by Julia Conley "A few thousand people at Europe's Polish border, many of whom have fled some of the worst crises in the world, is a drop in the ocean compared to the number of people displaced to countries that are much poorer elsewhere," said one refugee rights advocate.
by Jessica Corbett "Financial institutions that continue investing in companies building nuclear weapons face regulatory risks as more countries join the treaty. They also face an increased reputational risk."
by Brett Wilkins "As much as these companies might want to massage the facts, the numbers are crystal clear—they are still supplying the majority of their doses to richer parts of the world."
by Jake Johnson "More than ten million people have died from the pandemic so far. Humanity cannot afford the U.S. government's passivity. It is past time to share NIH-Moderna with the world."
by Ramzy Baroud Gates' obsession with 'innovation' might have blinded him from addressing other issues that Israel is also 'known for'—namely, being the world's leading human rights violator, whose horrific track record of racial apartheid and violence is known to every member of the United Nations.
by Joseph Stiglitz On all of the defining issues of the moment, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has shown that his instincts are out of step with what the country needs. In deciding whom to appoint to the position next, US President Joe Biden must not be swayed by clichés about bipartisanship and continuity.
by Robert C. Koehler I think of the current Critical Race Theory controversy more as a Ziploc bag: a quick, easy place to stuff American history and get it out of the way, so we don't have to think about—and therefore atone for—the criminal harm caused by four centuries of structural racism.
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