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Moderna Offer of Vaccines for Global South 'Not a Substitute for Patent Justice,' Advocates Say
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"W e can't count on the benevolence of Big Pharma c orporations" to end
the pandemic, said one organization.
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With Just a Few Migrant Families to Reunite, ACLU Calls for Citizenship and No Future Separations
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We are happy that the first four families will be reunified this week,
but this is only the beginning of a very long process involving more
than 5,500 children."
National Lawyers Guild Urges Biden to Align US Israel-Palestine Policy With International Law
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The United States cannot turn its back on the atrocities, including war
crimes, enabled by U.S. policies, particularly its decadeslong policy of
shielding Israel from accountability."
In 'Critical and Totally Doable First Step,' EPA Proposes Phasedown of Climate Super-Pollutants
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
With this rule to reduce hydrofluorocarbons, "EPA is taking another
significant step under President Biden's ambitious agenda to address the
climate crisis," said the agency's administrator.
Coalition Mobilizes to Protect Billions of WhatsApp Users From Facebook's Privacy Invasion
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We can't let Mark Zuckerberg continue to get filthy rich off of this
exploitation of our personal info. We must reclaim our privacy."
Green Groups Sue Army Corps of Engineers Over Nationwide Pipeline Permit
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"There's simply no justification for allowing destructive and dangerous
pipelines to avoid rigorous environmental review."
Confirming GOP Fears, Poll Shows For the People Act Is Popular With Republican Voters
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Still, as long as Senate Republicans refuse to support the bill, passing
electoral reforms depends on eliminating the filibuster, which
conservative Democrats have yet to endorse.
Democratic Senator Under Fire for Invoking January 6 Attack to Justify Opposing Vaccine Patent Waiver
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He is choosing to support vaccine apartheid to protect the pharma
industry that has given tens of thousands to his campaign."
After Prosecutions Dove to 25-Year Low Under Trump, Will Biden DOJ Crack Down on Corporate Crimes?
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"President Biden's DOJ should ramp up enforcement to show that corporate
criminals are not above the law," says author of new study.
West Virginia Community Flooded With Opioids Takes Big Pharma to Court in Landmark Trial
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"After facing this crisis head on for far too long, our day in court is
finally here," said the mayor of Huntington, W.V.
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Big Pharma Patents on Covid-19 Vaccines Must Be Waived to Save the World
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by John Buell
In the long term we must treat public health as a common good, a good
upon which all of our virtues depend
The Squad and Their Allies Should Unite to Block Biden’s Massive Military Budget
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by Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
This is the moment to put a stop to runaway spending on war and the
nuclear arsenal.
Why Canada Must Support the WTO Waiver on Covid-19 Vaccines
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by Jason Nickerson, Adam Houston
Expanding access to life-saving medical technologies during this
pandemic is exactly what the world needs.
Want Fewer Police Shootings? Get Armed Cops Out of Traffic Enforcement
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by Miles Mogulescu
Removing armed police officers from traffic enforcement and turning it
over to civilians should be a major goal of the racial justice movement.
More Domestic Spying Power Is Not the Answer
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by Azadeh Shahshahani, Amith Gupta
We are told by some opponents of the far-right that supporters of
equality and civil liberties should not be worried about expansions of
U.S. surveillance and counterterrorism capabilities. They are wrong.
Bayer Goes After Mexico for Glyphosate Ban
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by Timothy A. Wise
The pressure by the agribusiness industry continues, but we will keep up
our fight.
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EPA's Swift Move on HFCs to Deliver Huge Health and Climate Benefits
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Three Dozen Groups Worldwide Call on Facebook to Restore Privacy Protections for WhatsApp Users
Public Citizen
How the For the People Act Blunts New Florida Voting Restrictions
Repair Our Democracy
Florida Becomes the Next Stop for Jim Crow with Passage of Anti-Voter, Anti-Democracy Bill
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Patriotic Millionaires Applaud President Biden's First 100 Days on Taxes
Patriotic Millionaires
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