Georgia Republicans Are Trying to Undo Democracy in Local Elections
A new wave of power grabs by Georgia’s Republican legislators is threatening to wrest control of key local government bodies where Democrats, often people of color, have recently been elected and currently hold governing majorities. The Republican moves are an attempt consolidate political control following the passage of broad legislation in 2021. limitedPopular early voting […]
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Defeating Vaccine Apartheid Will Require Unions That Fight Global Inequality
This piece was originally published at Labor Notes. After several days in hospital, Ila Bose (my grandmother) died in October. The exact trajectory leading to her death is not known — she had pneumonia towards the end — but my mother (also a physician) suspects she may have had lingering effects from a previous Covid […]
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“Dry” Month Campaigns May Reinforce Harmful Stereotypes About Substance Use
Campaigns that challenge people to abstain from alcohol for one month — often in support of a good cause — have emerged across the globe over the past decade. Dry January was officially launched with a 2013 campaign. public health campaign by British charity Alcohol Change. Other “month of abstinence” campaigns have included Dry July, […]
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Attacks on Journalists Are Just One Looming Threat to Press Freedom in the US
Project Censored publishes a number of articles every year. State of the Free Press, an in-depth look at the year’s best independent journalism, centering voices and topics marginalized by the establishment press. Each volume features the project’s list of the year’s most important but underreported news stories. In addition, the book provides critical analysis of […]
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Slams Biden Plan to Seize Afghan Assets to Give to 9/11 Victims
Ilhan Omar, U.S. Rep., led Friday’s condemnation of a reportedBiden administration plans to permanently seize $7Billion currently frozen Afghan assetsHalf of the proceeds to relatives of 9/11 victims. The advocates raised concerns about Afghanistan’s worsening humanitarian crisis. They also urged President Joe Biden for a change in course. Noting that “there wasn’t a single Afghan” […]
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Supreme Court Ruling on Alabama Voting Map Has Voting Rights Advocates Worried
The U.S. Supreme Court’s order allowing Alabama to use a congressional mapThese are the words of critics disadvantages Black votersHas voting rights advocates worried — and understandably so. The stay, which was issued Feb. 7, 2022 on the surface, is in Merrill v. MilliganIt was procedural. The justices stopped the proceeding in a 5-4 vote. […]
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Inflation Crisis Is Being Resolved on Backs of Workers. It Doesn’t Have to Be.
Thursday’s release of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), was made possible by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. latest report on inflationThis is bad news for working people. According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — which measures the cost of consumer products — inflation for all goods, including food and energy, rose again in […]
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States Are Considering Laws That Penalize Banks for Fossil Fuel Divestment
This article was published as part of Covering Climate Now, a global network of news outlets that focuses on the climate story. TThe American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a powerful right-wing lobby group, is driving a surge of new state laws to prevent boycotts of the oil sector. The group’s strategy, which aims to protect […]
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This Prison in California Forced Incarcerated People to Drink Arsenic for Years
Three years into his stay at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano (California), Silus Valson sought medical treatment for severe headaches, stomach pain, vomiting, and dark urine. The next day, he was transferred to the local hospital’s intensive care unit for impaired heart function. He believes that his medical problems are the result of drinking […]
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Most Mega-Corporations’ Net-Zero Pledges Are Hollow, Report Finds
There has been a lot of discussion about how mega-corporations are responding to environmental pressures and shareholders with promises to be completely carbon neutral within a few decades or years. But, it is shocking. new studyThis month, the NewClimate Institute, Climate Market Watch and Climate Market Watch released a report on 25 mega-corporations. They found […]
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