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Big Corporations Strike Racial Justice Pose While Continuing to Fund Police
Nonprofit police foundations are just one way corporations have funneled money into law enforcement.
Biden to Sign Executive Order Raising Federal Workers’ Wages to $15 an Hour
The raise will go into effect for federal employees in 2022. Tipped contractors will see a $15 minimum by 2024.
Seattle City Council Calls on Biden to Support Vaccine Patent Waiver
The pharmaceutical industry, meanwhile, is aggressively lobbying the Biden White House to maintain its opposition.
No, Biden’s Not Banning Burgers — But Meat Is a Real Climate Problem
A study seized on by the right shows replacing meat with plant-based foods could help confront the climate crisis.
Biden Admin Plans to Help 34 Million Kids Losing School Lunches in Summertime
Families who rely on free or reduced-price meals during the school year will be enrolled for summer coverage.
Americans View Biden as Doing Much Better Than Trump Did in First 100 Days
Biden only fails to receive positive marks on one important issue to Americans: immigration.
At India’s Request, Twitter Blocks Posts Critical of Modi COVID Response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's handling of the pandemic has come under scrutiny both within India and abroad.
Billionaire Bill Gates Says “No” to Sharing Vaccine Recipes With Poor Countries
Earlier this month 66 organizations called on the U.S. to initiate a global vaccine manufacturing program.
Sanders and Warren Urge Biden to Expand Medicare in the American Families Plan
Lawmakers argue that lowering the Medicare eligibility age would enact a broadly popular reform to the program.
Democratic State Legislatures Seek to Expand Voting in the South
Some of the pro-democracy proposals are coming out of states with a long history of voter suppression.