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Biden Is Reviewing US Policy in North Korea. The Brutal Sanctions Must End.
U.S. sanctions in North Korea weaponize human misery, hurting 25 million civilians. Biden should end this deadly policy.
At India’s Request, Twitter Blocks Posts Critical of Modi COVID Response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the pandemic has come under scrutiny both within India and abroad.
Billionaire Bill Gates Says “No” to Sharing Vaccine Recipes With Poor Countries
Earlier this month 66 organizations called on the U.S. to initiate a global vaccine manufacturing program.
Sanders and Warren Urge Biden to Expand Medicare in the American Families Plan
Lawmakers argue that lowering the Medicare eligibility age would enact a broadly popular reform to the program.
Democratic State Legislatures Seek to Expand Voting in the South
Some of the pro-democracy proposals are coming out of states with a long history of voter suppression.
Homelessness and Extreme Weather Are Converging Climate Crises
For the homeless, natural disasters prove torturous for more than the fact that it's worse to be outside during a storm.
Ag Giant Resisted Efforts to Change Toxic Weed Killer Formula to Protect Profits
Internal corporate documents dating back to 1968 detail the need to make the ubiquitous herbicide safer for humans.
Extractive Companies Privatize Repression and Counterinsurgency in the Americas
As resistance to fossil fuels grows, private militaries have become a lucrative business, especially in Latin America.
Abuse and Lack of Transparency Fuel Vaccine Mistrust in ICE Jails
The vaccine rollout is being derailed by the fact that the people have no trust in the ICE jailers giving the shots.
Past Year of White Nationalism Has Shown Ongoing Need for Anti-Fascist Movements
The potential of white nationalism only grows without resistance to stifle it.