Modi’s Pandemic Response in India Is Turning a Profit From Death
Let us be clear from the outset: what is happening in India right now is mass murder. And it is organized by a man who has practice in such matters.…
The Kids Are Not All Right: Concerns for Mental Health Mount as Schools Reopen
Carla Rivera, a 12th grader at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, is relieved to be back in school. “Being home was stressful,” she says. “I was watching…
No Worker Shortage: Report Finds Low Wages Make Food Workers Want to Quit
Following the passage of stimulus packages with aid for workers like expanded unemployment benefits, politicians and business owners have wrung their hands over a supposed worker shortage as people refuse…
Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Remove Confederate Statue at Maryland Courthouse
The presence of a Confederate statue outside a courthouse in Maryland has sparked a federal lawsuit, with plaintiffs looking to have the monument removed on legal grounds after multiple attempts…
Biden’s U-Turn on Refugees Aligns With Voter Support for Pro-Immigrant Policies
Earlier this week, President Biden, under pressure from his own voter base, executed what might end up being the most consequential political U-turn of his presidency. Having disappointed refugee rights…
While Democrats Work on Infrastructure, Republicans Are Busy Defending Slavery
As the nation grapples with fighting for racial justice and against police murders of Black Americans, Republicans have evidently found a different cause worth fighting for: making racist, seemingly unprompted…
Deb Haaland Says Americans Like Rick Santorum Need Education in Native History
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history, responded to comments from former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) late last month in which the CNN commentator…
Pressure Grows on Biden to Back WTO Waiver on Vaccine Technology
Pressure is growing on the Biden administration to support a temporary waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-related medicines and vaccines at the World Trade Organization. India and South Africa…
Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own “Platform.”
“So shines a good deed in a weary world,” said Willy Wonka when confronted with an unexpected kindness. The candy master may have had similar words about today’s decision by…
The Brazilian Amazon Is Now Releasing More Carbon Dioxide Than It Absorbs
A recent study published in the journal Nature Climate Change found that the Brazilian Amazon released roughly 20 percent more carbon dioxide than it absorbed during the 2010s. More specifically,…
