'Colossal Backdoor Bailout': Outrage as Pentagon Funnels Hundreds of Millions Meant for Covid Supplies to Private Defense Contractors
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you can't get a Covid test or find an N95, it’s because these contractors stole from the American people to make faster jets and fancy uniforms."
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"What's Your Voting Plan?" Organizers Urge Americans to Get #VoteReady on National Voter Registration Day
by Julia Conley, staff writer
As the U.S. marked the eighth annual National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, advocacy groups focused on issues ranging from reproductive rights and the climate crisis to immigrant and voting rights urged the public to ensure they are registered to vote in the November 3 general election.
In Major Speech and Ahead of Election, Sanders to Focus on 'Unprecedented and Dangerous' Threat Trump Poses to US Democracy
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Nothing less than our democracy is at stake," the senator said.
Mayors of 12 Major Global Cities Home to 36 Million People Make Unified Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We're in a make-or-break decade for the preservation of our planet and our livelihoods," said C40 chair and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
'Fox Lied, 200,000 Died': Video Mash-up Chronicles Cable Network Downplaying Covid-19 Dangers as Pandemic Soared
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
" Fox is complicit in spreading misinformation and lies about the virus itself and the recommended guidelines to fight it from public health experts and scientists," noted Rob Savillo of Media Matters for America.
Study Shows 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Failing to Live Up to Promises as Corporations Continue Putting Profits Over People
by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The study enhances doubts that corporations can be depended upon to moderate their quest for profits to pursue solutions to challenges like climate change, racial injustice, and economic inequality."
Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Investigate Trump Meddling at Public Health Agencies That Is 'Putting Lives in Jeopardy'
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We need transparency and accountability from top to bottom, and we need it now—before it is too late to prevent more costly mistakes."
'Powerful Moment': State Supreme Court Ruling Will Likely Make Maine First in US History to Use Ranked-Choice in Presidential Election
by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"This ruling is the latest victory for voters who want more consensus, more choice, and a greater voice," one advocate said.
Trump Admin. Set to Continue 'Superspreader Executions' With Sixth State-Sanctioned Killing
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The government's rush to kill has caused senseless risk for incarcerated people, prison staff, and everyone who lives in Terre Haute, Indiana."
Anger and Confusion After Facebook Suspends Environmental and Indigenous Groups' Accounts Ahead of Pipeline Protest
by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Facebook is actively suppressing those who oppose fascism and the colonial capitalists," said one First Nations activist.
'It Affects Virtually Nobody,' Trump Falsely States of Virus That Has Killed 200,000 and Infected 7 Million in US
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If you, or a family member, or a friend got sick or died of Covid-19, to Trump you are 'virtually nobody.'"
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