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With 'Planetary Crisis on Our Hands,' Says AOC, 'We Can Do $10 Trillion' on Infrastructure "That may be an eye-popping figure for some people," said the New York Democrat, but "we're the wealthiest nation in the history of the world." Read more |
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John Kerry Urged to Help End Flow of Finance From Wall Street to Industries Fueling Climate Crisis "A climate action approach that seeks to partner with Wall Street without also holding it accountable is no longer credible in 2021." Read more |
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Pentagon to Lift Trump-Era Ban on Transgender Troops "Trans rights are human rights," said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, "and on this #TransDayOfVisibility, I'm pleased to announce we've updated DoD policy on the open service of transgender individuals." Read more |
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'You Are Beautiful. You Are Loved': Allies Show Solidarity on Transgender Day of Visibility "It is time for the long history of assaults—legislative, physical, social, and verbal—against trans women and girls to end." Read more |
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Solar Swells as Coal Collapses: Analysis Shows Rapid Shift to Renewables Underway "Cleaner and lower-cost wind and solar, coupled with battery storage, will drive fossil fuels out of the market." Read more |
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'It's Not a Border Crisis,' Says Ocasio-Cortez. 'It's an Imperialism Crisis... a Climate Crisis... a Trade Crisis.' The New York Democrat also explained how the U.S. carceral system and foreign policy relate to the nation's immigration system. Read more |
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Amid Ongoing Push for $15 Wage, Service Workers Challenge Lawmakers to Be a #ServerForAnHour "Try living on subminimum wages plus tips." Read more |
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Critics Warn Biden Infrastructure Plan 'Falls Woefully Short' on Climate Crisis "Biden has pledged to cut carbon emissions 50% and decarbonize our electricity sector, but this proposal won't even come close." Read more |
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'New Era for Marijuana Justice': New York Legalization Bill Signed Into Law One advocate said the law is "rooted in racial and economic justice, in an effort to repair harms while also setting a new standard for anti-racist, class-conscious, and gender-expansive policymaking." Read more |
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EPA Chief Purging Trump-Era Advisors to 'Focus on Science and Reduce Industry Influence' The move, said Administrator Michael Regan, "will ensure the agency receives the best possible scientific insight to support our work to protect human health and the environment." Read more |
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'A Crisis for Climate Stability': Data Shows Rainforest Destruction Accelerated in 2020 "As in past years, commodity-driven deforestation was the leading cause of tree cover loss." Read more |
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Ocasio-Cortez Says Biden Infrastructure Plan 'Needs To Be Way Bigger' "This is not nearly enough," the New York Democrat said of Biden's $2.26 trillion proposal. Read more |
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'Outrageous': 46 Million Americans Say They Would Not Be Able to Afford Healthcare If They Needed It "The American model of health reform—throwing money at private insurers—cannot solve it." Read more |
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Centrist Democrats Panned for Demanding Revival of Major Tax Break for the Rich "Democratic moderates are holding climate policy hostage to get a tax cut for the rich." Read more |
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'Piecemeal Solutions Won't Suffice': Progressives Press Biden to 'Go Big' on Infrastructure Plan "Millions of us are depending on Congress to take this once-in-a-generation opportunity and deliver the jobs, care, and justice we so urgently need, and we intend to make them deliver." Read more |
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20 Senate Dems, Sanders Urge Recurring Stimulus Payments in Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan "This crisis is far from over, and families deserve certainty that they can put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads." Read more |
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Most Economists Agree: Benefits of 'Drastic' Climate Action Outweigh Costs of Status Quo "People who spend their careers studying our economy are in widespread agreement that climate change will be expensive, potentially devastatingly so." Read more |
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Pressed by Sanders, Democrats Aim to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age in Recovery Package "There are many millions of seniors who would be very, very grateful if we did that right now." Read more |
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'Major Political Crisis' in Brazil as Military Chiefs Quit Amid Bolsonaro Purge of Top Ministers A leading opposition figure said the country "can't overcome" Covid-19 with Bolsonaro, because "he is the crisis incarnate." Read more |
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Scientists to Biden: Slash Emissions 50% Below 2005 Levels by 2030 "This goal is both technically feasible and necessary—now we need action." Read more |
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'Great First Step': Progressives Welcome Biden's Slate of Judicial Nominees The president, said one leading advocate, "is demonstrating his commitment to building a diverse bench of qualified, fair-minded judges with a commitment to equal justice under the law." Read more |
