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October 06, 2023 Top News 'Unbreakable Solidarity Is Working': UAW Wins Protections for GM Battery Plant Workers "When workers stand together in the fight for economic justice there is nothing they cannot accomplish," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Julia Conley 'Stop Cop City' Campaigners Decry State's Refusal to Charge Georgia Troopers Who Shot Activist 57 Times "The system has, once again, declared its own innocence," lamented one activist after a Georgia prosecutor's office said it would not charge the killers of Manuel Terán, better known as "Tortuguita." Brett Wilkins Advocates Urge Mainers to Vote for First Statewide Consumer-Owned Utility "Mainers have a rare chance to take control of an important part of their daily lives," said Sen. Bernie Sanders in his endorsement of Pine Tree Power. "Mainers can have cheaper, more reliable power—and help fight climate change at the same time." Julia Conley ‘Inexcusable’: US Slammed for Refusal on Global Green Climate Fund "Parties missed a pivotal opportunity for developed countries to walk the talk regarding their commitments to combating the climate crisis," one campaigner lamented. Brett Wilkins 43 Million Children Forced From Homes Over Six Years Due to Climate Disasters Children in countries such as South Sudan and Somalia were displaced by flooding, while young people in wealthy countries including the U.S. were forced to flee wildfires and other extreme events. Julia Conley Ocasio-Cortez Tells Biden to 'Reverse Course' on 'Cruel' Trump Border Wall Decision "Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death," said the New York Democrat. "It is a cruel policy." Jon Queally

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