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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on April 14, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Democrats Slam GOP Demand for No Corporate Tax Hikes in Infrastructure Plan

The GOP has yet to publicly offer concrete suggestions, signaling to some that they’re uninterested in negotiating.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 16, 2021
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The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice

Patterns of incarceration lay bare the relationship between race, poverty and pollution.
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Adam Mahoney,
Grist
April 16, 2021
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The lawyer of Ecuadorean people affected by Texaco-Chevron -- who have long sought compensation for pollution between the 1970s and early 1990s -- Steven Donziger, gestures during a press conference on March 19, 2014, in Quito.
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Environment & Health

We Are Living in a Climate Emergency. Why Doesn’t Nature Have Legal Rights?

A new documentary covers the Indigenous-led Rights of Nature movement on the front lines of the climate emergency.
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Mike Ludwig,
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April 16, 2021
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People participate in a "March on Billionaires" event on July 17, 2020, in New York City.
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Economy & Labor

Billionaires’ Pandemic Profits Alone Could Pay for Most of Infrastructure Plan

American billionaires’ collective wealth has grown by 55 percent to a whopping $4.56 trillion during the pandemic.
by
Sharon Zhang,
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April 15, 2021
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President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House on April 14, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Support for Infrastructure Plan Goes Up When Corporate Tax Increase Is Mentioned

Biden is proposing increasing the corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent to help pay for the plan.
by
Chris Walker,
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April 15, 2021
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Families Should Expect Child Tax Credit Payments Starting in July, IRS Says

Depending on children’s ages, families can expect between $250 to $300 per month in payments for each child.
by
Chris Walker,
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April 15, 2021
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Increasing Pentagon Budget as U.S. Pulls Out of Afghanistan Makes no Sense
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War & Peace

Increasing Pentagon Budget as US Pulls Out of Afghanistan Makes Little Sense

Fifty House Democrats signed a letter to President Biden in March urging a significantly reduced Pentagon budget.
by
Amy Goodman &
Nermeen Shaikh,
Democracy Now!
April 15, 2021
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War & Peace

Biden Breaks Campaign Promise, Approves Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

Practically nothing seems to get in the way of war — and specifically, the sale of U.S. war weapons abroad.
by
William Rivers Pitt,
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April 15, 2021
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The right's anti-trans push and the move to return creationism to the classroom emphasizes the anti-science connection.
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Education & Youth

Arkansas Republicans Who Pushed Anti-Trans Bill Pass a Bill to Teach Creationism

The right’s anti-trans push and the move to return creationism to the classroom emphasizes an anti-science connection.
by
Jon Skolnik,
Salon
April 15, 2021
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Sens. Mitt Romney and Kyrsten Sinema speak to each other during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on March 5, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
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Kyrsten Sinema Exploring Federal Minimum Wage of $11, Lower Than Her Own State’s

Sinema is looking into raising the federal minimum wage to $11 an hour, but the minimum wage in her state is $12.15.
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Sharon Zhang,
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April 15, 2021
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