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In a bruising speech before ministers and heads of state, Vanuatu’s foreign minister, Ralph Regenvanu, singled out the US as he excoriated major CO2-emitting developed countries for deliberately hindering negotiations.

The employer class has eviscerated workplace democracy over the past 40 years. Using many of the same weapons, they’ve got their sights set on civic elections.

It was a small conference with big ideas and a deep sense of urgency. "We need to do it all," said one attendee. "We just simply need to do it all." Note: There are many videos in the original Common Dreams article that are not reproduced here.

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This newly released film, directed by Sydney Pollack, documents Aretha Franklin's recording of the live album "Amazing Grace" over two nights in January 1972.