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February 23, 2023

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Poor People's Campaign, Families Demand DOJ Probe of Over 100 West Virginia Jail Deaths <[link removed]>

"Poverty or a prison sentence should not be a death sentence," asserted campaign co-chair Bishop William J. Barber II after relatives of inmates who died last year told their loved ones' stories. <[link removed]>

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Tennessee, Mississippi GOP Move to Ban 'Lifesaving' Healthcare for Trans Youth <[link removed]>

"Legislators are risking trans young people's health, well-being, and safety with this dangerous legislation," said an ACLU of Tennessee staff attorney, urging the governor to veto the bill. <[link removed]>

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US Strike Activity Surged in 2022 as SCOTUS Workers' Rights Ruling Looms <[link removed]>

"The right to strike is a critical source of worker power, but that right could be under further threat from the Supreme Court," warned one expert. <[link removed]>

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NTSB Report Suggests Overheated Wheel Bearing May Have Derailed Toxic Train in Ohio <[link removed]>

The preliminary report came as U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg-under pressure to boost rail safety rules-visited East Palestine, the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment. <[link removed]>

Jessica Corbett <[link removed]>

 

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Groups Launch World's First-Ever Climate Lawsuit Against a Commercial Bank <[link removed]>

The French bank BNP Paribas "continues to write new blank checks to the largest fossil fuel companies without setting any conditions for an oil-free, gas-free ecological transition," said one campaigner. <[link removed]>

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Moderna's 2022 Windfall a 'Scandalous' Result of Pandemic Profiteering, Campaigners Say <[link removed]>

One advocate said Moderna's windfall was a "direct result of the company's refusal to share vaccine technology with the Global South, even when it was clear that global shortages would be deadly." <[link removed]>

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Expanding Social Security Is Winning Policy and Politics for Democrats <[link removed]>

Biden is right to highlight Republican attacks on Social Security. He should also propose a plan to expand it. <[link removed]>

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Can an Apartheid State Have a 'Crisis of Democracy'? <[link removed]>

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Ron DeSantis Carves Out a Brand as a Book-Burning, Anti-LGBTQ+, Racist Authoritarian <[link removed]>

Playing the wannabe tough guy, he wants to troll his way to the White House as America's premiere culture warrior. <[link removed]>

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