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Right-Wing Media Hounds AOC Over Her Choice to Keep Wearing a Mask
In a recent Instagram story she shared, Ocasio-Cortez said she would continue to wear a mask for a number of reasons.
AOC and Cori Bush Have Helped Remove Taboo on Calling Israel an Apartheid State
A Human Rights Watch report has enabled mainstream media figures to come out and say that Israel practices apartheid.
Progressives Urge Biden to Move Forward on Infrastructure Without GOP
Polls show broad support for Biden’s plans, including investments in “human infrastructure” that Republicans oppose.
Israeli Airstrikes Damage Gaza’s Only COVID Testing Lab
The attack rendered the testing facility inoperable and disrupted the territory's ability to administer COVID vaccines.
As Unused Vaccines Pile Up in the US, Biden Pledges to Export 80 Million Doses
Vaccination rates are slowing in the U.S., leading states to launch vaccine incentive programs.
Biden White House Says Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Will Begin July 15
The payments, opposed by every Republican in Congress, are expected to help drastically reduce child poverty in the U.S.
House Set to Vote on January 6 Commission That Gives GOP Equal Power
Republicans won equal representation on the commission last week, though the GOP’s view of the attack is largely biased.
CDC’s Confusing Announcement on Masks Creates a Dangerous Honor System
Hundreds of epidemiologists had fully expected the prior mask mandates to remain in place for at least another year.
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could Upend “Roe v. Wade”
A lower court's ruling in 2019 found that Mississippi's abortion restrictions were incongruent with federal precedent.
Biden Push for $735 Million Weapons Sale to Israel Amid Onslaught Sparks Outrage
The Biden admin notified Congress of the sale on May 5, just days before Israeli forces began their bombardment of Gaza.