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Your Week in Review
Biden Urged to Stand 'On the Side of Humanity' and Back Waiver for Covid Vaccine Patents
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The continued calls come amid India's "tsunami" of Covid-19 cases.
Progressive Groups Mark May Day With Rallies Urging Passage of PRO Act
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The fight for the PRO Act is a fight for a future of dignity for all
workers," said Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York.
In 'Huge Step Toward Justice,' Biden Cancels Trump Border Wall Projects Using Diverted Funds
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Now they must commit to restoring protected public lands and sacred
sites, and tearing down sections of wall."
Earth Day to May Day Point to a New America
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by Ben Manski, Peter Knowlton
"By 2030 we will be on our way to a global economy that provides a good
life for all on a living planet," states the Declaration of the 2020's.
"Or we will be on an irreversible path to global misery through
ecological collapse."
'A Dream Come True': Nurses at Maine's Largest Hospital Vote to Unionize
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's a new day for nurses and patients across Maine."
Nobel Laureates Urge Humanity to Stop 'Taking Colossal Risks With Our Common Future'
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"We need to reinvent our relationship with planet Earth. The future of
all life on this planet—humans and our societies included—requires us to
become effective stewards of the global commons."
Dingell and Markey Introduce $10 Trillion THRIVE Act to Tackle 'Our Biggest Emergencies'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The bill aims to ensure "an intersectional response" to the climate
crisis, coronavirus pandemic, economic inequity, and racial injustice
"that is proportionate to the scope of the problems we face."
Sanders Vows to Fight for Medicare Expansion Left Out of Biden's American Families Plan
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We must take on the greed of the pharmaceutical industry, lower drug
prices, and use the savings to expand Medicare."
Biden Proposes Hiking Taxes on Richest Americans to Fund Universal Pre-K, Paid Leave, and More
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Taxes have become almost optional for the super-rich. President Biden's
plan is a welcome first step in reversing wealth hoarding and tax
avoidance."
'We Need to Act Now': Study Reveals Glaciers Melting at Unprecedented Pace
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"A doubling of the thinning rates in 20 years for glaciers outside
Greenland and Antarctica tells us we need to change the way we live,"
the study's lead author said.
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