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Defeating COVID Requires Waiving Big Pharma’s Vaccine Patents, WHO Leader Says
The head of the World Health Organization warned that global inequalities in vaccination could come back to haunt us.
Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Is Imperiling Wildlife Conservation Efforts
The disturbances to ecosystems from climate change and extreme storms make it harder for wildlife to adapt.
Hiking the Minimum Wage to $15 Is Key — But It’s Hardly a Living Wage
Economist Robert Pollin says a $15 federal minimum wage is an essential but limited step toward decent wage standards.
Immigrants Will Continue to Die as Long as Agencies Like ICE and CBP Exist
A humane immigration policy is not possible under these hyper-militarized agencies that came out of the “war on terror.”
Pop Culture Portrays Aerial Bombardment of Middle East as “Business as Usual”
By showing drone strikes as the “answer” to terrible dilemmas, popular culture legitimizes brutal warfare.
Manchin Wins Cuts to Unemployment Benefits as COVID Relief Bill Passes Senate
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin played a central role in cutting beneficial measures from the COVID relief package.
Punitive Attendance Policies Fueled COVID-19 Outbreaks in Meatpacking Plants
Meatpacking plants have been deadly COVID-19 hot spots -- but policies that encourage workers to show up sick are legal.
Millions of Unpaid Caregivers Are Currently Ineligible for COVID Vaccine
Millions of people in the U.S. who care for sick or elderly family members worry about exposing loved ones to COVID.
Eight Democrats Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’s $15 Minimum Wage Amendment
Sen. Bernie Sanders's effort to reattach a $15 minimum wage provision to the Senate COVID relief package failed Friday.
Biden’s Plan to End Long-Term Migrant Detention Does Not End Family Detention
Migrant justice advocates are urging Biden to permanently halt the long-term incarceration of migrant families.