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Cornel West: The Whiteness of Harvard and Wall Street Is “Jim Crow, New Style”
Students are decrying Harvard’s rejection of Cornel West’s bid for tenure as a blatant devaluation of Black scholarship.
Press Sec Psaki: Trump Doesn’t Deserve Vaccine Credit After 500K COVID Deaths
The daily rate of new COVID-19 cases being reported has decreased by 67 percent since Biden assumed office.
AOC Slams Biden Administration Over Lowering COVID Stimulus Income Thresholds
“It’s a move that makes little-to-no political or economic sense,” Ocasio-Cortez said of the compromise deal.
COVID Deaths Soar in Brazil as Bolsonaro Blasts Lockdowns
Less than 4 percent of Brazil’s population has been vaccinated as President Jair Bolsonaro opposes lockdowns and masks.
Reckless Governors Are Lobbing a Hand Grenade Into Biden’s COVID Plan
We must push back against our state leaders as they abandon life-saving protections against COVID-19.
Arkansas Lawmakers Pass Near-Total Abortion Ban in Bid to Force SCOTUS Review
The legislation in Arkansas is part of a broader trend of increasingly extreme bills restricting abortion access.
Georgia Bill Would Criminalize Giving Water to Voters Waiting in Long Lines
The measure is part of a bill that reduces early voting times and imposes other restrictive measures on Georgia voters.
Right-Wing Supreme Court Justices May Weaken Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
The court may strike another key provision of the act as the House passes a sweeping election reform package.
Senators Move to Repeal Some Presidential War Powers After Airstrikes in Syria
The bipartisan resolution comes as the February 25 bombing in Syria faces criticism from lawmakers and legal scholars.
Louisiana Hunger Strikers — Already in Solitary — Are Being Brutally Punished
The reprisals against the hunger strikers have included being “sprayed down” with mace within an enclosed cell block.