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130 Social Justice Groups Are Calling on WTO to Adopt Patent Waiver
A widely-backed proposed TRIPS waiver has languished for more than a year as global vaccine inequity has deepened.
Tribe That Helped Pilgrims Survive First Thanksgiving Regrets It 400 Years Later
The Wampanoags are bracing for the 400th anniversary of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621.
Not Everyone Is Feasting. Food Insecurity Is Much Higher Than Before COVID.
This is a crisis — magnified by the pandemic — not of food-production failures but of skyrocketing inequality.
All Three Men Charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing Found Guilty of Murder
Many celebrated the ruling, but refrained from calling the verdict “true justice.”
Whatever Passes for “Normal” Amid COVID Is About to Take Yet Another Hard Turn
In 15 states, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID are already taking up more ICU beds than they were a year ago.
Dems “Need to Get Thicker Skin,” GOP Lawmaker Whines Week After Gosar Censure
Democrats in the House say that the GOP’s repeated justification of violent rhetoric is creating a toxic workplace.
CEOs Are Blaming Inflation for Price Hikes While Earning Record Compensation
The Dollar Tree CEO is pinning price hikes at stores on inflation, yet he was rewarded nearly $11 million last year.
UN Human Rights Envoy Slams Racist Voter Suppression in US
A UN expert said the U.S. “stands out among Western democracies for its incomplete patchwork of human rights.”
Jury Finds “Unite the Right” Organizers Liable for $25.3 Million in Damages
A federal jury found the white supremacist defendants guilty of violating a Virginia state conspiracy law.
Rally Organizers Used Burner Phones to Talk With Trump Officials on January 6
The organizers insisted the phones be purchased with cash, suggesting they wanted communications hidden at all costs.