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The climate crisis is colliding with the criminal justice system

America’s most vulnerable are forced to navigate multiple injustices and they aren’t adequately prepared. Here’s why.
Police: Enbridge can influence government appointment
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Police: Enbridge can influence government appointment

Sheriffs in Minnesota worried about who would oversee an escrow account, funded by pipeline giant Enbridge, to reimburse the costs of policing protests.
For prisoners in the West, the virus and the wildfires are colliding
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For prisoners in the West, the virus and the wildfires are colliding

Prisoners are more vulnerable than ever to the twin crises of the pandemic and a historic wildfire season.
David Kaiser, Rockefeller heir who fought Exxon Mobil, dies at 50
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David Kaiser, Rockefeller heir who fought Exxon Mobil, dies at 50

A great-great grandson of John D. Rockefeller, he steered one of his family’s philanthropies to a feisty stance on the oil giant’s role in climate change.
6 takeaways from the Biden-Sanders joint task force proposals
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6 takeaways from the Biden-Sanders joint task force proposals

Signature progressive programs like “Medicare for all” and the Green New Deal did not make it into the recommendations. But Senator Bernie Sanders’s allies pushed some policies to the left.
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