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      Water's Moment: Advancing the Human Right to Water in the United States

      Water isn't a commodity to be sold to only those that can pay. It's a basic right our government must provide to all residents.

      Monica Lewis-Patrick
      Susana De Anda
      Mar 22, 2023

      More than a decade ago, the United Nations declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a human right, underpinning all other goals for equality, health, and economic prosperity. The United States did not sign on. Today, on World Water Day, global leaders are gathering in New York to discuss progress towards this goal. It's the first time the UN Water Conference is being held in the U.S. and time for our nation to embrace the moral imperative: Water is a human right.

      People tend to think of clean water and sanitation access as issues for countries with the lowest GDPs. Yet, more than 2 million U.S. residents live without safe running water or a working toilet. Millions more experience water shutoffs because of unaffordable water and sewer bills, and climate change threatens reliable access to clean water for many more communities. The water access gap also costs our national economy more than $8 billion a year.

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      Wall Street-Funded Democrat PAC to Spend $1 Million in Bid to Unseat Tlaib: Report

      Wall Street-Funded Democrat PAC to Spend $1 Million in Bid to Unseat Tlaib: Report

      "Imagine spending $1 million to oust Rashida Tlaib instead of organizing in Detroit to make sure Michigan goes blue," quipped one progressive group.

      Brett Wilkins
      May 27, 2022

      A new political action committee backed by a major New York hedge fund and Democratic politician turned cable news commentator Bakari Sellers plans to spend more than $1 million in a bid to oust progressive second-term Michigan Democrat Rashida Tlaib from the U.S. House of Representatives in November's midterm elections.

      "It's flattering that billionaires who know nothing about our district are so scared of our movement."

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      US Water Shutoff Moratorium May Have Prevented Nearly 500,000 Covid-19 Cases: Study

      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."

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 26, 2021

      As coronavirus cases are surging in several U.S. communities and President Joe Biden faces pressure to prevent utility companies from cutting off customers for lack of payment, new research from Cornell University and Food & Water Watch suggests a national moratorium on water service shutoffs could have prevented almost half a million Covid-19 infections and thousands of deaths.

      "We hope what we learned from the pandemic can contribute to universal access to water in the future."
      --Xue Zhang, Cornell

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