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Winter Storms Offer a Taste of the Climate Chaos Ahead If We Don’t Cut Emissions
Weather extremes are what we must expect as we fill the atmosphere with fossil fuel emissions, a climate scientist says.
AOC Calls to Keep Pushing as Biden Demurs on Canceling $50K in Student Loan Debt
In lieu of canceling $50,000 in loan debt per borrower, Biden said he is “prepared to write off” $10,000 per person.
Biden Says Vaccines Will Be Available to Everyone in the US by the End of July
Bottlenecks in vaccine administration remain, but Biden says that the U.S. will have over 600 million doses by August.
Warehouse Workers in Alabama Battle Amazon for the Right to Unionize
Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are voting on whether to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the U.S.
Texas Mayor Who Told Residents to “Sink or Swim” During Winter Crisis Resigns
In a now deleted post, Mayor Tim Boyd also told city residents, “I’ll be damned if I’m going to provide for anyone.”
As a Rabbi Raised in South Africa, I Can’t Ignore Israel Is an Apartheid State
Palestinians are not allowed to walk on streets decreed as “sterile” by Israel. This goes beyond Apartheid South Africa.
Manchin and Sinema Push Back Against $15 Minimum Wage
So far, Democratic leadership in both chambers is standing with striking workers over moderate Democrats.
Biden Spent Black History Month Deporting Black Immigrants. Where’s the Outrage?
Anti-Blackness is baked into the immigration system, and ICE has merely operationalized it.
While Congress Considers No Minimum Wage Raise, Fast Food Workers Strike for $15
Joe Biden has said that the $15 minimum wage proposal may not make it through stimulus talks.
Trump’s Future in Politics Diminished by Impeachment Trial, House Managers Say
Polling shows Trump lost the impeachment trial in the court of public opinion, with most saying he deserved conviction.