Jenna McGuire, staff writer
"A policy position guided by human rights needs to address how U.S. sanctions towards Cuba severely limit the rights of Cuban citizens to food security, climate justice and dignity."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday wrote to Arizona's GOP state Senate president warning that the Republican-run audit of the 2020 election may violate civil and voting rights law.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Poor countries are developing rich countries, not the other way around."
Common Dreams staff
"Cowardly attacks like these have no place in our society," said Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Under the Safe Connections Act "the survivor is able to separate their phone line and make plans maybe to separate from the abuser," but wireless companies aim to water down the bill.
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"There's no time to waste. We need to translate this vision into new and enduring conservation actions on the ground across our country."
Alessandra Bergamin
"Climate disasters are displacing some 20 million people each year, and more than 80 percent of those displaced come from the Asia Pacific Region."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin interrupted a General Dynamics shareholder meeting on Wednesday, taking the military-industrial complex titan's CEO to task for profiting from death and destruction.
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This investigation shows how low the industry will stoop to undermine even the most basic and benign safeguards."
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Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The Court of Justice has reaffirmed that protecting nature and people's health takes precedence over the narrow economic interests of powerful multinationals," said one advocate from Greenpeace E.U. about the verdict.
Brandeis Marshall, Kate Ruane
"Due to systemic inequities in education and employment, people who are Black or Latinx have lower average incomes than white people, and for many of these households, a broadband subscription—at an average rate of $68 per month—may simply be unaffordable."
Brandeis Marshall, Kate Ruane
"Due to systemic inequities in education and employment, people who are Black or Latinx have lower average incomes than white people, and for many of these households, a broadband subscription—at an average rate of $68 per month—may simply be unaffordable."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Democracy is literally dying in the dark," said one critic after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state's voter suppression law, allowing only Fox News to cover the signing.
Christian Jaccarini
"A local, decentralised food system isn’t just good for consumers—it's got big benefits for farmers and our environment as well."
Alfred W. McCoy
"The many Afghans who believed in America's democratic promises will join a growing line of abandoned allies, stretching back to the Vietnam era and including, more recently, Kurds, Iraqis, and Somalis, among others."
Karen Dolan
"Meanwhile Biden has yet to come through on other critical domestic issues—like immigration, criminal justice reform, canceling student loan debt, and cutting the bloated Pentagon budget."
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Linda McQuaig
"Canada's deficit hawks won't have their usual clout now that our largest trading partner has stopped preaching austerity and small government."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We urge all world leaders to see the writing on the wall and put peoples' lives ahead of corporate profit."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's almost as if the financial interests of the pharmaceutical industry are diametrically opposed to the health and well-being of the planet."
