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All News Articles for 2021-02-22

Monday, February 22, 2021
	As Millions in Texas Lack Safe Water, Sunrise Movement Rallies at State Capitol Demanding Green New Deal "Texas is the perfect example of what happens when our politicians cater to fossil fuel executives instead of the young people who have been... warning of an impending climate emergency like this." Read more
	Virginia—the Nation's "Death Penalty Capital"—Poised to Become First State in South to Ban Capital Punishment "Thankfully, the repeal of the death penalty by its leading practitioner gives hope that work for justice is not in vain." Read more
	'Wear Your Damn Masks, Please,' Says Rep. Pocan After NIH Director Ties Politicization to 'Tens of Thousands' of US Deaths Covid-19 has killed nearly half a million people in the United States. Read more
	Analysis Shows US Could Help Vaccinate the World for $25 Billion, But Biden Pledged Just $2 Billion at G7 Meeting "The world's going to have to get vaccinated either way," said Peter Maybarduk of Public Citizen. "T he longer we delay, the more the pandemic is going to cost everyone." Read more
	Progressives Not Mourning as Neera Tanden's Bid to Head OMB on Verge of Collapse One advocacy group urged Biden to instead "nominate someone who will put the public interest ahead of corporate interests." Read more
	US Supreme Court Denies Trump's 'Shameful' Effort to Block Release of His Tax Returns "This decisive defeat once again shows that no one—including Donald Trump—is above the law." Read more
	NY Democrat 'Better at Being a Texas Senator Than Ted Cruz': AOC Spends Weekend Raising Millions, Delivering Aid "Charity can't replace policy," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged, "but solidarity is how we'll face climate change and build a better world." Read more
	Republicans 'Fear' Green New Deal, Argues Naomi Klein, Because It's a Viable Alternative to Free-Market Failure "Texans are living through the collapse of a 40-year experiment in free-market fundamentalism, one that has also stood in the way of effective climate action. Fortunately, there's a way out." Read more
	Demands Grow for Texas to 'Forgive All Utility Bills' as Price Gouging by Energy Companies Sparks Outrage "The people of Texas should not have to pay these outrageous bills. Exorbitant costs should not be passed on to consumers who are not responsible for poor planning by state officials." Read more