Biden Administration Is Approving Oil and Gas Drilling at Faster Rate Than Trump
Despite pledging to stop permitting oil and gas drilling on federal lands, President Joe Biden’s administration is approving permits at a faster rate than President Donald Trump did during most of his presidency, a new report reveals. According to data provided by the Bureau of Land Management, (BLM), analyzed by Public CitizenSince Biden’s election, the […]
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Unapologetic Support for Abortion Rights Must Be a Pillar of the Left
This week, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — the case that will determine the fate of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, and more broadly, the fate of Roe v. Wade. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, or the “Pink House,” due to its color, is the only abortion clinic left […]
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Continuing Vaccine Apartheid Could Herald “Wave After Wave of Variants”
A coalition of humanitarians groups warned Sunday that the world could face “wave after wave of variants” unless rich countries stop blocking a proposed patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines and immediately distribute the technology needed to mass-produce the lifesaving shots. “Business as usual has led to huge profits for pharmaceutical firms, but many people left […]
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Prison Officials Punished Me With Solitary — Against Their Own Rules
My experience as a trans woman forced to live in a men’s prison in Washington State is barbaric and dehumanizing. Imagine living in a place where men surround you and you never feel at home. Trans women are at risk of being sexually and physically assaulted, as well as suicidal thoughts. It is a different […]
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Gun Control Advocates Demand New Regulations After Michigan School Shooting
In Oxford, Michigan, funerals have begun for the four students who were killed in a gun attack by their classmate at 15 years old. The attack also left seven others injured. Ethan Crumbley was charged with first-degree murder and terrorism, while his parents were also charged with involuntary killing for allegedly giving Crumbley access to […]
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Human Rights Groups Condemn Sentencing of Myanmar’s Suu Kyi as “Farcical”
A Myanmar (also known by Burma)Court on Monday sentenced the nation’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison on charges that human rights groups and the United Nations condemned as “politically motivated” and “corrupt.” The verdict — under which the former leader was convicted of incitement and violating Covid-19 restrictions […]
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Top Shareholders of Pfizer and Moderna Made Over $10 Billion After Omicron Arose
In the first week that the Omicron variant sparked global fears of a new wave of infections, a small handful of investors and executives with Pfizer and Moderna — currently the world’s preeminent makers of Covid-19 vaccines — saw over $10 billion in new wealth, with the Moderna’s CEO alone adding over $800 million to […]
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Sit-Down Strikes Renewed Labor. Workers Today Could Benefit From That Lesson.
Joe Biden often says that he wants the best for America. emulate Franklin D. Roosevelt), the president most revered by American Liberals (along John F. Kennedy and, latterly, Barack Obama). In one way he no doubt laments, Biden has indeed emulated FDR — by seeing a pair of “centrists” from his own party (in this […]
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Sanders Calls on Congress to End Filibuster If Needed to Protect Abortion Rights
Senator Bernie Sanders said Saturday that it was unacceptable to watch the U.S. Supreme Court end women’s rights to abortion care. He called on his Senate colleagues to urgently end the filibuster, and codify in federal law the protections offered by Roe v. Wade — the historic ruling now under the most severe threat since […]
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Inflation Is Bad for Those Who Profit From Your Mortgage Debt and Student Loans
Jon Schwarz, journalist at the Journal of Inflation, says that corporate media has largely failed in telling both sides.Theodore Sadler via Getty Images Janine Jackson: New York Times headline read, “Inflation Warning Signs Flash Red, Posing Challenge for Washington.” A subsequent Times piece underscored the problem and the solution: “The White House Says Its Plans […]
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