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Biden Boosted Food Stamps. Let’s Do the Same to All US Anti-Poverty Programs.
Changing the landscape of poverty and inequality calls for increased public benefits paid for with tax revenues.
DeSantis’s Poll Numbers Plummet as Florida Deals With Terrifying COVID Numbers
Gov. Ron DeSantis is at odds with a majority of his constituents over how to prevent the spread of COVID in Florida.
Parenting Amid Delta Is the Heartbreak That Didn’t Need to Happen
I am so worried about my young daughter that she has begun to worry about me, as COVID's fourth wave rises.
Anti-Vaxxers Poison Themselves by Taking Cattle Deworming Drug Against COVID
The medication, Ivermectin, has not been shown to be effective against COVID infection and can seriously harm humans.
Don’t Just “Close” Prisons — Demolish Them and Reinvest Their Funding
A “closure” sometimes means the use of prisons as training sites that perpetuate oppression elsewhere.
Biden Calls on Business Leaders to Require Vaccinations Following FDA Approval
The president described the full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine as “another good reason to get vaccinated.”
Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Has Full FDA Approval. Here’s What That Means.
The approval arrives at a historical moment in which the rate of vaccination has slowed precipitously in the U.S.
NYC to Require Teachers, School Staff to Get Vaccinated Starting Next Month
Teachers and staff will have until late September to get at least their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Pfizer Vaccine Gets Full FDA Approval, Potentially Triggering Mandates
Health officials hope the full approval will help convince unvaccinated people to get their shot.
Far Right Groups Tied to Jan. 6 Attack Reporters and Others at Anti-Mask Rally
At least one person was stabbed and two journalists were attacked while covering the rally outside L.A. City Hall.