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The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
by Adam McKay Climate Change

Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record. Read the article ›
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As Trump’s Outlaw Presidency Worsens, Why Have Democrats Given Up on Impeachment?
by Ralph Nader Politics

Ralph Nader makes the case for a national impeachment movement—and explains why Democratic leaders have so little interest in leading one. Read the article ›
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We Still Need to Defund and Abolish the Police
by Lily Sánchez Criminal Punishment

"Defund the Police" came into the spotlight during the 2020 George Floyd uprisings. Despite what conservatives and pro-police propagandists say, "defund" never happened. But it should—because the police aren't here to keep you safe. Read the article ›

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1. 1
  The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate
  by Adam McKay Climate Change
  
  Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperature record. Read the article ›
2. 2
  As Trump’s Outlaw Presidency Worsens, Why Have Democrats Given Up on Impeachment?
  by Ralph Nader Politics
  
  Ralph Nader makes the case for a national impeachment movement—and explains why Democratic leaders have so little interest in leading one. Read the article ›
3. 3
  We Still Need to Defund and Abolish the Police
  by Lily Sánchez Criminal Punishment
  
  "Defund the Police" came into the spotlight during the 2020 George Floyd uprisings. Despite what conservatives and pro-police propagandists say, "defund" never happened. But it should—because the police aren't here to keep you safe. Read the article ›
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The film Warner Bros. tried to bury is back, with a sharp satire of companies exactly like the ones consolidating power in Hollywood.

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