by Julia Conley, staff writer Of the 2.5 billion vaccine doses that Pfizer plans to produce this year, the company has pledged to send less than 2% of its doses to developing countries.
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer "President Iván Duque's administration is acting as if it has a license to kill. When the people take to the streets amid a pandemic, it is because their government is more dangerous than a deadly virus."
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer "These figures are mind-blowing, even for Amazon. We are seeing exponentially accelerated market domination across the globe on the back of income that continues to be largely untaxed."
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer "The fact that current global warming is now at 1.2°C above pre-industrial levels only serves to reinforce the urgency of further NDC updates," says a new analysis from Climate Action Tracker.
by Julia Conley, staff writer " This shows that the administration ready to take bold action and be a true partner to address the student debt crisis," said Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer The top Democratic recipients of Big Pharma cash in Congress are echoing industry talking points in opposition to a push to suspend key intellectual property protections.
by Abdulkerim Said I and many other Mainers have relatives and friends in countries around the world, and we can’t disconnect from those people. But when it comes to this pandemic, we’re all connected—and not just by our common humanity. None of us are safe until we’ve reached a worldwide critical mass of vaccination.
by Peter Arno, Philip Caper The national vaccination program has all the features of a single-payer health care system including no copays, no premiums, no insurance company blocking payment, and universal, affordable healthcare for all.
by Cynthia Kaufman This is an all hands-on-deck moment where civil society, that means you and I, need to throw everything we have into changing the politics of business as usual.
by Timothy Karr Free Press believes that creating a diverse and thriving news sector in the United States can be achieved by imposing a tax on online-advertising revenues that fuel the platforms and the attention economy.
by Daniel Sherrell If Biden genuinely wants to serve as a "bridge" to a new "generation of leaders"—as he stated repeatedly during his campaign--then he must leave behind outmoded deficit politics and embrace the THRIVE Act.
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