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December 31, 2021
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A sign says 'No Covid-19 testing at this location' in New York
Campaign Urges Biden Admin to Mail 'Continuous' Supply of Masks, Tests to All US Households
Public health experts and advocates are calling on the federal government to deliver "free rapid at-home tests and N95-quality masks to every household in America twice a month through May 2022."
by Jake Johnson



Colorado wildfires engulf a neighborhood
'We Are in a Climate Emergency': Late-December Wildfires Ravage Colorado
"None of this is normal," said Colorado state Rep. Leslie Herod. "We are not OK."
by Jake Johnson



Over two hundred tribes, joined by environmental activists and hundreds of United States military veterans, camp and demonstrate against the Dakota Access Pipeline, just outside of the Lakota Sioux reservation of Standing Rock, North Dakota, on December 5, 2016
Trump-Appointed Judge Sides With Cops Who Brutalized DAPL Protesters
The ruling "effectively legitimizes launching an hours-long barrage of freezing water, explosives, and highly dangerous munitions into a crowd of demonstrators."
by Kenny Stancil



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Pentagon Projected to Hand $407 Billion to Private Military Contractors This Fiscal Year
"There are over 700 lobbyists representing for-profit military contractors in D.C., and this redistribution of wealth is why they're there."
by Kenny Stancil
Opinion



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Top 3 Pieces of Good News in 2021—Because Optimists Are the Problem Solvers
Here are some good news stories to offset the panic rained down on us by our television sets.
by Juan Cole



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The Real Lesson of Jan. 6 Is That Trump-World's Coup Effort Is Far From Over
A belligerent and narcissistic authoritarian has gained a powerful hold over a large portion of America.
by Robert Reich
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