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Capitalism Is to Blame for How Quickly US COVID Deaths Reached 1 Million
The idea of obeying science when it might cost multibillion-dollar corporations their market share was heresy.
Journalists Accused Israel of Targeting Them 2 Weeks Before Killing of Abu Akleh
Israel killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as she was documenting Israeli war crimes.
SCOTUS Decision in Cruz Case Makes It Easier for Mega-Wealthy to Influence Races
The ruling removes caps on the amount of post-election funds a candidate can raise to repay personal campaign loans.
Trader Joe’s Workers Announce New Union Effort in Letter to CEO
Despite the company’s progressive image, workers say that the company has increasingly treated them as disposable.
Mississippians on Medicaid Lose Coverage 60 Days After Birth
Postpartum depression and many birth-related infections often don’t have time to show up before care is cut off.
Poll Shows Protecting Abortion Rights Has Become Critical to Voters in Midterms
The number of Americans who say that abortion rights is their top issue has increased more than threefold since March.
Median CEO Pay Leaps to Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike for Better Wages
2021 was the sixth consecutive record-breaking year for executive compensation.
White Supremacist Massacre in Buffalo Shows “Alt-Right” Ideology Leads to Murder
The horrific shooting in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo stems from a long history of anti-Black violence in the U.S.
Resident Physicians Are Unionizing. They Must Challenge For-Profit Health Care.
Physicians need to see how exploitative working conditions stem from a system constantly looking to increase profits.
Sanders Condemns Israeli Forces for Attack on Slain Journalist’s Funeral
Several other progressive lawmakers joined calls for an independent investigation into the murder of Shireen Abu Akleh.