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'Merkel's Delay Could Kill Us All': Protesters Demand Germany Stop Obstructing Patent Waiver
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by Kenny Stancil
"We cannot afford any more deaths at the hands of vaccine nationalism
and pharma monopolies," said Rep. Jan Schakowsky. "We need shots in arms
and we need them now."
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Rights Coalition Demands US Retailers Reject Use of Facial Recognition
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by Jessica Corbett
"Your face should not be scanned, stored, or sold just because you walk
into or work at a store."
'Pandemic Is Far from Over': Largest US Nurses Union Urges CDC to Reinstate Federal Mask Mandate
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by Andrea Germanos
"NNU strongly urges the CDC to reinstate universal masking, irrespective
of vaccination status, to help reduce the spread of the virus,
especially from infected individuals who do not have any symptoms."
Australia Aided by 'Fossil Fuel Pariah States' in Bid to Keep Great Barrier Reef Off 'In Danger' List
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by Andrea Germanos
"Imagine if the federal government displayed the same zeal and urgency
in trying to fix the root cause of the reef's poor health: climate
change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas."
Top Vaccine Official Ousted in Tennessee Says 'I Am Afraid for My State'
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by Julia Conley
"I am deeply saddened for the people of Tennessee," said Dr. Michelle
Fiscus, "who will continue to become sick and die from this
vaccine-preventable disease."
How to Pay for Infrastructure? Analysis Says Tax Billionaires' $1.8 Trillion Pandemic Windfall
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by Jake Johnson
"Billionaires have gotten $1.8 trillion richer, nearly all tax-free,
since the pandemic began. Don't tell us we can't afford a bold
reconciliation package."
Drug War Foes Applaud Senators' Bill to End Federal Cannabis Criminalization
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by Brett Wilkins
"This is monumental, because at long last, we are taking steps in the
Senate to right the wrongs of the failed War on Drugs."
'Shameful': Biden DHS Chief Says Haitian and Cuban Refugees Will Be Turned Away From US
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by Julia Conley
"Yet again, advocates must remind this administration that seeking
asylum is legal," said the Women's Refugee Commission.
'$3.5 Trillion Isn't Enough': Sunrise Says House Dems Must Go Bigger Than Senate on Climate
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by Jake Johnson
"The House must put forward a larger investment than this and hold the
line on what we need," said the youth-led Sunrise Movement. "Climate
priorities cannot be cut."
'A Big Deal,' Says Sanders as Dems Agree to Pursue a $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill
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by Jake Johnson
Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, described the spending
agreement as the "most significant piece of legislation... since the
Great Depression."
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We Can't Afford to Go Small on Infrastructure
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by Shailly Gupta Barnes
By raising taxes on the wealthy and redirecting other public resources,
we can meet everyone's needs and strengthen our economy.
Democrats Have An Historic Opportunity To Advance FDR's Vision For Universal, Guaranteed Health Care
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by Nancy J. Altman
Now is the moment to walk the walk, to add action to the rhetoric.
President Biden, Please Persuade Chancellor Merkel to Support the WTO Waiver and Save Lives
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by Fr. Charles Chilufya
This health crisis is now also a global justice crisis—a failure of
humanity.
The Case Is Made—and the Time Is Now—for a Civilian Climate Corps
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by Jeremy Mohler
From Bernie Sanders and AOC to the Sunrise Movement, progressives are
working to establish an updated version of a New Deal program to meet
the challenges of economic and climate upheaval.
Radical Political Action Is Our Only Hope to Stop Criminal Negligence of Climate Emergency
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by C.J. Polychroniou
It can be done. It must be done. For there is no tomorrow if we fail to
decarbonize and thus rescue the planet from a climate catastrophe.
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Newswire...
Major NYC Intersection Blocked as 100 Protest Deadly Vaccine Apartheid at Pfizer HQ, German Consulate
People's Action
Civil Rights Groups File Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Block Anti-Protest Law, H.B.1
ACLU Florida
CAIR Commends U.S. State Department Invitation to U.N Racism Investigators
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
EU's Carbon Dumping Fee Spotlights Key Tool to Curb Dirty Imports
Sierra Club
As Delta Variant Rages, Public Health, Other Experts Urge Biden to Use Merkel Summit to End German Blockage of WTO TRIPS Waiver for COVID-19 Vaccines
Public Citizen
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