Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires blasts Trumps coronavirus relief plan to cut taxes for...

"At the very least these workers need immediate paid sick leave, but for them to be able to pay their bills and support their families, they need economic relief more than any other group of Americans."

The secret health care bill

If this shameful bill is enacted, McConnell and Trump – as well as every Republican senator who signs on – will bear the burden of hundreds of thousands of deaths

A pandemic of the poor

As we approach 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Americans in poorer counties have died at double the rate of wealthier counties.

Hoboken, New Jersey sues oil industry for climate impacts from its ‘deceptive actions’

“We want to be compensated for the costs of climate damages both past, present and future.”

How immigrant communities are confronting COVID challenges

"With Caribbean people in general, we have a way of adapting to situations [that] we’re put into to make the most out of them.”

This city made access to food a right of citizenship

A city in Brazil recruited local farmers to help do something U.S. cities have yet to do: End hunger.

Veterans are joining forces with Standing Rock Protestors in North Dakota

Hundreds of veterans from around the country are preparing to support Standing Rock protestors between the 4th and 7th of December.

Roundup revealed: Glyphosate in our food system

American regulators are dismissing key scientific data and continuing to raise the allowable limits for glyphosate residue in food.
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Tara Houska: Denying #DAPL permit is “momentous occasion,” but we must remain vigilant

Tara Houska, an indigenous lawyer, praises the decision by the Army Corps to deny the DAPL permit, but cautions the water protectors and their supporters to remain vigilant.

Bernie Sanders and Angus King tell Big Pharma ‘we’re not gonna take it’ anymore

When the legislation has the support of the people and could potentially save billions of lives, we aren’t going to give up.