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Many So-Called “Alternatives” to Mass Incarceration Are 21st-Century Shackles
“Alternatives” like invasive electronic monitoring turn communities into cages and further exploit people.
Lifting IP Restrictions Could Help the World Vaccinate 60% of Population by 2022
Calls grow for wealthy countries to loosen intellectual property restrictions on COVID vaccines and share excess supply.
Jeremy Scahill Discusses Biden’s “War Against Whistleblowers”
Scahill says that during his years in the U.S. Senate, Biden “almost never meets a war he doesn’t support.”
Police Convictions Are Not the Goal. Abolitionists Have Bigger Dreams.
“Police don't keep us safe,” says organizer D.A. Bullock.
Rev. William Barber Condemns Police “Execution” of Andrew Brown
Brown's family “waited 120 hours to get 20 seconds” of footage of the police-perpetrated killing, says Rev. Barber.
Outrage in Kenosha as Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Returns to Work
“Our demand is for him to be fired," says Jacob Blake Sr., father of Jacob Blake.
Climate Change Is a Driving Force in Central American Migration
A new report finds that the climate crisis is already a driver in migration from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.
Biden Vows to Cut Emissions While US Continues to Subsidize Fossil Fuels
President Biden pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half, below 2005 levels, by the end of the decade.
Indian Hospitals Overwhelmed as COVID Cases Soar in “Modi-Made Disaster”
India has recorded 315,000 new cases in a single day, the highest daily toll in any country since the pandemic began.
Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Green New Deal Is Essential for Human Survival
World-renowned dissident Noam Chomsky and economist Robert Pollin discuss the state of the planet on the 51st Earth Day.