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Federal Agency Ends COVID Coverage for Uninsured After GOP Blocks Funds
Around 31 million people in the U.S. don't have health insurance; meanwhile, the BA.2 subvariant threatens another wave.
Sanders Tells Starbucks CEO to Stop Union Busting and “Obey the Law”
“This is a pivotal moment for Starbucks,” Bernie Sanders wrote in a letter to Howard Schultz. “End the union busting.”
Electric Vehicles Could Service 99 Percent of Mail Routes, USPS Inspector Finds
The report bolsters the argument against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to buy a fleet that’s 90 percent gas run.
Bernie Sanders Calls for the Cancellation of All Medical Debt
“‘Medical debt’ and ‘Medical bankruptcy’ are two phrases that should not exist,” Sanders said.
GOP Attacks Threaten Gender-Affirming Care for a Third of Trans Youth in the US
Fifteen states are moving to restrict gender-affirming care for an estimated 58,000 youth and young adults.
Ukraine’s Children Are Vulnerable to Shady Adoption Schemes
A far right Christian pastor just showed up in Poland with 63 Ukrainian kids. That may be just the beginning.
Wealthy Countries Must End Oil and Gas Production by 2034, Report Says
For a 50 percent chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C, rich countries must cut off oil and gas in the next 12 years.
COVID-Fueled Solitary Confinement Still Plagues Prisons and Jails
Two years into the pandemic, prisons are still using torturous conditions over depopulating prisons to stop the spread.
Starbucks Workers Have Now Filed to Unionize at Over 150 Locations
Since the end of February, two stores have filed to unionize every day on average.
North Carolina Newspaper Editorial Board Decries Madison Cawthorn as “Abhorrent”
The paper denounced Cawthorn's past statements, including his calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “thug.”