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Your Week in Review
GOP 'Silence Speaks Volumes,' Says Ilhan Omar as Boebert's Bigotry Goes Unpunished
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by Brett Wilkins
"Normalizing this bigotry not only endangers my life but the lives of
all Muslims. Anti-Muslim bigotry has no place in Congress."
Africans Should Be 'Applauded, Not Punished,' Say Advocates Amid Omicron Travel Ban
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by Brett Wilkins
"What is going on right now is inevitable," said African Union Vaccine
Delivery Alliance co-chair Dr. Ayoade Alakija. "It's a result of the
world's failure to vaccinate in an equitable, urgent, and speedy
manner."
'It Was Entirely Avoidable': Rich Countries Blamed as New Covid Variant Sparks Global Alarm
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by Jake Johnson
"Allowing new variants to emerge and spread, 13 months into the vaccine
era, is a policy choice by the rich world."
'Unsettling': New Study Reveals Arctic Ocean Warming for Over a Century
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by Brett Wilkins
"It is possible that the Arctic Ocean is more sensitive to greenhouse
gases than previously thought," said one of the study's authors.
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty: Jury Convicts All 3 Assailants for Ahmaud Arbery Murder
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by Brett Wilkins
"With their verdict, the jury rejected the vestige of Jim Crow and the
assertion of white supremacy that was at the center of this case."
South Dakota Supreme Court Kills Recreational Marijuana Law Approved by Voters
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by Andrea Germanos
The ruling is a win for Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, who directed the
state to pay for the legal fight against the voter-backed amendment.
Dollar Tree CEO—Who Made Over $10 Million Last Year—Blames Inflation for Price Hike to $1.25
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by Jake Johnson
"Dollar Tree made $1,230,000,000 in profits this year, gave its CEO
$10,767,883, and pays workers as little as $8.32 an hour."
'What Hypocrisy': Right-Wing Dems Quiet as Military Budget Far Exceeds Cost of Biden's Agenda
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by Jake Johnson
Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized his colleagues who complain about social
spending but "all of a sudden forget about the deficit when we're
talking about an annual defense budget of $778 billion."
'Total Asymmetric Warfare': Georgia GOP Redraws Political Map as US Senate Dems Do Nothing
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by Jessica Corbett
"It's beyond enraging that Manchin and Sinema continue to say voting
rights legislation needs 60 votes," while Republicans are "rigging
elections and shutting Dems out of power for next decade on simple
majority party-line votes," said one expert.
Can a Doughnut Heal Our World?
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by Bhikkhu Bodhi
The dominant model followed by virtually all major economies today is
inflicting severe damage on the planet's fragile ecosystem and causing
wide economic and social inequalities. Can a diagram of a doughnut offer
us the key to resolve our predicament?
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