by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "He broke the Senate as there are thousands of people in Texas lined up for food lines. He broke the Senate while hospitals no longer have beds to house the sick."
by Julia Conley, staff writer Frontline retail workers have been given raises and hazard pay for keeping stores running and profits flowing amid the crisis—but a new study shows how essential workers are being treated as "sacrificial workers" by wealthy CEOs.
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) called the meeting between the president and two Republican state representatives "an attempt to subvert our democracy and undermine the will of Michigan voters."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer Rich countries—accused of hoarding future vaccines—are being urged to support a "humanitarian buffer" to innoculate refugees and people in conflict zones.
by Julia Conley, staff writer A first-of-its-kind international report released Friday shows how wealthy countries are the primary drivers of tax revenue loss each year—contributing to $427 billion in losses to public funding annually and affecting the ability of countries all over the world, including developing nations, to provide services to the public.
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer In an op-ed at The Nation , the Minnesota Democrat explains how the Biden White House can forge a path "toward justice."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer On his way out the door, said one Nobel-winning economist, "Mnuchin is effectively trying to create a financial crisis.'
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "The arsonist in chief, who spent the past four years being as reckless as humanly possible, is lighting a whole bunch more fires with the GOAL of them being impossible to put out."
by Marjorie Cohn It may look like this is one frivolity and absurdity after another—and it is. But if this electoral clash reaches the Supreme Court, all bets are off.
by Rosa Pavanelli There is more than enough money available. But it has been redirected away from our public services and into the offshore bank accounts of multinationals and the mega-rich.
by Richard Heinberg Neither party is equipped to reach across the divides that separate Americans, and the political system is set up to make it nearly impossible for a third party to take root.
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