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Sanders Applauds Biden for 'Putting People Over Profits' by Backing Vaccine Patent Waiver
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday praised President Joe Biden's decision to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property protections for coroanvirus vaccines. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Democrats Bankrolled by Big Pharma Are Refusing to Back Vaccine Patent Waiver
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) speaks during a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on Friday, July 24, 2020.
The top Democratic recipients of Big Pharma cash in Congress are echoing industry talking points in opposition to a push to suspend key intellectual property protections.
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In Yet Another Threat to Dems' Agenda, Manchin Opposes DC Statehood Bill
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Sen. Joe Manchin opposes making Washington, D.C. the nation's 51st state through the legislative process, arguing that a constitutional amendment is needed for the popular move. (Photo: Al Drago/Washington Post via Getty Images)
"Over the course of U.S. history, we've added 37 states," said one expert who...
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Anti-War Group Releases Activist Guide to End Militarized Policing in US
Jenna McGuire, staff writer
A Miami Police officer watches protestors from an armored vehicle during a rally in Miami, Florida on May 31, 2020 in response to the killing of George Floyd. (Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images)
"We must end state violence and knee-jerk militarism, wherever it occurs...
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President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on the dais behind him, on April 28, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
As Biden Tells Congress to Pass Pro-Democracy Bills 'Right Away,' Progressives Say: The Filibuster Must Go
President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House on April 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Biden Proposes Hiking Taxes on Richest Americans to Fund Universal Pre-K, Paid Leave, and More
Former drug felons are partially or fully barred from Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in 34 states. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
House Dems Propose Lifting 'Cruel' Ban on Former Drug Felons Receiving Food and Cash Aid
Members of the women-led peace group CodePink protest in 2020 outside the United States Treasury Department against U.S. sanctions on Iran during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo: Medea Benjamin/CodePink)
Amid Nuclear Talks, 40 Groups Urge Biden to Lift Sanctions on Covid-Ravaged Iran
The reality of college tuition debt was on display at the Northeastern University graduation at the TD Garden on May 03, 2019.
Sanders, Jayapal Plan Would Tax Wall Street Speculation to Fund Tuition-Free College
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett arrives for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2021.
Democratic Lawmakers Urge Barrett to Recuse Herself From Koch Dark Money Case
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.; front row, second from left) takes part in the July 31, 2019 "Make Detroit the Engine of the Green New Deal" rally. (Photo: Becker1999/Flickr/cc)
Poll Finds Majority of US Voters Back Green New Deal and Want Lawmakers to Co-Sponsor Resolution
A group of five Palestinian children ages 8 to 13 were gathering wild vegetable near the illegal Jewish settlement of Havat Maon when they were arrested by Israeli troops. (Photo: Nasser Nawaj'ah/B'Tselem/Twitter)
Jewish Voice for Peace Action Endorses McCollum Bill Placing Conditions on US Aid to Israel
A demonstrator holding a sign during a protest on January 5, 2021 in Manhattan.
719 Billionaires Now Own Four Times More Wealth Than Poorest 165 Million Americans Combined
The Supreme Court of the United States is seen from across the Capitol Complex on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
To Combat Right-Wing 'Assault' on Democracy, New Bill Would Add Four Seats to Supreme Court
Capitol Police officers are overwhelmed by a mob of invading supporters of then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Probe Finds Capitol Police Leaders Ignored Key Intel Ahead of January 6 Insurrection
Climate activists with Stop the Money Pipeline held a rally in midtown Manhattan on March 3, 2021, at BlackRocks HQ and then JP Morgan Chase HQ, two of the worlds biggest funders of climate destruction, to urge the two companies to end their support for the dangerous proposed Line 3 pipeline project, and stop funding fossil fuels and forest destruction. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
'The Climate Emergency Is Not Coming. It Is Here': Local Officials Across US Demand Fracking Ban

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