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20 Attorneys General File Complaint to Block DeJoy’s Plan to Undermine USPS
The complaint alleges that the plan, which slows mail delivery and increases consumer costs, was not properly reviewed.
COVID Vaccination Could Help Us Avoid Disaster Amid Expected Surge in Flu Cases
The infectious delta variant along with a dramatic rise in flu cases poses a threat of an unprecedented “twindemic.”
Loopholes Are Exempting Oil and Gas Industry’s Radioactive Waste From Regulation
Pennsylvania legislators are considering bills aimed at protecting residents from cancer-causing radioactive waste.
Disability Activists Say Schools Failed to Accommodate Students Amid COVID
Students with disabilities face egregious academic and infrastructural barriers, leading to unequal learning outcomes.
“Business Improvement Districts” Quietly Privatize the Policing of Public Space
These corporate zones operate as an arm of forcible social control to ward off perceived threats to the flow of profit.
Care Activists Mobilize to Defend Investments in Reconciliation Bill
Care infrastructure investments could see cuts in Biden's budget plan due to pressure from some Democratic lawmakers.
Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Abortion Ban Days After Federal Court Blocked It
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a near-total ban on abortion in Texas on Friday night.
4 Senate Dems Say They Won’t Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions
Tense budget negotiations are raising fears that key climate programs will be cut ahead of UN climate talks.
Omar, Ocasio-Cortez Give Biden Deadline on Student Debt Cancelation Memo
“It is time for you to honor your campaign pledge and use this authority to cancel all student debt,” the lawmakers say.
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Demanding Cuts to Child-Related Programs
Manchin is demanding that progressives choose between the child tax credit, paid family leave or child care funding.