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Experts Warn Failure to Rapidly 'Vaccinate the World' Creates Dangerous Opening for Covid-19 Mutations "We need a people's vaccine, not only to protect people in the world's poorest countries, but to ensure that people all over the world who've already been vaccinated aren't put at risk again." Read more |
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New Covid-19 Cases Plummet 96% in Nursing Homes After Vaccinations: Report "We are not out of the woods yet, but these numbers are incredibly encouraging and a major morale booster for frontline caregivers who have been working tirelessly for more than a year to protect our residents." Read more |
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'Abhorrent': Arkansas Poised to Deny Trans Youth Healthcare "Stripping youth of this care even when it is recommended by their doctors, supported by their parents, and demanded by the dire situations of the youth is cruel and deadly." Read more |
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'United Action Is Needed': World Leaders Champion Global Treaty for Pandemic Cooperation "The Covid-19 pandemic has been a stark and painful reminder that nobody is safe until everyone is safe." Read more |
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Jayapal Calls on Biden to Fire Trump Social Security Holdovers for 'Appalling' Relief Check Sabotage "The American people should be able to trust that the senior leadership of the Social Security Administration will advocate on their behalf—not needlessly and cruelly obstruct the delivery of survival checks." Read more |
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Descendants of FDR and His Cabinet Urge Biden to Embrace 'New Deal-Scale' Public Jobs Program "Today's crisis of unemployment requires a federal response at least as bold as they designed to pull America out of the Great Depression and usher in the New Deal." Read more |
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Report Reveals Large Landlords' Profits During Coronavirus Pandemic The new analysis came on the same day that the CDC extended the federal eviction moratorium—which has protected around 20 million households during the pandemic—through June 30. Read more |
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As Biden Prepares to Unveil Infrastructure Plan, Progressives Push $10 Trillion Investment "The THRIVE Act is the agenda that establishes the pillars for economic renewal in our country," says Sen. Ed Markey. Read more |
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'Revolutionary Moment': Biden White House Announces Major Boost for Offshore Wind "As our country faces the interlocking challenges of a global pandemic, economic downturn, racial injustice, and the climate crisis, we must transition to a brighter future for everyone." Read more |
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Minimum Wage Would Be $44 Today If It Had Increased at Same Rate as Wall St. Bonuses: Analysis "Since 1985, the average Wall Street bonus has increased 1,217%, from $13,970 to $184,000 in 2020." Read more |
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'Just Look at the Torture Video,' Says George Floyd's Family Lawyer as Chauvin Trial Begins "America, the whole world is watching. Do we really have equality and justice for all?" Read more |
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Georgia Hit With Pair of Lawsuits Over Sweeping Voter Suppression Law "The Georgia NAACP will continue to fight until every voter is able to freely and confidently participate in democracy," vowed the state president. Read more |
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CDC Director Warns of 'Impending Doom' as Covid Cases Rise Across US "We have so much to look forward to, so much promise and potential of where we are and so much reason for hope, but right now I'm scared." Read more |
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Bowman Blames Decades of US Capitalism, Imperialism for Flow of Asylum-Seekers "The best we can do is implement a 21st century Marshall Plan and help to rebuild Central America in the same ways that we have destroyed it." Read more |
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'Vraie Loi Climat!': Tens of Thousands March in France to Demand Much Stronger Climate Law French President Emannuel Macron, said one demonstrator, "is going backwards—he's performing a moonwalk, he's an artist who pretends to go forward but in fact he's only going backwards." Read more |
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Now 'Do It,' Progressives Demand as Biden Weighs Support for Lifting Covid Vaccine Patents "Vaccines must be treated as public goods available at affordable prices, available for all," said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Read more |
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'Getting Nervous'? Bezos Told Amazon Execs to Hit Back at Critics Amid Historic Union Drive "He's afraid that if Amazon workers in Alabama vote to unionize, it'll give workers all over America the courage to take on his greed and win economic justice." Read more |
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Birx Says Most Covid Deaths in US Were Preventable, So Ted Lieu Asks: Why Didn't You Challenge Trump? "The malicious incompetence that resulted in hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths starts at the top, with the former President and his enablers." Read more |
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GOP's Border Stunt 'Nothing But a Divide and Distract Tactic' Say Immigrant Rights Advocates "Their focus on the border is a cynical and strategic racist play for political gain." Read more |
