Politics
Prosecutors targeted Black Lives Matter protesters in hopes of disrupting the movement
August 19, 2021The push to use federal charges against protesters came from top-down directives from former President Donald Trump and former Attorney General William Barr.
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House on verge of votes on infrastructure, budget, voting rights
August 18, 2021Groups mobilize across the country in a do-or-die effort to get Congress to chart a course that can re-make the country.
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Biden doubles down on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
August 17, 2021Republicans try to turn chaos into political opportunity while peace forces praise the pullout.
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Connecticut’s offshore wind energy revolution builds movement for Green New Deal
August 17, 2021What does offshore wind energy development along the U.S. Atlantic coast and jobs for local communities have to do with winning a Green New Deal?
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Oil giant Enbridge defies Line 5 pipeline shutdown order, faces profit seizures
August 17, 2021Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered fossil fuel company Enbridge to shut down its dangerous Line 5 oil pipeline, which runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes, by May 12. Whitmer issued the order...
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