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COVID Deaths Soar in Brazil as Bolsonaro Blasts Lockdowns
Less than 4 percent of Brazil’s population has been vaccinated as President Jair Bolsonaro opposes lockdowns and masks.
Latinx Farmworkers Risking Their Lives During COVID Struggle to Access Vaccines
Roughly 2.5 million U.S. farmworkers labor under dangerous and exploitative circumstances
Anti-Choice Forces Use Pandemic as Pretext to Slash Abortion Access
States have tried to use COVID to ban abortion as a nonessential service.
Biden Jeopardizes Nuclear Talks With Iran by Bombing Militias in Syria
Rep. Ro Khanna says Biden’s recent airstrikes in Syria lacked legal authority: “This is not an ambiguous case.”
Ex-Undercover Officer Admits Role in FBI and NYPD Conspiracy Targeting Malcolm X
The FBI and NYPD face renewed calls to open their records into the assassination of Malcolm X.
Over 100 Countries Push to Loosen Rules on Vaccine Patents as US Blocks the Way
Intellectual property rules give pharmaceutical companies monopolistic control over vaccines they develop.
Biden Cancels “Remain in Mexico” Policy, But Asylum Seekers Still Left Waiting
The policy left about 25,000 asylum seekers stranded at the border while their cases progressed through U.S. courts.
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.
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.
Biden Has the Power to Cancel Student Loan Debt Now. What’s Stopping Him?
President Biden has clear legal authority to cancel student debt.