TOP NEWS: US Child Poverty Rate More Than Doubled in 2022 Thanks to Manchin and GOP

 

September 12, 2023 Top News Women Sue Over 3 State Laws That Barred Them From Abortion Care in Medical Emergencies "The women standing up today survived, but it is only a matter of time before someone does not," said one advocate. Julia Conley 'Reeks of Political Desperation': McCarthy Orders Biden Impeachment Probe "This is a bald-faced attempt to distract voters from Donald Trump's 91 criminal counts and hurt President Biden's reelection chances," said the head of Stand Up America. Jessica Corbett US Child Poverty Rate More Than Doubled in 2022 Thanks to Manchin and GOP "Joe Manchin's legacy includes artificially manufacturing child poverty for no reason other than his callous disregard for human beings," said the Debt Collective following the release of new Census data. Jake Johnson 5,000+ Dead and Thousands More Missing as Libya Ravaged by Extreme Flood Waters "In places where systems have collapsed through no fault of local people," said one advocacy group, "climate impacts are being experienced worse than anywhere." Julia Conley Minnesota Voters File 14th Amendment Suit to Keep Trump Off Ballot "Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection in an effort to overthrow our democracy," said one of the petitioners. "We must enforce the Constitution to make sure he never has the opportunity to do so again." Jessica Corbett New Study Identifies United States as 'Planet-Wrecker-in-Chief' Planned fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. accounts for more than a third of new oil and gas extraction projects set to begin through 2050, according to Oil Change International. Jake Johnson

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Opinion GOP Threaten to Rip Nutrition Benefits From Over 5 Million of Nation's Poor Children and Parents With time running out, Congress must ensure that the final appropriations bill fully funds WIC to avoid eligible families losing access to the program’s critical benefits. Zoë Neuberger,Katie Bergh Biden Must Do More—Why We Must March to End Fossil Fuels We have seen too many examples of this White House making pro-fossil fuel decisions that fly in the face of its own climate rhetoric. It's why we're marching and we hope you'll join us. Emily Wurth New Diplomacy to End the Russian-Ukrainian War Greater cooperation between the superpowers could lead them to exercise equitable pressure on Ukraine and Russia to negotiate in earnest. Stephen Eric Bronner

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