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A public sign reads "wear a mask" as people cross the street in Athens, Ohio, on February 27, 2021.
News Analysis
Environment & Health

No, It Is Not Time to Resume Normal Life, According to Public Health Experts

Resuming life “as normal” would create the conditions that spawn new variants and allow them to spread.
by
Victoria Knight,
Kaiser Health News
February 28, 2021
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Vice President Kamala Harris visits the pharmacy of a Giant Food grocery store to promote the Biden administration's Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccination on February 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Progressives Dismayed Over Biden-Harris’s Unwillingness to Push $15 Minimum Wage

Advocates of the wage hike warn that the administration’s refusal to support it could hurt the Democrats in 2022.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
February 28, 2021
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Joe Biden speaks on the coronavirus pandemic during a campaign event September 2, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Biden Won’t Allow Cancellation of Standardized Testing Amid COVID-19. Trump Did.

Standardized tests don’t measure learning, so it’s wrong to believe they will measure COVID’s impact on learning.
by
Maria Aurelio,
Left Voice
February 28, 2021
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MOVE supporters march to commemorate the victims of the 1985 MOVE fire on May 14, 2005, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Interview
Racial Justice

Child of Black Activists Bombed by Police: “My Activism Is My Religion”

Philadelphia police killed 11 members of Mike Africa Jr.’s household in their attack on MOVE in 1985.
by
Richard Kent Evans,
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February 28, 2021
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A Palestinian woman, wearing a protective mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past graffiti with a slogan in Arabic reading: "protect yourself and your family" in Gaza City, on February 27, 2021.
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Under Israeli Apartheid, There Are Two Different Pandemics

The situation is critical in Gaza, where the UN has repeatedly warned of the imminent collapse of the medical system.
by
Alice Rothchild,
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February 28, 2021
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Protestors head through Whitehall as the second ever Trans Pride march takes place on September 12, 2020, in London, England.
News Analysis
LGBTQ Rights

Health Care for Trans Youth Is Under Attack in UK — and It’s Impacting the US

A court ruling in the U.K. could serve as a blueprint for undermining trans-affirming care for youth in the U.S.
by
Heron Greenesmith &
Mallory Moore,
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February 28, 2021
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Myanmar protesters hold a huge poster as they march during a demonstration against the military coup near Sule Pagoda in central Yangon, Myanmar, on February 22, 2021.
Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Factory Workers in Burma Are Resisting the Military Coup With Strikes

General strikes and international solidarity are now offering the best hope to resist the military coup in Burma.
by
Kevin Lin,
Labor Notes
February 27, 2021
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A nurse shows the AstraZeneca vaccine used at the "Covid Express" vaccination centre at Son Dureta Hospital in Palma, Spain, on February 27, 2021.
News
Environment & Health

Biden Can Save Lives From COVID by Supporting Intellectual Property Rules Waiver

World Trade Organization rules are currently blocking equitable distribution of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines.
by
Kenny Stancil,
Common Dreams
February 27, 2021
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and members of the House Freedom Caucus conduct a news conference outside the Capitol to oppose the Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, on February 25, 2021.
Op-Ed
LGBTQ Rights

Backlash Over the Equality Act Is Fueling State-Level Attacks on Trans Youth

Let’s not let the spectacle of congressional action lure us away from the life-threatening fights playing out locally.
by
Chase Strangio,
Truthout
February 27, 2021
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People browse items for sale supporting former President Donald Trump's that are on display at the Conservative Political Action Conference held in the Hyatt Regency on February 27, 2021, in Orlando, Florida.
News
Politics & Elections

Trump’s Allies Are the Defining Force of CPAC This Year

Donald Trump’s allies are still playing an outsize role in this year’s annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
by
Anna Massoglia,
Center for Responsive Politics
February 27, 2021
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