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As Junta Kills Over 100 in Myanmar, UN Expert Says It Is 'Past Time for the World to Respond' "The military celebrated Armed Forces Day by committing mass murder against the people it should be defending," said United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews. Read more |
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'Way Past Time to Fire Mr. DeJoy,' Says Sanders After House Dems Unveil Bill to Stop Assault on USPS "We will not allow Trump's handpicked Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to slow down mail delivery, cut hours at post offices, and sabotage the Postal Service," said the Vermont Independent. Read more |
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'Jim Crow in the 21st Century': Biden Rebukes Georgia's New Voter Suppression Law "This law, like so many others being pursued by Republicans in statehouses across the country, is a blatant attack on the Constitution and good conscience." Read more |
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'What You're Doing Is Historical!' Bernie Sanders Rallies With Amazon Workers in Alabama "If history teaches us anything, it is that big money interests do not just give you anything," the senator said in support of the union drive in Bessemer. "You've got to stand up and you've got to fight for it." Read more |
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Senate Dems Employ Obscure Law in Effort to Reverse Trump Rollback of Methane Emissions Standards While lawmakers are also using the Congressional Review Act to challenge one other policy change, it could be used to target dozens of deregulatory actions from Trump's presidency. Read more |
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'Shameful': Florida House Passes GOP's Anti-Protest Bill "It is now up to the Senate to heed the voices of Floridians, uphold their duty to the Constitution, and stop this bill from ever becoming law." Read more |
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As Myanmar Death Toll Tops 320, UN Expert Warns Crisis Will Worsen Without World's Help "I fear that the international community has only a short time remaining to act," said United Nations special rapporteur Tom Andrews. Read more |
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Sanders Pushing to Expand Medicare by Lowering Eligibility Age in Next Relief Package "It's the right thing to do. It's massively impactful. It's popular." Read more |
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US Water Shutoff Moratorium May Have Prevented Nearly 500,000 Covid-19 Cases: Study "These findings should move us to fight even harder for water justice everywhere." Read more |
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Faith Groups Part of Human Rights Coalition Urging Biden to Ease Sanctions Amid Pandemic "For too long, the United States has reflexively relied on suffocating, broad-based sanctions with absolutely no regard for their impact on everyday people." Read more |
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'A Good Step': NYC Council Approves Measure to Curb Qualified Immunity "The mayor's plan is a far cry from the transformative change New Yorkers demanded in the streets and at the polls." Read more |
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Nearly 3 in 4 New Yorkers Favor Taxing the Rich to Austerity: Poll Survey shows that voters across political spectrum prefer raising taxes on state's wealthy to cutting essential services and key public programs. Read more |
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Big Oil's Embrace of Carbon Pricing Called PR Ploy to 'Avoid Real, Effective Climate Action' "This is yet another greenwashing tactic wielded by the fossil fuel industry to distract from their disproportionate responsibility for the climate crisis." Read more |
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Coalition Calls on Biden to Use US-Owned Patent to Share Covid Vaccine With the World "The U.S. government can help end the pandemic if it uses its legal leverage with Moderna to jumpstart an ambitious vaccine manufacturing program to benefit the world." Read more |
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Senator Demands Postal Board Fire DeJoy Over 'Pathetic 10-Year Plan to Weaken USPS' "He is a clear and present threat to the future of the Postal Service and the well-being of millions of Americans." Read more |
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Georgia Rep. Charged With Felonies for Knocking on Kemp's Door as He Signed Voter Suppression Bill "This is straight out of Jim Crow." Read more |
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'Vicious Attack on Voting Rights': Georgia Governor Signs GOP Suppression Bill "This is why federal voting rights legislation is necessary." Read more |
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Rights Coalition Applauds Biden's Executive Action Promoting Voting Access for All Americans The Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative called the order "a first step in the pursuit of a vision of democracy that honors and protects every American's right to vote." Read more |
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Progressives Applaud Biden's Strongest Comments Yet on Reforming Filibuster The president, said one advocate, sent "an unmistakable signal that he is willing to do what it takes to end gridlock and deliver results." Read more |
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'All In for the EACH Act': Rights Advocates Applaud Bill to End Hyde Amendment "Congress has the opportunity to bring us one step closer to a world where access to abortion care doesn't depend on where you live, how you are insured, or how much money you have." Read more |
