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Biden Administration

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting during the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019.
News
Human Rights

Biden Rebuked for Letting Saudi Prince Off the Hook for Butchering of Khashoggi

Biden has not directly sanctioned Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
March 1, 2021
Truthout
Vice President Kamala Harris visits the pharmacy of a Giant Food grocery store to promote the Biden administration's Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccination on February 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Progressives Dismayed Over Biden-Harris’s Unwillingness to Push $15 Minimum Wage

Advocates of the wage hike warn that the administration’s refusal to support it could hurt the Democrats in 2022.
by
Jon Queally,
Common Dreams
February 28, 2021
Truthout
Joe Biden speaks on the coronavirus pandemic during a campaign event September 2, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware.
Op-Ed
Education & Youth

Biden Won’t Allow Cancellation of Standardized Testing Amid COVID-19. Trump Did.

Standardized tests don’t measure learning, so it’s wrong to believe they will measure COVID’s impact on learning.
by
Maria Aurelio,
Left Voice
February 28, 2021
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President Trump makes remarks in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Trump Cabinet Members Urged Staffers to “Be the Resistance” Within Biden Admin

It’s unclear how many Trump appointees may have burrowed into career positions inside their departments.
by
Igor Derysh,
Salon
February 25, 2021
Truthout
United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on February 24, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
News
Politics & Elections

Biden Postal Board Nominees Urged to Push for Removal of Postmaster General

DeJoy’s tenure has been characterized by declines in Postal Service performance and accusations of deliberate sabotage.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
February 25, 2021
Truthout
A man holds a sign reading "U.S. MAIL NOT FOR SALE" during a protest
News
Politics & Elections

Calls Rise for Louis DeJoy’s Removal and for Major Postal Reforms

The House Oversight and Reform Committee has invited DeJoy and others to testify about the failures at the post office.
by
Lisa Graves &
Evan Vorpahl,
Moyers on Democracy
February 24, 2021
Truthout
Tom Vilsack speaks on December 11, 2020, after being nominated to be Agriculture Secretary by President Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Delaware.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Biden’s Agriculture Nominee Could Bring US Back Into Trans-Pacific Partnership

Tom Vilsack is expected to pursue the interests of agribusiness like he did as secretary of agriculture under Obama.
by
Sam Knight,
Truthout
February 21, 2021
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Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a press briefing at the White House on January 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Interview
Environment & Health

After Rejoining Paris Climate Treaty, Will US Continue Obstructing Negotiations?

Social movements can push the U.S. to adopt a binding climate agreement and to prioritize the needs of the Global South.
by
Janine Jackson,
FAIR
February 20, 2021
Truthout
President Biden delivers remarks with Vice President Kamala Harris in the State Dining Room at the White House on February 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Biden’s Health Plan Shifts Even More Public Dollars Into Private Hands

Biden’s American Rescue Plan, like the Affordable Care Act, does not move us any closer toward a single-payer system.
by
Margaret Flowers,
Truthout
February 18, 2021
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Allies of Black immigrants gather at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to remember the Black immigrants who have been deported, on February 10, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
Interview
Immigration

Biden Spent Black History Month Deporting Black Immigrants. Where’s the Outrage?

Anti-Blackness is baked into the immigration system, and ICE has merely operationalized it.
by
Tina Vásquez,
Prism
February 17, 2021
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