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People participate in a "March on Billionaires" event on July 17, 2020, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Alone Could Pay for Most of Infrastructure Plan

American billionaires’ collective wealth has grown by 55 percent to a whopping $4.56 trillion during the pandemic.
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Sharon Zhang,
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April 15, 2021
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President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on April 14, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Support for Infrastructure Plan Goes Up When Corporate Tax Increase Is Mentioned

Biden is proposing increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent to help pay for the plan.
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Chris Walker,
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April 15, 2021
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Politics & Elections

Families Should Expect Child Tax Credit Payments Starting in July, IRS Says

Depending on children’s ages, families can expect between $250 to $300 per month in payments for each child.
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Chris Walker,
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April 15, 2021
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The right's anti-trans push and the move to return creationism to the classroom emphasizes the anti-science connection.
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Education & Youth

Arkansas Republicans Who Pushed Anti-Trans Bill Pass a Bill to Teach Creationism

The right’s anti-trans push and the move to return creationism to the classroom emphasizes an anti-science connection.
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Jon Skolnik,
Salon
April 15, 2021
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Sens. Mitt Romney and Kyrsten Sinema speak to each other during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on March 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Kyrsten Sinema Exploring Federal Minimum Wage of $11, Lower Than Her Own State’s

Sinema is looking into raising the federal minimum wage to $11 an hour, but the minimum wage in her state is $12.15.
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Sharon Zhang,
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April 15, 2021
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Politics & Elections

Democrats in Congress Are Planning to Move Ahead on Expanding the Supreme Court

The legislation comes the same week President Joe Biden established a commission to examine changes to the High Court.
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Chris Walker,
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April 15, 2021
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Protesters picket outside Johnson & Johnson offices during the "Global Day of Action for a People's Vaccine" on March 11, 2021, in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Environment & Health

Nobel Laureates, Ex-World Leaders Urge Biden to Back WTO Waiver for Vaccines

Waiving World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property rules will speed up global vaccine access.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
April 15, 2021
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California), Rep. Richard Neal (D-Massachusetts) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) attend a bill enrollment ceremony for the American Rescue Plan Act after the House passed the package on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
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Politics & Elections

Poll Finds More Democrats Are Enthusiastic About Voting in 2022 Than Republicans

There are several seats up for grabs in 2022 that could be hotly contested by progressives.
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Sharon Zhang,
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April 14, 2021
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Prisons & Policing

AOC Blasts Police Department’s “Accident” Excuse in Daunte Wright’s Death

Wright’s death was “the repeated outcome of an indefensible system that grants impunity for state violence,” she said.
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Chris Walker,
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April 14, 2021
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Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Daunte Wright march to the FBI offices from the Brooklyn Center police station on April 13, 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
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Prisons & Policing

Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Will Face Manslaughter Charge

People have flooded the streets of Brooklyn Center for the third night in a row to protest Daunte Wright’s killing.
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Sharon Zhang,
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April 14, 2021
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