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Abbott Issues Executive Order Banning Vaccine Mandates in Texas
Texas is currently seeing an average of more than 7,000 new cases of coronavirus per day.
A Grim Winter Looms. These Activists Are Keeping Spirits Up Through Organizing.
There is a lot at stake, but experienced organizers say there’s so much more to gain through collective action.
Demonstrators Call on Biden to Show Leadership on Vaccine Patent Waivers
The proposal remains deadlocked at the World Trade Organization more than five months after the White House endorsed it.
Greta Thunberg Has Zero Expectations From World Leaders at Climate Summit
Thunberg said she will attend November's COP26 despite the summit's potential for “empty talk” and “greenwashing.”
As Tar Sands Flow Through Line 3, Water Protectors Fight Trumped-Up Felonies
More than 80 people face at least 90 felony charges stemming from pipeline protests over the course of the summer.
Some School Districts Are Banning Pride Flags as Political Speech
Experts say forcing teachers to take down Pride flags could hurt the well-being of students.
Indigenous People With Disabilities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
The escalating climate crisis is increasingly impacting Deaf, disabled and ill Indigenous people.
The US Has Used Conservatorships to Exploit Indigenous Peoples
Breaches of trust were documented in which conservators took money or lands for their own monetary gain.
Indigenous Coalition Tells Biden Communities Need Clean Water and Climate Action
The Indigenous Environmental Network says Biden has “continuously failed to honor our treaties.”
Afghans Are Facing Severe Economic and Food Crises Following Taliban Takeover
Withholding international support and maintaining blanket sanctions will only hurt the long-suffering Afghan people.