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."
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.
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."
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.
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."
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.
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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