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Days After Hopeful Pfizer Vaccine News, 82% of Doses Bought by Richest Nations
Mass purchases of the vaccine by the richest countries have left more than 85% of the global population without access.
Trump Ousted. The Spirit of Insurgent Democracy Is Rising.
Surviving the toxic aftermath of a Trump presidency calls for a radical reimagining of democracy in the U.S.
Politicians Should Stop Assuming Immigration Is the Only “Latino Issue”
A majority of Latinos are citizens with an important stake in the economy and they are decidedly not one-issue voters.
Founded on Inequality, Can the US Ever Be Truly Democratic and Inclusive?
The inequality deeply embedded in U.S. statecraft continues to counterbalance any progress, however symbolic.
Philadelphia Agrees to Provide Community Housing Amid Unhoused Activist Push
These victories come during a year of coordinated rent strikes and other efforts to combat mass evictions.
Activists Are Mobilizing to Help Incarcerated People Get Their Stimulus Checks
The Trump administration attempted to block stimulus payments to incarcerated people before a federal court intervened.
One-Third of Americans Can’t Pay Their Bills as Stimulus Talks Stall
An estimated 9 million eligible people have not received their first stimulus check.
Debt Collectors Are Thriving This Year — and Now They’re Filing Even More Suits
After a pause for the pandemic, debt buyers are back in the courts, suing debtors by the thousands.
Greenwashing Capitalism Won’t Heal the Planet
To truly heal the planet, we have no alternative but to replace our current economic paradigm with a more equitable one.
Undocumented Farmworkers Face Triple Threat as West Coast Burns
Farmworkers continue working amid a pandemic and climate-fueled fires.