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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Activists Demand Climate Refugees Be Recognized
A 2015 tidal surge caused the sea to flood across the islands of Kiribati, the small Pacific island nation chain of atolls that could be the first national homeland lost completely to climate change.
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Charlottesville Coalition to March 10 Days to D.C. to Confront White Supremacy
"We know that this is a very dangerous moment in our nation's history, a moment that requires action."
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I Had A Front-Row Seat To Joe Arpaio's Downfall. We Can Beat Trump The Same Way.
Joe Arpaio's cruel, lawless reign over Maricopa County foreshadowed the Trump presidency, and so will his downfall.
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What Exxon Mobil Didn’t Say About Climate Change
Even while Exxon Mobil scientists were contributing to climate science and writing reports that explained it to their bosses, the company was paying for advertisements that told a very different tale.
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Stopping the Deadly Somali Migrant Crisis, One Educated Youth At a Time
Across the Horn of Africa, classes are being taught to try and convince young people not to embark on the deadly journey, while religious leaders rebuke the practice at mosques and local gatherings, and activists fight migration creatively.
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One of the Biggest Criticisms Against Wind and Solar Energy has Been Quashed
A new analysis shows that the fossil fuels not burnt because of wind and solar energy helped avoid between 3,000 and 12,700 premature deaths in the U.S. between 2007 and 2015 – saving the country between $35 billion and $220 billion.
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Coal Mining Health Study Is Halted by Interior Department
“Stopping this study is a ploy to stop science in its tracks and keep the public in the dark about health risks as a favor to the mining industry, pure and simple,” said Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva, the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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The Absurdity of Corporate Tax Cuts During the Corporate Pillaging of the Middle Class
Last year, fifteen of the largest corporations in America, with combined revenue well over $1 trillion dollars, paid less than 6 percent in U.S. federal income taxes. But mainstream media opinion editors don’t appear to have the courage to speak up.
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Workers May Have Just Killed Missouri’s Right to Work Law
In a badly needed victory for organized labor, a coalition of workers’ rights groups in Missouri is poised to halt a devastating new anti-union law from taking effect later this month.
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Secret Service Director Says Agency Running Out of Money Protecting Trump
Secret service agents are resigning and others might have to go without pay after more than 1,000 agents protecting the Trump family – 42 in all, compared with 31 under Obama – hit salary and overtime caps.
