by Kenny Stancil "We still don't know the full extent of toxic chemicals that companies are using in their fracking operations. Why is the EPA allowing them to poison our communities without consequence?"
by Julia Conley "We will look back in anger and I think we will look back in shame" if wealthy countries do not ensure vaccine doses are distributed globally, said one WHO official.
by Jessica Corbett "Buildings are collapsing into the sea. Infrastructure is melting. Hundreds are dying from extreme heat. Millions are without power. The ocean is literally on fire. The climate crisis is here."
by Brett Wilkins One SEIU Local 73 strike leader said the 18-day action "is about basic dignity and respect for workers who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic and before."
by Julia Conley "The truth is that if one wanted to help Cuba, the first thing that should be done is to suspend the blockade of Cuba as the majority of countries in the world are asking," said Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
by Jake Johnson The New York Democrat said the Biden administration should support efforts to bring to justice "any actors that may have been complicit on U.S. soil."
by Jake Johnson Christian Emmanuel Sanon is the third Haitian-born individual with ties to the United States to be arrested for playing a role in the killing.
by Juan Cole "It is a tragic paradox that, while the Israeli settlements are clearly prohibited by international law, the international community has been remarkably reluctant to enforce its own laws."
by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies Let's hope Biden has learned another history lesson: that the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
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