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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.
More Than 1 in 4 Members of the Senate Have Fossil Fuel Investments
At least 28 U.S. senators' households own over $12.6 million in fossil fuel industry and energy funds.
Democrats’ Flawed Drug Pricing Plan Has Limited But Real Benefits to Consumers
A last-minute agreement among lawmakers restored a provision seeking to control costs of prescription medicines.
Biden Promised to Decriminalize Marijuana. He Shouldn’t Wait for Congress.
Biden is under pressure to fulfill a campaign promise to decriminalize marijuana and expunge convictions.
India Walton’s Mayoral Defeat in Buffalo Sets Dangerous Precedents for the Left
Byron Brown’s victory is a grim lesson about the lengths to which power will go to protect profit and capital.
SCOTUS Likely to Allow Challenge to Texas Law, But May Still Overturn “Roe”
Texas’s near-total abortion ban could be a model for targeting other constitutional rights.