Politics
Survivors of racist police killings and 170 groups ask for UN probe
May 12, 2021“It needs to be said that the police are still killing us,” a May 7th statement from the Communist Party's African-American Equality Commission concluded.
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Trump faction purges Cheney; ‘Big Lie’ politics ricochet on GOP establishment
May 12, 2021As the fascist faction of the GOP grows in strength, defenders of democracy cannot simply revel in watching Republicans eat one of their own.
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600 California communities face drinking water systems failure
May 7, 2021A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them.
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Landlords cheer as federal court trashes eviction moratorium
May 7, 2021Up to ten million people could soon be out on the streets if the propertied class has its way.
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Suspending COVID vaccine patent restrictions puts people before profits
May 6, 2021In a surprise decision that angered Big Pharma, the Biden administration announced its support for a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patent rights.
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