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Your Week in Review
All Health Is Public Health
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by Tinashe Goroga, Dana Brown, and Siddhartha Mehta
The pandemic has blown up the myth that our personal health cannot be
separated from the health of our neighbors or our planet.
Neoliberalism Doesn’t Care
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by Tim Koechlin
'Neoliberalism is a relentless and shameless assault on the commons: the
planet, public health, community, public spaces, rich conversation,
trust, love, history, clean air and clean water. '
Teachers Unions Want More Details on New CDC Guidance of Desks Only 3 Feet Apart
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Kids need to be in school... but we are concerned this change has been
driven by a lack of physical space rather than the hard science."
Brazil's Lula Urges Biden to Call Emergency G20 Summit to Promote Global Vaccine Equity
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
The former Brazilian president suggested that the U.S. vaccine surplus
"could be donated to Brazil, or other countries even poorer than Brazil
that cannot afford to buy the vaccine."
'Democracy Is Having a Hard Time Functioning': Biden Endorses Return to Talking Filibuster
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That's what it was supposed to be."
'Everyone In, Nobody Out': Jayapal, Dingell Introduce Medicare for All Act With 112 Co-Sponsors
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"A system that prioritizes profits over patients and ties coverage to
employment was no match for a global pandemic and will never meet the
needs of our people."
Critics Say 'Scorched Earth' Threat Over Filibuster Shows McConnell 'Getting Scared'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"McConnell is clearly getting desperate as momentum grows to eliminate
the filibuster as a weapon he can use to maintain power from the
minority."
50 House Democrats Demand Biden Slash Pentagon Budget to Invest in Public Health, Common Good
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The U.S.' budget priorities are dangerously out of whack," said Win
Without War. "It's time to put them back in order."
'Weapon of Mass Obstruction': Durbin Blasts Filibuster on Senate Floor
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's time to change the Senate rules and stop holding this Senate
hostage."
Medicare for All Would Have Prevented Hundreds of Thousands of Covid Deaths: New Report
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need to be prepared for the next pandemic, and we can't be under the
current for-profit system."
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