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![How the Federal Reserve Enriched Wall Street and Broke the U.S. Economy](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG3-book-split-400x300.jpg)
The Federal Reserve Has Fueled Wall Street at the Expense of the Rest of Us
The Federal Reserve stokes inequality, says Christopher Leonard, author of the new book “The Lords of Easy Money.”
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Only 10 Percent of Africa’s Population Is Fully Vaccinated
Vaccine inequity is prolonging the pandemic and fueling variants, Africa's CDC director says.
![US Puts 8,500 Troops on High Alert as Tension Rises Between NATO and Russia](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-US-troops-400x300.jpg)
US Puts 8,500 Troops on High Alert as Tension Rises Between NATO and Russia
The U.S. is preparing to deploy troops in the event that Russia invades Ukraine, which Putin denies is his goal.
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Tonga Remains Covered in Ash Following Volcanic Eruption
Water tanks polluted by ash and severed telecommunications are lingering aftereffects of the blast.
![How Billionaires Devour the World & Fuel Global Inequality, Prolonging the Pandemic](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-Davos-Man-Peter-Goodman-split-400x300.jpg)
Vaccine Profits Minted 9 New Billionaires While Vaccine Apartheid Drove Omicron
The super-rich have prolonged the pandemic as 99 percent of the world's people have seen their incomes drop.
![Amid Rising Russia Tension, US May Stumble Into War, Warns Katrina vanden Heuvel](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-biden-split-3-400x300.jpg)
Amid Rising Russia Tension, US May Stumble Into War, Warns Katrina vanden Heuvel
“More attention should be paid to how we can exit these conflicts, how we can find a way for an independent Ukraine.”
![Voting Rights Cannot Be Separated From Economic Justice, Says William Barber](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-Barber-VotingRights-PPC-400x300.jpg)
Voting Rights Cannot Be Separated From Economic Justice, Says William Barber
Barber criticized the Democrats for bifurcating the Build Back Better economic legislation from voting rights.
![More Afghans May Die From US Sanctions Than at the Hands of the Taliban](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-kids-400x300.jpg)
More Afghans May Die From US Sanctions Than at the Hands of the Taliban
Conditions in Kabul hospitals are rapidly deteriorating, and food insecurity is rampant.
![There Are Many Ways to Steal a Midterm -- and the GOP Is Laying the Groundwork](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/SEG1-mitch-ari-400x300.jpg)
There Are Many Ways to Steal a Midterm — and the GOP Is Laying the Groundwork
Republicans, many of whom want the 2020 election to be overturned, are campaigning for election oversight positions.
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Activists Say Greed, Neglect Are to Blame for Bronx Fire That Killed 17 People
The city is blaming a faulty space heater. Housing advocates say it's the lack of safe, affordable public housing.