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August 01, 2022

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UN Chief Says Humanity 'One Miscalculation Away From Nuclear Annihilation' "Eliminating nuclear weapons is the only guarantee they will never be used," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. by Jake Johnson Dark Money Pouring Into Secretary of State Races Featuring 'Big Lie' Candidates "Prom­in­ent elec­tion deniers have attrac­ted large dona­tions—often the legal maximum—from donors who are active in multiple states," warns a new report. by Jon Queally Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) exits the Senate Chamber following a vote on Capitol Hill on July 28, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Sanders Says GOP Shouldn't Have Funded Wars If It Didn't Want to Take Care of Vets "If you don't believe we can afford to take care of our veterans suffering from toxic burn pit exposure, then you should not have approved funding to go to war." by Jake Johnson

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The 411 on Climate 911: Why Families Showed Up at Ron Klain's House Dressed as Firefighters President Biden should act like he believes what he says and marshall the tremendous emergency powers of the presidency that he is not yet using. by Liat Olenick, Anna Buning, Wilhelmina Peragine The Fed Should Not Punish Working People for Inflation Driven by Big Oil's Greed Interest rate hikes are a blunt and imprecise tool that won't tackle current sources of inflation, particularly our overdependence on volatile fossil fuels. The best way forward is to shift finance away from fossil fuels, and jump-start a transition to renewable energy. by Akiksha Chatterji Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Could Get Us All Killed The consequences—far from being only economic and diplomatic—could be existential for all of humanity. by Norman Solomon

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