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April 21, 2022
Top News



Opioid epidemic
Drug Policy Alliance Applauds Biden's Embrace of Harm Reduction
"Despite over one million lives lost to drug overdose over the last 20-plus years, this is the first time an administration has included harm reduction in the National Drug Control Strategy."
by Brett Wilkins



White House protest
US Mobilization Planned to Demand 'Livable, Just, and Healthy Planet for All'
"We've already waited too long to enact reforms that address this climate emergency," said the co-executive director of the Center for Popular Democracy. "Our federal government must act now."
by Jessica Corbett



People attend a rally to urge the Biden administration to cancel all federal student loan debt in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2022.
More Than Half of US Student Loan Borrowers Say They Can't Afford Single Payment
"Widespread debt cancellation is needed immediately," said one advocate.
by Jake Johnson
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• Civilians Trapped as Putin Orders Russian Forces to Blockade Last Mariupol Holdout
• Dems Chant 'Black Votes Are Under Attack' as Florida GOP Rams Through DeSantis' Map
Opinion



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US Must Tackle Interconnected Child Care and Climate Crises
This Earth Day, we don’t have to look too far to find examples of public policy investments in our future.
by Mary C. King, Ito Peng, Rianne Mahon



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The Only Answer to the War in Ukraine Is a Negotiated Peace Deal
By prioritizing peace instead of NATO enlargement, the US would rally the support of much more of the world and thereby help to bring peace to Ukraine and security and stability for the entire world.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs



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Humanity: Evolving in Spite of Itself
As long as global order and global security is allegedly maintained with bombs and bullets and bully-swagger—we're hostage to an insanity we seem to have bequeathed ourselves.
by Robert C. Koehler
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