by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Democrats have a mandate from voters to move forward on their own... Delay carries enormous risk, just as it did in 2009."
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "It's clear that the Republican Party believes the only way they can win future elections is to keep millions of Americans from casting their ballots."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "As long as countries do not put the right energy policies in place, the economic rebound will see emissions significantly increase in 2021. We will make the job of reaching net zero harder."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "President Biden's $100 billion infrastructure plan acknowledges an important fact about broadband today—it is an essential service, like water and electricity, and our public policy should reflect that fact."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "Unless we tax the world's billionaires, the legacy of the pandemic will be accelerated concentrations of wealth and power."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "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."
by Jenna McGuire, staff writer The world needs "to stop focusing on dates and numbers" and recognize that taking immediate action is what must be done, says the 18-year-old Swedish climate leader.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer "It turns out that people are actually in poverty mostly because they are not paid enough for their work to be able to afford rent, food, and other necessities of living."
by Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon Mainstream media today pretend that King's anti-militarism pronouncements were never uttered, but that was not the case in 1967. Condemnation was swift, emphatic and widespread.
by Adam Parsons, Sonja Scherndl Imagine what could be achieved if just a portion of the money spent on military expenditures were pooled into a global fund, and redirected towards ending hunger and massively investing in public health systems.
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