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'Just Horrific': Pandemic Fuels Steepest Decline in US Life Expectancy Since WWII
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by Jake Johnson
"I myself had never seen a change this big except in the history books,"
said Elizabeth Arias, a CDC demographer.
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Bernie Sanders to Headline Nina Turner Rally in Ohio Days Before Primary
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by Jessica Corbett
The progressive House hopeful says she is proud to be joined in
Cleveland by Sanders, who "sparked a movement that shifted what is
possible in American politics."
Dems Blast McCarthy for Ditching Jan. 6 Probe After Pelosi Rejects 'Apologists for Insurrectionists'
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by Brett Wilkins
"Republicans vowing to pursue their own investigation of January 6
sounds like a homicide perpetrator promising to look for the real
killers," quipped Rep. Bill Pascrell.
New Campaign Demands World Leaders 'Stop Playing Games' and End Vaccine Apartheid
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by Julia Conley
"Global leaders like President Biden cannot ignore the deadly pandemic
and gross inequalities in vaccine distribution that are the backdrop of
the Olympics this year."
With 'Future of Our Planet' at Stake, Sanders Says Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Package Must Pass
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by Jessica Corbett
"Now is the time for the U.S. government to make certain that the planet
we leave our children and future generations is healthy and habitable."
Democrats Urged to Reject Latest GOP Attempt to Hold Social Security 'Hostage'
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by Jake Johnson
"Lindsey Graham and his fellow Republicans will stop at nothing to cut
the American people's earned Social Security and Medicare benefits."
As US 'Drowning' in Unused Doses, WHO Chief Laments 'Horrifying Injustice' of Covid-19 Vaccine Inequity
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by Brett Wilkins
"None of us is safe until all of us are safe. The tragedy of this
pandemic is that it could have been under control by now, if vaccines
had been allocated more equitably."
Washington DC Council Approves 'Transformational' Budget Including Tax Increase on Wealthy
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by Julia Conley
"Homelessness is a choice, and displacement is a choice, and poverty is
a choice," said Councilmember Janeese Lewis George. "We have the wealth
and the resources in our city to solve these issues."
'Tremendous News for Workers and Consumers': Biden Picks Kanter as DOJ Antitrust Chief
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by Andrea Germanos
Jonathan Kanter is being described as a "formidable attorney" who's
"devoted his career to reinvigorating antitrust enforcement."
In China, 'Heaviest Rain in 1,000 Years' Triggers Deadly Flooding, Landslides
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by Kenny Stancil
At least 25 people in the central province of Henan have died and
roughly 200,000 residents have been evacuated as of Wednesday.
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Flawed Facial Recognition: 'I Did Nothing Wrong. I Was Arrested Anyway.'
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by Robert Williams
Federal studies have shown that facial recognition systems misidentify
Asian and Black people up to 100 times more often than white people.
Progress or War: On Islamophobia and Europe's Demographic Shifts
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by Ramzy Baroud
Islamophobia must be seen within the larger context of the toxic
anti-refugee and anti-immigrant sentiments, now defining factors in
shaping modern European politics.
Alden Global Capital Is Killing the Newsroom
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by Jim Hightower
In the past couple of years Alden's profiteers have steadily plundered
the Daily News, eliminating half of its newsroom staff.
The Idiocracy of America: Corporate Control Over Public Functions
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by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Our entire political system is designed to let corporate money speak,
through campaign contributions and corporate lobbying.
Who's Afraid of Nina Turner?
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by Norman Solomon
What's at stake in the special election is whether progressives will
gain a dynamic champion in the House of Representatives.
Republicans Believe Lying Will Make It So—And They May Be Right
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by Michael Winship
But a party morally corrupted by Donald Trump and its own rotten
behavior must not stand.
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Newswire...
Sunrise Movement Responds to Bipartisan Infrastructure Vote Failure
Sunrise Movement
Federal Court Blocks Arkansas Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth from Moving Forward
ACLU
House Passes Sweeping PFAS "Forever Chemical" Regulation
Food & Water Watch
People’s Action Cheers New York City Council Candidate Wins After Official Certification
People's Action
People’s Action and Amplifier Launch New, Multi-Pronged Art Campaign with 12 Visionaries to Jumpstart Hard Conversations
People's Action
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