"There is no other planet to escape to. Water is life... They need to listen to the youth. They need to hear us speak our cries."
"You can't make this up."
The former chair of the House Democratic Caucus once called the GOP's 2017 tax law a "scam," but now he's collaborating with Wall Street to undermine attempts at progressive reform.
"It reinforces the notion that the U.S. is a fair-weather partner when it comes to environmental conservation, including issues of climate change," said one critic.
For those of us who think that all workers should be able to get decent pay, have decent working conditions, and be treated with respect on the job, the idea that large numbers of workers now feel they can quit jobs they don’t like is really great news.
"In Cameroon, I had been beaten with a machete until my feet swelled and bled... But the day I was put in the WRAP by ICE, I wanted to die. I have never felt such horrible pain."
"The GOP's rigged bench is contorting our laws," said Sen. Ed Markey. "We need to pass legislation to expand the Supreme Court."
It's clear that securing Indigenous land tenure rights and adequately resourcing tribal governments is key to the success of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
"Horrific and deeply shocking news," said Labour Party Leader Keir Starmer in response to the assassination of MP David Amess.
"I am offended as hell by somebody who says I should have an opposing view to the Holocaust in my library," said one teacher.
"Means testing is a choice to deprive millions of our neighbors of what they need simply to cope with a budget artificially limited by regressive tax policy."
"There's no policy argument for it and no political justification," said one progressive group.
If the world "goes green" but stays focused on wealth and domination, new systems will be gamed and indigenous peoples across the planet will continue to be exploited and displaced, their needs and wisdom ignored.
New parks should be built with community needs and biodiversity in mind.
If the planet's two "great" powers refuse to cooperate in a meaningful way in tackling the climate threat, we're done for.
Rich nations' refusal to take on the pharmaceutical industry could "prolong the pandemic indefinitely," warned one campaigner.
If you want more strikes, make more union members.
"Biden must nominate an individual who has been dedicated to advancing public health—one who unquestionably will place the public interest ahead of the interests of FDA-regulated industries."
"The people delivered Democrats the House, Senate, and White House. Now it's time for us to deliver them paid leave, child care, climate action, lower healthcare costs, pre-k, community college, affordable housing, and so much more."
