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COP26 climate summit only scratching surface of what’s needed, activists charge
November 5, 2021Representing the developing countries on the frontlines of climate change, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said, “We want to exist 100 years from now.”
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Workers welcome OSHA emergency antivirus standard; GOP doesn’t
November 5, 2021Standard sharply reduces the fear workers have had to go to work with uncertainty about getting infected with the virus and fear of unpaid sick time.
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Connecticut group home workers strike Sunrise for wages, pensions, dignity
November 5, 2021Most are making less than $17-an-hour and have to pay $6,000 in monthly premiums for family health insurance coverage. The CEO, meanwhile, rakes in a $325k annual salary.
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Republicans prepare transphobic offensive for 2022 elections
November 5, 20212021 set a record for anti-transgender legislation—over 110 bills in 37 states. From Hawaii to Alaska, Texas to Maine, Republicans went on a full-court press to target trans people—especially trans female student athletes. With the midterms...
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House Democrats push for votes on human needs and hard infrastructure bills
November 5, 2021Progressive Dems want the vote despite no promise of support for BBB from Senate Democratic “moderates” and vitriol from Republicans.
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