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Automakers Urge Trump to Undo One of America’s Biggest CO2 Reductions to Date
Twelve automakers sacrifice the future by urging Pres. Trump to lower fuel-economy standards, which might be the single largest CO2 reduction in U.S. history
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The Superrich Have Profited From a Broken System—And Their Money Alone Won’t Fix It
Giving back requires humility. It will be a true test of learning new skills. Congratulations, you won—you are the last and richest person on Earth. In the security of your sunless underground bunker, you will be the last to die in a dying Earth’s paroxysm of fire and flood.
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How Chicago Became the First City to Make Reparations to Victims of Police Violence by Yana Kunichoff and Sarah Macaraeg — YES! Magazine
The ordinance provides a meaningful model for creating reparations at the local level.
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A World Upside Down
Wind and solar energy are disrupting a century-old model of providing electricity. What will replace it?
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What It Takes to Change Hearts and Minds by Colin Beavan — YES! Magazine
To get someone’s support, you need more than just facts.
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Pro-Palestinian activist raises $100,000 for vandalised Jewish cemetery
A prominent activist associated with a central pro-Palestine movement was behind a crowdfunding campaign for a vandalised Jewish cemete
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Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say – The Washington Post
Intelligence officials feared the national security adviser had misled the vice president after saying he did not discuss sanctions with the Russian ambassador.
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Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline
The deputy secretary of the Army will grant the final permit needed for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, it declared in a court filing Tuesday.
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Containing Trump
He may well try to govern as an authoritarian. Whether he succeeds depends less on what he does than on how civil society responds.
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To My Fellow Climate Scientists: Be Human, Be Brave, Tell the Truth by Peter Kalmus — YES! Magazine
With climate deniers sweeping into the White House, it’s time for scientists on the front lines of climate change to speak from the heart.
