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President Joe Biden at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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Biden’s First Day Was a Good Sign — Let’s Keep Up the Pressure

Let's not assume our problems are all solved now that Biden's president. We must urge fast, bold action.

by: William Rivers Pitt,; Truthout

An Indigenous Water Protector and an Aitkin County sheriff chat in front of a construction site for the Line 3 tar sands pipeline near Palisade, Minnesota, on January 9, 2021.

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As Biden Axes KXL Pipeline, Water Protectors Urge Him to Reject DAPL and Line 3

Indigenous Water Protectors are taking direct action to stop another tar sands pipeline.

by: Candice Bernd,; Truthout

Demonstrators protest President Trump's executive immigration ban at O'Hare International Airport on January 29, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Op-Ed Human Rights

American Muslims Demand More of Biden Than Simply Not Being Trump

As a Muslim, I am relieved that Trump is out. Now let’s demand more from Biden than a return to “business as usual.”

by: Wardah Khalid,; Truthout

President Joe Biden signs an executive order with globe and sky behind

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The US Is Back in the Paris Agreement, But More Is Needed to Stave Off Disaster

Activists are demanding the Biden-Harris administration pass a sweeping jobs bill to address the climate crisis head-on.

by: Leanna First-Arai,; Truthout

President Joe Biden walks the abbreviated parade route in front of the White House after his inauguration on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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Biden Team Blasts Trump’s COVID Response: “Worse Than We Could Have Imagined”

Biden is expected to sign several executive orders related to laying the groundwork for a comprehensive COVID strategy.

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, speaks at a post-march rally led by family members of victims of police brutality in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan on July 31, 2020, in New York City.

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Eric Garner’s Mother Says We Must Push for Justice That Her Son Didn’t Receive

An international inquiry commission about racist police killings opens with testimony from mothers of the victims.

by: Marjorie Cohn,; Truthout

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the inauguration of President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

McConnell Is Holding Up the Senate to Protect the Filibuster

As minority leader under Obama, Mitch McConnell weaponized the filibuster to stymie the president's legislative agenda.

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during his weekly press conference on January 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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A health worker carries syringes to administer Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at the opening of a new vaccination site at Corsi Houses in Harlem, New York, on January 15, 2021.

NYC Cancels Thousands of Vaccine Appointments Due to Lack of Federal Supply

States and cities have been struggling with a lack of communication and vaccine doses from the Trump administration.

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

As COVID-19 Surges, California Overrides Limits on Nurse Workloads

by: April Dembosky,; Kaiser Health News

President Trump addresses a rally on the South Lawn of the White House on October 10, 2020, in Washington, D.C. President Trump invited over two thousand guests to hear him speak just a week after he was hospitalized for COVID-19.

US Reaches Grim Milestone of 400K COVID Deaths Days Before Trump Leaves Office

by: Chris Walker,; Truthout

Michigan Gov. Charged With "Willful Neglect" in Flint Water Scandal

Michigan Ex-Governor Charged With “Willful Neglect” in Flint Water Scandal

by: Amy Goodman &; Juan González,; Democracy Now!

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Two capitol police stand guard in front of the capitol

After Capitol Breach, More Domestic Terrorism Laws Aren’t the Answer

More terrorism laws would only help to perpetuate the harm to democracy that the Capitol mob tried to inflict.

by: Carey Shenkman &; Ahmed Mohamed,; Truthout

A UN employee, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is seen in Gaza City on November 10, 2020.

Palestine Refugees Are Forced to the Back of the COVID Vaccine Line

by: Medhini Kumar,; Truthout

Advocates for the homeless and front line healthcare workers stage a socially distanced protest aimed at speeding up what they say is the city's slow approach to managing COVID-19 in shelters. in Toronto. April 15, 2020.

Homeless Encampment Evictions Highlight the Cruelty of Capitalism Amid COVID

by: Azeezah Kanji,; Truthout

Organizers Say Urban Agriculture Is Not Just a Hobby, It’s an Act of Resilience

by: Laura Flanders,; Truthout

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The Black Panthers' Fred Hampton speaks at a rally in Chicago's Grant Park in September 1969.

New Documents Suggest J. Edgar Hoover Was Involved in Fred Hampton’s Murder

Recently released FBI documents shed new light on the 1969 conspiracy to assassinate Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.

by: Flint Taylor &; Jeff Haas,; Truthout

Three protesters wave Black Lives Matter flags during a protest

The Movement to Defund the Police Won’t Go Away When Biden Takes Office

by: Meghan Krausch,; Truthout

Razor wire is seen after being installed on the fence surrounding the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on January 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills

by: Leanna First-Arai,; Truthout

A police officer arrests a man in front of the U.S. Courthouse during a protest demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and in solidarity with Portland's protests, in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 25, 2020.

Police Are Three Times More Likely to Use Force Against the Left, Data Shows

by: Sharon Zhang,; Truthout

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