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US Surpasses More People Vaccinated Than All-Time COVID Cases
Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are finally trending downward after holiday-related highs in January.
Virginia Poised to Become First State in the South to Abolish the Death Penalty
Since 1976, Virginia has executed 113 individuals, second only to Texas.
Trump Is the First President to Leave Office With a Loss of Jobs Since Hoover
The unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent, but job growth is still weak.
Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Is Now Ready to Pass With or Without Republicans
The popular $1.9 trillion stimulus is now set up to be passed with a simple majority vote.
Biden Pledges End to US Offensive Support for Saudi-Led Assault on Yemen
Biden described the war, supported by both the Obama and Trump admins, as a “humanitarian and strategic catastrophe."
Austin Leads the Way in Cutting Police Funding and Using the Money for Housing
The moves come as new Travis County DA José Garza rolls out bail reform and diversion policies.
Cori Bush Demands Expulsion for Every Republican Who Incited the Capitol Siege
Representative Bush called the January 6 Capitol breach a “blatant, heinous, vile white supremacist attack.”
Democrats Ramp Up Pressure on Biden to Cancel Student Debt
Democrats introduced a resolution calling on Biden to use executive authority to cancel $50,000 for each student debtor.
Education Will Be Critical in the Fight for Democracy and Anti-Racism
Education must cultivate agency and ability to think critically so that students refuse to accept or adapt to injustice.
Betsy DeVos’s Agenda to Privatize Public Schools Is Continuing Without Her
Legislative proposals to privatize public schools are becoming even less transparent.