"People are dying rapidly," said one campaigner battling a proposed petrochemical complex in a polluted region of Louisiana. "President Biden… you are letting us down."
"Courageous workers at Google and Amazon are calling on their employers to stop enabling the Israeli government's oppression of Palestinian families—and we are proud to stand with them."
While welcoming a pledge by over 100 countries to make "transformative change," conservationists say governments must turn "words into reality."
These so-called 'solutions' are, overwhelmingly, empty promises that will lead to massive violations of Indigenous rights, while failing to solve the climate crisis.
"There's no good excuse," said Sen. Ben Ray Luján. "I'm absolutely fearful that what the administration is setting up is a 2-1 Republican majority FCC under a Democratic administration."
The Polluters Out's twitter campaign showed the power of social media in garnering the attention of BP's chief executive and directors.
This is the real deal. The argument isn't about whether we can afford President Biden's Build Back plan. It is whether we are so foolish not to do it.
The second annual Belmarsh Tribunal is "convening parliamentarians, journalists, lawyers, and investigators to fight for truth and justice against Assange's extradition to the United States."
When the dust clears, we must be sure that Medicare for All is at the center of our political agenda.
The American political landscape has become so toxic that we can't even pass simple legislation that is overwhelmingly supported not only by the majority of the populace but by the President whose party controls both houses of Congress.
"The question remains—will these executives own up to the harm they've been trying to hide at this hearing or continue to evade the truth?"
Democracy is "quite literally dying in the dark," warned one commentator.
"Congress simply cannot let this opportunity pass," wrote Dr. Richard Besser of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation following the organization's survey showing that nearly 40% of households have struggled to afford basic needs in recent months.
People like David Shor are not "telling Democrats what they don't want to hear." The claims of so-called "centrists" are music to the ears of corporate Democrats who will lead the nation right back to Trump.
"Holding back funds for teachers and healthcare workers is punishing the victims," said one advocate.
"Facebook's surveillance capitalist business model is fundamentally incompatible with basic human rights."
"It is now beyond doubt that there is no need for further coal, oil, and gas exploration if we are to avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change."
Instead of developing a unified global strategy that places the welfare of the refugees of these conflicts as a top priority, many countries ignored them altogether, blamed them for their own misery and, at times, treated them as if they were criminals and outlaws.
Democrats must resist the idea that government should only help the most destitute among us, not the working class or the middle class.
"Slashing investments that will create millions of good-paying jobs and make child care, healthcare, and housing more affordable is a recipe for a weak recovery and inequitable future."
FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead.
"We've heard the voices of the poor. We've heard the voices crying out, demanding justice. All I want to know right now, Joe Manchin, is which side are you on?"
"As alarming as these projected emissions are, the silver lining is that President Biden has the authority and opportunity to stop these projects."
