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December 27, 2021
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COVAX
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for Covid-19 Vaccines?
"Why is there more money for the military-industrial complex… at the same time the U.S. is refusing to spend the $25 billion needed to make enough additional vaccines to vaccinate the world?"
by Brett Wilkins



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Climate Denial Satire "Don't Look Up" Now Top Film on Netflix Worldwide
"Absolutely love to see a climate movie hitting this huge a global audience on the world's largest platform," said journalist David Sirota, who co-created the story for the film.
by Jake Johnson



A worker gathers N95 masks off an assembly line
As Omicron Surges, Sanders Says Congress Must Ensure Mass Distribution of N95 Masks
"As we face the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, we should remember that not all face masks are created equal."
by Jake Johnson



Hurricane Ida damage
World's Top 2021 Climate Disasters Cost Nearly $200 Billion: Study
"Climate change will bankrupt us, and along the way, we will lose so much more than money," said one activist in response to the new figures.
by Jon Queally
Opinion



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Why the Very Worst People Really Don't Want Us to Look Up
There's never been a more important time to look up, wake up, and get active.
by Thom Hartmann



The Rev. Drs. Liz Theoharis and William Barber appeared on stage at the Poor People's Moral Action Congress forum for presidential candidates at Trinity Washington University on June 17, 2019.
The Poor People's Campaign: 'Our Deadline is Victory'
The Poor People's Campaign and progressive members of Congress vow to continue the fight for the Build Back Better Act.
by Sarah Anderson
This Is Our Crucial End-of-Year Campaign.
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