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Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes
November 10, 2021“There’s a lot of rhetoric about families and all, but it’s B.S.,” Hawaii’s Sen. Mazie Hirono said. “So now, we’re finally at a precipice where we can provide this kind of support.”
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every single country’s delegation at COP26
November 10, 2021If the fossil fuel lobby were a country, it would have the biggest delegation at this year’s United Nations climate change conference.
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Poverty and possibility: Terror could sabotage Taliban economic relations with China
November 10, 2021Afghanistan could become a key stop along China’s Belt and Road Initiative, but its Taliban rulers will have to control their terrorism problem first. That’s why its future might be determined in places like the Wakhan...
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Wealthy capitalist countries owe climate reparations, developing nations tell COP26
November 10, 2021Developing economies say $1.3 trillion a year is needed for green energy transition and adapting to the climate crisis—and only rich countries have the cash.
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COP26 warned on fossil fuels: ‘We’re investing in our own demise’
November 9, 2021Capitalism is driving climate change with its short-sighted pursuit of profits and in the process driving humanity and the planet to the brink.
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