Top News: Climate Crisis Has Made Western US Megadrought Worst in 1,200 Years

 

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February 14, 2022

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Climate Crisis Has Made Western US Megadrought Worst in 1,200 Years "Climate change is here and now," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "If a 1,200 year mega-drought isn't enough to make people realize that, I don't know what is." by Julia Conley 'Fulfill Your Promises,' Biden Told Four Years After Parkland Massacre "I'm disappointed," said survivor and activist David Hogg, "and frankly, if I could say one thing to the president, it's that we need you to go out and act right now before the next Parkland happens." by Jessica Corbett 'She Will Fight for the Working Class': Sanders Endorses Cisneros "She will fight for the working class in Congress and together we will build a movement to transform this nation so that it works for all our people," said the Vermont senator. by Julia Conley African Civil Society Slams Moderna Attempt to 'Derail' Vaccine Project "It's an outrageous act of gaslighting and we won't stand for it," said one public health campaigner. by Jake Johnson

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Georgia Republicans Are Deliberately Attacking Voting Rights Georgia's new restrictions strike at the heart of that Democratic stronghold, especially Black voters. by Steven Harper Schools in Crisis and Systems Failure: An SOS A return to a normal that was never good enough by Belle Chesler

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