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Climate Protesters Call Out US Banks Over Fossil Fuel Funding

An Extinction Rebellion protester is arrested in front of Citibank’s Manhattan headquarters on April 24.Gina M. Randazzo/Zuma This story was originally published by the Guardian as part of our Climate Desk collaboration. As they exited their office in Tribeca on Monday afternoon, Citibank employees were confronted with a boisterous crowd chanting and dancing along to the music of a mariachi…

The Word That Makes Brutal Budgets Sound “Truly Evil”

Triboro Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The cuts have come even for the word itself. “Austerity” is a cornerstone of conservatism—a catch-all term for limiting government spending to promote capitalist growth—and yet the expression seems to have disappeared from deficit hawks’ speeches. “I call…