Jon Queally, staff writer
"Trump has put a pharmaceutical executive in charge of handing out the government contracts for coronavirus vaccine development. How could this possibly go wrong?"
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Josh Balk
We owe it to workers and animals to make this crucial, commonsense change. (Photo: Ross William Hamilton/The Oregonian)
Ralph Nader
S. David Freeman, Chief Energy Advisor, State of California, appears as the keynote speaker at the "Energy Summit" panel discussion, June 2, 2001 in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Benjamin Dangl
Bolivia's self-declared interim president Jeanine Anez talks during a conference at the presidential palace on November 13, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia. (Photo: Javier Mamani/Getty Images)
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Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If polluters want to deny the existence of the ongoing bailout, Congress should swiftly repeal these blatant corporate tax giveaways and make fossil fuels ineligible for stimulus lending programs."
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
CODEPINK protesters at Congressional hearing on Iran in 2015. (Photo: CODEPINK)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The ACLU and law firm Edelson PC on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Illinois state court to end the "unlawful, privacy-destroying surveillance activities" of Clearview AI, a U.S.-based facial recognition technology startup that has contracted with hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the country.
Julia Conley, staff writer
As state governments direct offices, stores, and other businesses to reopen in the coming weeks, millions of American parents are expecting to return to work—and to potentially be left with few options for child care.
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Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It gets them off the hook for having to say what the economic outlook looks like."
Nathan Freed Wessler
"If allowed, Clearview will destroy our rights to anonymity and privacy — and the safety and security that both bring. People can change their names and addresses to shield their whereabouts and identities from individuals who seek to harm them, but they can’t change their faces." (Photo: Fight for the Future)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Billionaire wealth is surging at the same time that millions face suffering, hardship, and loss of life. This is a grotesque indicator of the deep inequalities in U.S. society."
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
For India, the invasion comes alongside "eviscerating heat."
Norman Solomon
Klobuchar has risen to the top tier of Biden’s possible VP picks. Her selection would likely be disastrous. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
Yanis Varoufakis
For the oligarchs and functionaries of Big Tech, Big Pharma, and other megafirms, who got on famously with the strongmen in authority, globalization proceeded apace. (Photo: Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Nomi Prins
Floating trillions to Wall Street banks and big corporations might push their share prices up, but it won’t solve the issues that truly matter. (Photo: Screenshot)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Americans know who the real looters are. It's the billionaires who plundered America for $434 billion during the pandemic while the essential workers keeping our country afloat make barely over minimum wage."
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