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April 21, 2022

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Drug Policy Alliance Applauds Biden's Embrace of Harm Reduction "Despite over one million lives lost to drug overdose over the last 20-plus years, this is the first time an administration has included harm reduction in the National Drug Control Strategy." by Brett Wilkins US Mobilization Planned to Demand 'Livable, Just, and Healthy Planet for All' "We've already waited too long to enact reforms that address this climate emergency," said the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. "Our federal government must act now." by Jessica Corbett More Than Half of US Student Loan Borrowers Say They Can't Afford Single Payment "Widespread debt cancellation is needed immediately," said one advocate. by Jake Johnson

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• Unions Say Amazon Should Return New York Taxpayer Money Over Anti-Worker Conduct • Social Media Giants' Climate Misinformation Policies Leave Users 'In the Dark': Report • Alabama Parents Seek Emergency Court Order to Block Criminalization of Trans Youth Care • Civilians Trapped as Putin Orders Russian Forces to Blockade Last Mariupol Holdout • Dems Chant 'Black Votes Are Under Attack' as Florida GOP Rams Through DeSantis' Map

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US Must Tackle Interconnected Child Care and Climate Crises This Earth Day, we don’t have to look too far to find examples of public policy investments in our future. by Mary C. King, Ito Peng, Rianne Mahon The Only Answer to the War in Ukraine Is a Negotiated Peace Deal By prioritizing peace instead of NATO enlargement, the US would rally the support of much more of the world and thereby help to bring peace to Ukraine and security and stability for the entire world. by Jeffrey D. Sachs Humanity: Evolving in Spite of Itself As long as global order and global security is allegedly maintained with bombs and bullets and bully-swagger—we're hostage to an insanity we seem to have bequeathed ourselves. by Robert C. Koehler

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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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