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A little boy walks past a mural
Op-Ed
Human Rights

Biden Could Chart a New Path for US on Palestinian Rights. Will He?

We need more than a rollback of Trump policies, or else the apartheid system that oppresses Palestinians will remain.
by
Joyce Ajlouny,
Truthout
April 4, 2021
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Activists display a banner reading "WE WILL TRANSFORM AMERICA"
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

A Green New Deal Is Actually More Affordable in the Long Term Than Fossil Fuels

The Green New Deal is the best proposal we have to decarbonize the economy and protect the planet.
by
C.J. Polychroniou,
Truthout
April 4, 2021
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Op-Ed
Economy & Labor

Not Far From Bessemer, Over a Thousand Alabama Coal Miners Are on Strike

1,100 miners in Brookwood, Alabama, are on strike for a better contract and an end to unfair labor practices.
by
Madeleine Freeman,
Left Voice
April 3, 2021
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Fred Hampton
Op-Ed
Racial Justice

Fred Hampton Was Right: We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial Solidarity

Marginalized people must work together if we hope to survive, much less achieve equality and justice.
by
Lauren Araiza,
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April 3, 2021
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Law enforcement stands guard outside the Hennepin County Government Center, as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues inside, on April 2, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Calling Chauvin a “Bad Apple” Denies Systemic Nature of Racist Police Violence

Even the best training in the world cannot teach police, who are licensed to kill, not to be racist.
by
Marjorie Cohn,
Truthout
April 3, 2021
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President Joe Biden speaks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 31, 2021.
Op-Ed
War & Peace

We Need Diplomacy, Not War. Time to Ramp Up the Pressure on Biden.

We have no laurels to rest on with Mr. Biden in the White House.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
Truthout
April 1, 2021
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talks to reporters in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Politics & Elections

No, Mitch McConnell, the Filibuster Isn’t Necessary to Protect Democracy

McConnell’s defense of the filibuster is meant to convince the public that doom will follow any attempt at change.
by
Joshua Holzer,
Truthout
April 1, 2021
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Honduran migrants, part of a caravan heading to the United States, stand in front of a police cordon, in Vado Hondo, Guatemala, on January 17, 2021.
Op-Ed
Immigration

Biden’s Promise of US “Leadership” in Central America Has an Ominous Ring

Biden’s plan promotes an old economic development model that has long benefited U.S. corporations.
by
Aviva Chomsky,
TomDispatch
March 31, 2021
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A medical worker handles a Covid-19 vaccine
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Rich Countries Are Using Vaccines as a Power Play — and Everyone Could Suffer

The U.S., U.K., EU and Israel are hoarding vaccines. To beat COVID, we need true global cooperation instead.
by
Sasha Abramsky,
Truthout
March 31, 2021
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President Biden talks to reporters during a news conference in the East Room of the White House on March 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Biden Needs to Treat the Climate as an Emergency — Starting Now

We have proven to ourselves once again that solutions are there to be seized.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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March 30, 2021
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