Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Australian scientists and conservationists warned in the Guardian Thursday that the Great Barrier Reef could soon endure a third major coral bleaching event in just five years, highlighting how the human-caused climate crisis is already devastating crucial ecosystems worldwide.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We cannot allow Big Pharma to price gouge the fruits of Americans investments."
Julia Conley, staff writer
The women's advocacy group UltraViolet called on the Democratic National Committee to help pressure former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into releasing former employees from non-disclosure agreements by stipulating that presidential primary candidates who are keeping former employees from speaking out about alleged mistreatment will not have a spot on the stage in future primary debates.
Thomas Neuburger
We need to act in time enough to matter. (Photo: Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Bill Spence
Disregarding all environmental predictions, the government continues to throw massive fossil fuel subsidies at the industry - estimated at $8bn annually.(Photo: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They must be denied the support of the Democratic Party for refusing to stand with working Americans."
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Anne P. DePrince, Jennifer M. Gómez
Studies suggest there is bias against women and ethnic minorities in both the health care and criminal justice systems. (Photo: Getty Images/Christopher Robbins)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Americans who already enjoyed high incomes saw the most growth in their wages in 2019, according to a new report released Thursday, while wage growth for low hourly workers was sluggish—part of what the Economic Policy Institute calls an "alarming trend" that has emerged over the last four decades.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
More than 570 national, regional, and local groups signed on to a letter Thursday endorsing the first-ever national legislation that would immediately prohibit federal permits for new fracking or related infrastructure and fully ban the practice in the United States beginning in 2025.
Jill Richardson
I want to live in a country where talented people from poor families can still go to college. (Photo: Shutterstock)
James Goodman
Participants at We Must Do M.O.R.E. tour stop in Greenfield, Massachusetts on February 5, 2020. (Photo: Steve Pavey)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Senator Sanders has built a historically inclusive and forward-thinking movement: one that represents America as a set of ideas grounded in the belief that all humans are equal and worthy of a dignified life."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Inaction is a choice that will force 'lifestyle changes,'" said one critic. "The water will come."
Danny Sjursen
11/9/35: General Smedley D. Butler, U.S. Marines, retired, pictured as he addressed a crowd of 6,000 participants in an anti-war demonstration on Reyburn Plaza, Philadelphia, Nov. 9th. Butler suggested, "That the government pay business and commercial interests not to trade with warring nations." (Photo: Bettman/Getty)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Women's rights advocates came to the defense of longtime columnist E. Jean Carroll Wednesday after she revealed she was fired from Elle magazine months after coming forward with sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We're not going to beat Donald Trump with a man who silences women with who knows how many non-disclosure agreements."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That's wrong. That's immoral. That should not be the case when we got half a million people sleeping out on the street."
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Out of all the candidates, Bernie is the only one to advocate for the democratic will of the people."
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Swinging at Bloomberg right out of the gate."
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