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August 20, 2023 Top News Florida Abortion Clinic Volunteers Launch Fundraiser to Save Center From State's 'Targeted Attack' "Florida Republicans haven't been able to totally ban abortion yet, so they're working to bankrupt clinics in the meantime," said one advocate. Julia Conley Ecuadorians Vote on 'Monumental Referendum' to End Oil Drilling in Yasuní National Park The vote comes after a decade of campaigning by organizers who want to protect the park's biodiversity and the tribes who live there. Julia Conley As 'Summer of Firsts' Continues, California Under Unprecedented Tropical Storm Watch "At this point, every unprecedented extreme heat event has a human fingerprint on it," said one climate scientist. "Same thing with really extreme precipitation events." Julia Conley Dumping of Radioactive Waste into Hudson River Banned After Advocacy by New Yorkers "Communities have spoken loud and clear that it is unacceptable to use the Hudson River as a dumping ground," said one campaigner. Julia Conley Golden Blasted for 'Tantrum' Attacking Student Borrowers After Taking Sallie Mae Donation "This should be read as a declaration from Jared Golden," said one critic, "that he has no interest in representing the Democratic party in any future statewide race." Julia Conley US Appeals Court Halts 'Climate Bomb' Oil Rail Project Over Environmental Concerns "This is an enormous victory for our shared climate, the Colorado River and the communities that rely on it for clean water, abundant fish and recreation," said one campaigner. Jessica Corbett

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Opinion Social Security Embodies the True Meaning of Liberty The original vision behind the program, which turned 88 this week, is a vision of freedom, justice, and security for each, and for all. Richard Eskow ​Outraged by the FBI's Catholic Memo? Targeting Muslims Laid the Groundwork Had conservative politicians stood up against government overreach when American Muslims were its victims, they could have prevented the government from even thinking about writing a memo focused on the Catholic community. Edward Ahmed Mitchell Extraordinary Quantities of Human Tragedy Are in Motion Every-man-for-himself politics will have to yield to we’re-all-in-this-together; otherwise, it’s going to be far grimmer than it already is. Bill Mckibben

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