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Latinx Farmworkers Risking Their Lives During COVID Struggle to Access Vaccines
Roughly 2.5 million U.S. farmworkers labor under dangerous and exploitative circumstances
With Just 7% of Texans Vaccinated, Gov. Greg Abbott Declares State “OPEN 100%”
The governor's call to ease restrictions comes as Texas is seeing daily case numbers go up, compared to two weeks ago.
GOP Lawyer Admits to SCOTUS That Voting Rights Disadvantage Republican Party
An attorney representing the Arizona Republican Party admitted outright what has been obvious to observers of the GOP.
Biden’s Appointments on Energy and the Environment Are at Best a Mixed Bag
Four major appointments offer a telling roadmap of the Biden administration’s positions on energy and the environment.
Sanders’s Staff Talked to White House Nearly Every Day When Pushing for $15 Wage
Sen. Bernie Sanders and the White House are keeping in contact on key political moves, Politico finds.
Children’s Hospitals Grapple With Young COVID Long Haulers
Doctors are now reporting the emergence of downstream complications that mimic what’s seen in adult “long haulers.”
House Rejects Cori Bush’s Amendment on Voting Rights for Incarcerated People
The proposal exposed a deep rift among Democrats over how far to push their agenda on racial justice.
To Renew Our Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultrarich
After the tech sector, Wall Street is the second highest source of wealth for American billionaires.
Joe Manchin, Worth $7.6 Million, Wants to Cut Unemployment Checks by $100 a Week
The $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposes $400 unemployment checks which Sen. Joe Manchin wants to cut down to $300.
FBI Has Found No Evidence of Antifa Involvement in Capitol Attack, Says Director
In testimony, FBI Director Christopher Wray said acts of white supremacist violence have nearly tripled since 2017.