Tracey L. Rogers
"U.S. foreign policy on Israel-Palestine currently makes all of us complicit in crimes against humanity. That must change, now."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"This forced pregnancy act will drive women back into the shadows out of fear of harassment through lawsuits that anyone in this country can file," said Texas state Rep. Donna Howard of the state's new anti-choice bill.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
A pair of Democrats is calling on Biden's Justice Department to "leave behind the thuggish and Orwellian abuses of power of the last administration, and stand up as a world leader for press freedoms."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"If the United States is going to be a credible voice on human rights on the global stage, we must recognize that Palestinian rights matter, Palestinian lives matter," says Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The time is long overdue for Congress to hold the Defense Department to the same level of accountability as the rest of the government," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Amira Hass
"The numerous incidents of killing entire families in Israeli bombings in Gaza—Parents and children, babies, grandparents, siblings—attest that these were not mistakes."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We should not be sending 'direct attack' weaponry to Prime Minister Netanyahu to prolong this violence."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"With U.S. leadership on international clean energy investments, we can stop financing the climate crisis, support domestic clean energy jobs, and join the global community in moving away from fossil fuel investments," write lawmakers led by Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Earl Blumenauer.
Julia Conley, staff writer
"If McDonald's can afford to pay its CEO over $10 million in compensation and spend billions on stock buybacks to award its wealthy shareholders and executives, you know what? It can afford to pay all of its workers at least $15 an hour," said Sen. Bernie Sanders as McDonald's workers went on strike across the U.S.
Gregory Shupak
"The fatal flaw in the 'both sides' narrative is that only the Israeli side has ethnically cleansed and turned millions on the Palestinians' side into refugees by preventing them from exercising their right to return to their homes."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Letting the most dishonest president in American history dictate the prerogatives of the Republican Party will be its demise," warned Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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Laura Flanders
"Republican governors in state after state are cutting off the federal aid. They'd rather turn away free money than relieve pressure on the poor."
James Haslam
"The core issue is that in order for the imbalance of power to continue to favor the elite, systemic racism must continue."
Richard Heinberg
"Without planning, this is what will most likely happen: we’ll fail to produce enough renewable energy to power society at the level at which we want it to operate. So, we’ll continue to get most of our energy from fossil fuels—until we can't, due to depletion. Then, as the economy crashes and the planet heats, the full impacts of our planning failure will finally hit home."
Jim Hightower
There is "broad and deep public majorities—even among Republicans—supporting Biden's infrastructure plan and an increase in corporate taxes to pay for it."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Deliberately targeting media outlets constitutes a war crime," said Reporters Without Borders.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Damage to vital infrastructure and insufficient fuel supplies have affected water, sanitation, and hygiene services for hundreds of thousands of people," said the U.N.'s emergency relief coordinator.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is huge," said Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We hear all this talk about how somehow progressive prosecution can't survive. That's not what I see. What I see is that traditional prosecution can't survive."