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Groups Urge Lawmakers Against Gutting of Section 230 as Big Tech CEOs Testify "Of course Facebook wants to see changes to Section 230. Because they know it will simply serve to solidify their monopoly power and crush competition from smaller and more decentralized platforms." Read more |
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Progressives in Congress Commit to Sunrise Movement's $10 Trillion 'Good Jobs for All' Pledge "The climate crisis poses an existential threat to our planet, but it also brings massive opportunity to redress historic injustices and build a better future for all." Read more |
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'Extraordinarily Dangerous': Georgia House Passes Bill to Give GOP Lawmakers Control of Election Board "The most radical fringes of the Republican Party sitting in the state legislature will be able to wipe out boards of elections... This is Jim Crow 2.0." Read more |
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US Military Ordered 'Clandestine Burning' of Toxic Chemicals in Poor Neighborhoods: Study "Congress needs to throw cold water on the Pentagon's mad dash to burn toxic firefighting foam," which "threatens the health of millions of Americans." Read more |
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Trump Holdovers Accused of 'Sabotaging' Effort to Get Checks to 30 Million Social Security Recipients "President Biden can't stand for this any longer. He must protect Social Security beneficiaries by firing Saul and Black immediately." Read more |
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Upholding Hawaii Law, Federal Court Rules 'No Right to Carry Arms Openly in Public' "This is much-needed good news following recent high-profile gun massacres in Atlanta and Boulder," said Kris Brown, president of the gun control group Brady: United Against Gun Violence. Read more |
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Families and Indigenous Youth Vow to 'Not Give Up' After Top EU Court Dismisses 'People's Climate Case' "We will keep fighting for justice and for the protection of fundamental rights that are threatened by the unequal and diverse impacts of climate change." Read more |
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Team Bernie vs. Amazon Executive: War of Words Erupts as Sanders Backs Alabama Union Drive "I am proud to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers in Alabama who are fighting for better wages and better working conditions." Read more |
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'Focus on Structural Power': Lawmakers Told to Press Big Tech CEOs on 'Toxic' Business Model "Tech CEOs want to talk about their content policies and moderation efforts—because they know their core business models are indefensible." Read more |
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Taking Aim at 'Rigged' System, New Sanders Bills Would Reverse Trump's Corporate Tax Cut, End Offshoring "At the end of the day, we need massive tax reform in this country, so that we end the tax loopholes and the giveaways to the wealthy and large corporations." Read more |
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Applause as Biden USDA Scraps Trump Bid to Take Food Benefits From More Than a Million People "Trump's biggest regulatory attack on SNAP is officially dead and buried." Read more |
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Warren Grills Yellen Over Why $9 Trillion BlackRock Not Treated as Risk to Economy The senator suggested the world's largest asset manager should be declared "too big to fail." Read more |
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Doctors Without Borders Warns Palestinians 'Urgently' Need More Covid-19 Vaccines "There is not enough space, beds, or staff to help all of our critical patients, and people are dying," warned one MSF intensive care unit physician. Read more |
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In Throwback to Trump, Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill to Force DNA Testing on Migrants Immigrant advocates point to statistics showing fradulent family claims were uncovered in about one half of one percent of detained migrants. Read more |
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Virginia Abolishes 'Ultimate Denial of Human Rights That Is the Death Penalty' An Amnesty International USA advocate said that "we hope to see more states work to retire this most extreme punishment to where it belongs—as a relic of the past, not a part of our future." Read more |
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'Anti-Democratic Garbage': McConnell Rebuked for Calling Voting Rights Bill a 'Power Grab' "How depraved do you have to be to insist that more people voting is somehow a power grab?" Read more |
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California Regulator Praised for 'Landmark' Proposal to List 'Forever Chemical' as Carcinogen "The damage to communities nationwide from PFOA-contaminated drinking water and exposure through everyday consumer products is almost unimaginable, but California's action underscores the urgency of addressing the crisis." Read more |
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From Space Force to F-35s, Congress Given Specific Path to Cut Pentagon Budget by $80 Billion "We have a choice: funnel countless trillions of dollars into weapons of war and Pentagon waste, or put our resources toward efforts that will actually make the world safer for all of us." Read more |
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'Death Falling From the Sky': Report Spotlights Civilian Harm From US Drone Strikes in Yemen "The United States is failing to investigate credible allegations of violations, to hold individuals responsible for violations accountable, and to provide prompt and adequate reparation." Read more |
