltered their wealth in secretive tax havens are being revealed this week in a major new investigation into Britain’s offshore empires.
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New U.S. Climate Report at Odds with Trump Policy
A sweeping new report reinforces years of research that shows human activity was the main reason temperatures have soared in the past century.
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In U.K. Welfare Overhaul, Many Worry Universal Credit Will Devastate Poor Families
“The government is in denial about the reality of severe deprivation in the U.K.," says Simon Duffy of the Centre for Welfare Reform, and "any delays in income will push many people who are already living in poverty and debt into extreme distress.”
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Nationwide Protests on November 4th: The Trump/Pence Regime Must Go
History has shown that fascism must be stopped before it becomes too late. On November 4, people will be taking to the streets in cities and towns across the country to demand an end to the Trump presidency.
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Journalists Who Want Online Privacy Need To Read This Guide
It is imperative that journalists protect themselves as they continue to pursue their important work in the face of growing government control. The Online Privacy for Journalists guide helps them do just that.
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"New Gilded Age" Reaches New Heights With World's Billionaires Owning Staggering $6 Trillion
In a new study, the Swiss financial firm UBS found that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 17 percent in 2016, bringing their combined fortune to more than double the GDP of the United Kingdom.
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Too Poor to Vote: How Alabama's "New Poll Tax" Bars Thousands of People From Voting
In Alabama and eight other states from Nevada to Tennessee, anyone who has lost the right to vote cannot regain it until they pay off any outstanding court fines, legal fees and victim restitution.
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America’s Secretive Private Prison Industry Is About to Become Much Less Secret
Dilley, a remote Texas town of 4,000 people, has enjoyed a booming local economy thanks to its most controversial feature: its private prison.
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Global Atmospheric CO2 Levels Hit Record High
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increased at record speed last year to hit a level not seen for more than three million years, the UN has warned.
