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U.N. leader to COP26: No half-measures or shallow promises while planet burns
October 29, 2021Secretary-General António Guterres had a clear message to the world leaders gathering in Glasgow.
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Seeing the forest, and the trees: Labor backs trimmed Build Back Better
October 29, 2021“No one got everything they wanted, including me,” Biden said. Corporate Democrats squeezed out many progressive measures, but the current plan will still revamp social policy—if it passes.
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Portugal snap election likely after left wing rejects Socialist Party’s budget
October 28, 2021Communist MPs said the 2022 budget proposal did not contain enough for Portugal’s working class.
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Teachers in NEA to push Voting Rights Act despite Republican filibuster threat
October 28, 2021“We will not be silent. And we should not allow Senate procedure to stop critical legislation like this from passing,” says NEA President Becky Pringle.
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Poor People’s Campaign confronts lawmakers on eve of key votes
October 28, 2021When it comes to the BBB plan, we've been hearing too much about the numbers and not enough about the people, Rev. Barber says.
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