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Quarter of Civilian Casualties From US-Backed, Saudi-Led War in Yemen Were Children "Children continue to be killed and injured on a near-daily basis," said Xavier Joubert of Save the Children. Read more |
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Fending Off Antitrust Push, Tech Giants Now Biggest Spenders on DC Lobbying "It's more important than ever for lawmakers to show their independence and bring these companies to heel." Read more |
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Amazon to Delivery Drivers: Agree to Be Spied On Biometrically or You're Fired "Rank authoritarianism disguised as corporate efficiency for consumer satisfaction." Read more |
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60 Largest Banks Have Dumped $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since 2015, Report Shows "By bankrolling the expansion of oil and gas, the top banks of the world have blood on their hands." Read more |
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Tlaib Unveils Bill to Provide Monthly Payments to Everyone in US—Funded by Minting Trillion-Dollar Coins "A one-time survival check isn't enough to get people through this crisis." Read more |
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'Strom Thurmond Disagrees': Historians Refute McConnell Claim That Filibuster Has 'No Racial History' "Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch's statement. The filibuster has a ton of 'racial history.'" Read more |
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On Eve of Equal Pay Day, Report Reveals Subminimum Wage 'Keeps Incomes Low and Harassment High' One Fair Wage found that over 70% of women in the restaurant industry have been sexually harassed while working at least once. Read more |
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Corporate Coalition Calls on Congress to Approve Paid Family Leave "Lack of a national paid leave policy makes all of us more vulnerable during this pandemic and for future public health emergencies, while putting the financial stability of businesses on the line." Read more |
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Calls Grow for Biden to Fully Withdraw US Troops From Afghanistan by May 1 "If Biden chooses to stay, every dead soldier, every family broken, and every opportunity wasted to build back better at home will rest on his shoulders and taint his legacy." Read more |
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Nurses, Teachers, and Experts Push Back Against Rush to Reopen Schools as Covid-19 Cases Spike "The studies commonly cited as supporting school reopening are deeply flawed." Read more |
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'Don't Need to Wait Another Minute': Biden Calls on Congress to Pass Assault Weapons Ban "Our nation is being held hostage by the gun industry, and until the industry is held fully accountable for the direct role it plays in these massacres, communities across the nation will continue to live in fear of the next horrendous attack." Read more |
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Democrats Warn DeJoy's New 10-Year Plan Guarantees 'Death Spiral' for US Postal Service "This so-called plan from Louis DeJoy should itself be a dead letter. This is a blueprint for the Post Office's continued decay and destruction." Read more |
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As Biden Restricts Media Access, Photos Show Children in Crowded 'Border Jails' "Photos of children packed into makeshift detention centers highlight the need for press access to such centers so people can see the 'inhumanity' in U.S. immigration policy." Read more |
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Biden Eyes Tax Hikes for Rich, Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Fund Infrastructure "It's time for the rich and corporations to pay their fair share in taxes." Read more |
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In Thumbs-Down to Sinema, Survey Finds Majority of Arizona Voters Favor $15 Minimum Wage "The verdict is clear—in Arizona, voting to raise the minimum wage is the smartest political move." Read more |
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To Fight Pharma Greed That Costs 'Human Lives,' Sanders Unveils Bills to Slash Drug Prices "The time is now to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and say enough is enough." Read more |
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WHO Chief Blasts 'Grotesque' Vaccine Inequality as Rich Nations Block Speedy End of Global Pandemic "We have the means to avert this failure but it's shocking how little has been done to avert it." Read more |
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'It Was Understood' as a Death Threat, Says UN Expert Who Saudi Official Warned Could Be 'Taken Care Of' "It didn't stop me from acting in a way which I think is the right thing to do," said Agnès Callamard, the top investigator into the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Read more |
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Progressives Demand Biden Break From Obama's 'Failed Leadership' on Antitrust "With a new wave of Big Tech antitrust investigations today, it's time to stop appointing industry allies to top regulatory jobs." Read more |
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DeJoy to Unveil Plan to Slash Post Office Hours, Hike Postage Prices "Fire the entire Post Office board. Then fire this corrupt man before he destroys the entire USPS for good." Read more |
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'End the Filibuster and Pass Gun Safety Laws. Now': Colorado Massacre Intensifies Demands for Action "You're going to see another round of 'we can't do anything yet, there was a tragedy' hand-wringing, but we must end gun violence now." Read more |