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Progressive Lawmakers to Biden: 'Cancel Student Loan Debt.' All of It. Now.
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by Andrea Germanos
"Student loan payments resume in 61 days. Borrowers are NOT ready or
able to restart them," said Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
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Groups Tell UN Food Agency to Ditch 'Toxic Alliance' With Pesticide Association
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by Kenny Stancil
"This partnership with CropLife is in direct conflict with FAO's mandate
as a U.N. institution to fulfill human rights to health, adequate food,
clean water and environment, and safe working conditions."
'Biden's Oily Christmas': Climate Campaigners Call Out Public Lands Giveaways
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by Jessica Corbett
"His Interior Department has plowed forward with new oil and gas lease
sales that wreck our public lands and exacerbate climate change—all
while enriching the CEOs of big oil corporations."
'Sad But Unsurprising': Biden Administration Rejects Calls for Ban on 'Killer Robots'
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by Jake Johnson
Campaigners warn that autonomous weapons systems pose "grave threats"
worldwide.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Slash 'Outrageous' Medicare Premium Hike
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by Jake Johnson
"It would be absolutely unacceptable to force 57 million senior citizens
to pay $11.50 more a month in Medicare premiums" due to Big Pharma's
greed, the Vermont senator said.
'Indefensible': Outrage Over Man in Wheelchair Fatally Shot in the Back by Arizona Cop
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by Brett Wilkins
Richard Lee Richards was shot nine times in the back and side by a
Tucson officer, who has since been fired, earlier this week.
'Unconscionable': Missouri Accused of Burying Analysis Showing Mask Mandates Save Lives
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by Kenny Stancil
The findings were only made available this week due to a public records
request by a local independent news outlet and the Documenting Covid-19
Project.
Health Minister Says 'Highly Transmissible' Omicron Hitting Young Children Hard in South Africa
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by Julia Conley
In South Africa's worst-affected province, children under the age of
five now make up the second-largest group being admitted to hospitals.
Public Health Experts Slam 'Grossly Inadequate,' Industry-Friendly Covid Test Reimbursement Scheme
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by Julia Conley
"We need this administration to be courageous," said one physician.
"This is not it at all."
'Global Empire of the US Christian Right': Dark Money Fuels Attacks on Abortion Rights Worldwide
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by Jake Johnson
The findings of a new investigation, said one observer, "further
demonstrate the growing trend of religious extremists forging
cross-border alliances" to gut abortion rights.
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Michigan School Shooting Exposes 2nd Amendment as Poison to America
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by Will Bunch
America is drowning in too much rage and too many guns, and the 2nd
Amendment is the racist anchor that's holding us down.
Why Is This Pandemic Taking So Long? In One Word: Greed
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by Peter Certo
The longer it takes the world to get vaccinated, the more variants we'll
see.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Failing to Lead on Climate
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by Ed Markey
The Fed and the big banks must be compelled, through federal
legislation, to act on the threat that climate change poses to our
financial system and the planet.
Money-Hungry Corporations to Blame for Inflation
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by Sarah Baron
The truth is big corporations and their ultra-rich CEOs are exploiting
consumers.
Does Brazil Proposal Hold Key to Ending Big Pharma's Stranglehold on Covid-19 Vaccines?
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by Joseph Stiglitz, Achal Prabhala, Felipe Carvalho
A proposal for the World Trade Organization to waive
intellectual-property rights on pandemic-related pharmaceuticals is
still languishing, owing to opposition from rich countries whose
companies are reaping monopoly profits. Fortunately, a public-health
bill in Brazil points the way to a promising bottom-up solution.
Why COP26 Failed to Address the Climate Crisis
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by Basav Sen
Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the UN climate
talks. Not so fast.
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Newswire...
Sanders Sends Letter to Biden Urging Delay in Medicare Premiums Increase
Senator Bernie Sanders
Over 187,300 Advocates Urge UN FAO To Abandon Controversial AG Industry Partnership
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
Shutdown Averted as Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Bill
American Federation of Government Employees
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