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Unnecessary and Complicated Transfers Are Spreading COVID in Federal Prisons
Incarcerated people are routinely subject to air, bus and van transport that heightens their risk of contracting COVID.
Workers Deserved Bernie’s Build Back Better, But They’ll Likely Get Manchin’s
The obstacle to the working class achieving real gains is neoliberal ideas that distort the reality of workers' lives.
Arbery’s Killers Are Using the Logic of Slave Patrols to Defend Themselves
Racism has infected every aspect of this case.
Biden Administration Is Playing With Fire by Failing to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Growing evidence shows cryptocurrency invites scams that threaten the broader economy, say public interest groups.
NYC Taxi Drivers Win Debt Relief After 2-Week Hunger Strike
The average debt owed on medallions, the physical permits to operate taxis, is $600,000.
The Tragic Cycle of Bottled Water
The iconic image of governmental failure is the arrival of corporate-branded bottled water.
Death of Disability Advocate Puts Spotlight on Systemic Ableism in Air Travel
Disability rights advocate Engracia Figueroa died months after United Airlines allegedly damaged her wheelchair.
Absent Any Proof, Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Groups “Terrorist”
The “terrorist” designations are aimed at depriving human rights groups of funding.
2021 Was Terrible for North American Glaciers. COP26 May Seal Their Fate.
Some glaciers lost four times as much mass this decade compared to the decade before.
The COVID Supply Chain Breakdown Can Be Traced to Capitalist Globalization
Given the underlying structural crisis of global capitalism, worldwide economic turbulence is here to stay.