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Biden Should Establish an Office of Climate Mobilization

Biden Should Establish an Office of Climate Mobilization Biden Should Establish an Office of Climate Mobilization

He needs to act with the same urgency that inspired FDR to create the Office of War Mobilization during World War II.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Varshini Prakash

The Case for Wide-Scale Debt Relief

The Case for Wide-Scale Debt Relief The Case for Wide-Scale Debt Relief

Student loans, medical debt, mortgage payments, rent, and municipal debt should all be reduced or eliminated outright.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Astra Taylor

Why Unions Must Recommit to Expanding Their Base

Why Unions Must Recommit to Expanding Their Base Why Unions Must Recommit to Expanding Their Base

Demobilizing our base is never a good idea, especially when the right wing and the Trump forces continue to mobilize.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Jane McAlevey

Biden Must End the Forever Wars

Biden Must End the Forever Wars Biden Must End the Forever Wars

The American public, exhausted by the pandemic and two decades of war, is in no mood for military adventurism.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / David Klion

A Covid Christmas in Palestine

A Covid Christmas in Palestine A Covid Christmas in Palestine

Palestinians have been living under lockdown and curfew for decades. The coronavirus has only added to their troubles.

Dec 21, 2020 / Feature / Joseph Gedeon

Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone

Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone Mutual Aid Can’t Do It Alone

As the pandemic plunged millions into economic insecurity, the burgeoning practice of mutual aid has been vital. But we must demand much more.

Dec 16, 2020 / Feature / Joanna Wuest

What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?

One Health is a pan-species approach that could ward off the next big outbreak. But first, it has to overcome the anti-science ethos of the Trump era.

Dec 14, 2020 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias

The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem

The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem The British Labour Party’s Anti-Semitism Problem

For their opponents, the Labour Party’s self-inflicted wound over anti-Semitism is the gift that keeps on giving.

Dec 10, 2020 / Feature / Rachel Shabi

Are Bill Gates’s Billions Distorting Public Health Data?

Are Bill Gates’s Billions Distorting Public Health Data? Are Bill Gates’s Billions Distorting Public Health Data?

Thanks to the Microsoft founder’s support, the IHME can make its own rules about how to track global health. That’s a problem.

Dec 3, 2020 / Feature / Tim Schwab

How Hospital Monopolies Broke the Health Care System

How Hospital Monopolies Broke the Health Care System How Hospital Monopolies Broke the Health Care System

Corporate consolidation has left the US with a health care system built for profit, not people.

Dec 2, 2020 / Feature / Susie Cagle

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