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Only 0.2 Percent of COVID Vaccines Have Gone to Poor Countries
Experts warn this inequity will persist unless rich countries end their obstruction of efforts to suspend drug patents.
More Than 3,600 US Health Care Workers Have Died in the Pandemic’s First Year
More than 400 U.S. health care workers have also died since the vaccine rollout began.
Domestic Workers Need Federal Protections — Even More So Amid a Pandemic
All we’re asking is for the same rights and protections other workers enjoy.
Sanders Calls on Democrats to Pursue Big Legislative Agenda Without Republicans
Progressive lawmakers have warned the Biden administration against pursuing the dead end of negotiations with the GOP.
Endorsed by Trump Allies, Disgraced Former Missouri Governor Will Run for Senate
The controversy surrounding former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens may end up costing Republicans a seemingly “safe” seat.
Trumpism Is Not Just an American Problem. It’s Festering in the UK.
Under Boris Johnson’s watch, the U.K. has been using the pandemic as a cover for implementing authoritarian rules.
Pentagon and Tax Cheats Already Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Biden’s Job Plan
A $2.3 trillion jobs plan only seems remarkable because the federal government has grown stingy toward real investment.
Customs and Border Protection Plans Vast Expansion of Tech-Based Surveillance
The project, which involves drones and surveillance towers, clashes with Biden's sunny rhetoric on immigration.
Republicans Ready Battle for State-Level Court Takeovers in Texas
A judicial reform proposal backed by big business in Texas could further GOP domination of state courts.
Corporations Criticize Georgia’s Racist Voting Bill After Giving Big to GOP
Business PACs gave 57 percent of their donations to Republicans in the 2020 election cycle.