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ERCOT CEO Paid $883K Salary While Texans Saddled With Crushing Electricity Bills
The deadly electricity fiasco in Texas is yet another example of how capitalism really works.
Mutual Aid Means Survival in Texas as Winter Storm Collides With Housing Crisis
A tenants' union in Dallas was fighting evictions to keep people in their homes. Then the deadly winter storm hit.
WHO Urges Rich Countries to Stop Undermining Efforts to Vaccinate Poorer Ones
Experts are urging advanced economies to share their vaccine stockpiles in order to end the pandemic sooner.
As Millions in Texas Lack Safe Water, Activists Rally for Green New Deal
Youth leaders with the Sunrise Movement rallied at Texas' capitol in response to the state's cascading crises.
Pandemic May Have Left 265 Million People With Acute Food Shortages in 2020
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Anti-Immigrant Racism Complicates COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout in the South
The aggressive anti-immigrant attitudes of the Trump era are hindering vaccination efforts among immigrant populations.
Biden Will Hold Candle Lighting Ceremony to Mark 500,000 US Deaths From COVID
The number of deaths due to COVID is equal to the combined number of U.S. deaths in World War II and the Vietnam War.
Republicans’ Politicization of Mask-Wearing May Have Killed Tens of Thousands
The partisan rift on mask-wearing sown early in the pandemic persists today as Republican leaders lift mask mandates.
A Green New Deal Would Solve Texas Energy Deregulation, Says Naomi Klein
Republican lawmakers in Texas are facing increasing criticism for their handling of the crisis.
Damming Rivers Is Terrible for Human Rights, Ecosystems and Food Security
Hydropower is high cost and high risk. There are better options for a renewable energy future post-pandemic.