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February 15, 2022

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GOP Law Blamed as Nearly 40% of Mail-In Ballots Rejected in Houston Area "Mail ballots are people's votes," said a Harris County elections administrator who is "very concerned" about the anti-democratic effects of the Texas GOP's new voter suppression law. by Kenny Stancil 'Wake-Up Call': NOAA Predicts One-Foot Sea-Level Rise by 2050 "This decade we're in right now is one of the most consequential decades for our climate future," said one scientist. by Kenny Stancil AOC Warns Failure to Cancel Student Debt Has 'Demoralized' Critical Voters "This really isn't a conversation about providing relief to a small, niche group of people," said the congresswoman. "It's very much a keystone action politically." by Julia Conley UN Chief: Only Urgent Diplomacy Can Prevent 'Disastrous' War Over Ukraine "Abandoning diplomacy for confrontation is not a step over a line, it is a dive over a cliff," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. "Do not fail the cause of peace." by Jake Johnson

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60 Years of War-Making May Yet Result in the Destruction of US Democracy All those trillions of dollars consumed in wasteful wars have helped foster a creeping pessimism in Americans—a pessimism spawned by corporate elites increasingly consumed by greed. by William Astore Media Ignores Biden Stealing Billions From the Afghan People Giving them back half of the money that is rightfully theirs in the form of "aid"—instead of returning it to the banking system—is not only a band-aid that doesn't solve the country's liquidity problem—it's nearly impossible to do anyway, given the sanctions still in place. by Julie Hollar

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