Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Every separated family must be reunited with resources and care to address the harms they've endured," says the ACLU. "They also deserve citizenship and a commitment that such an atrocity will never happen again."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
The National Lawyers Guild is calling on the Biden administration to reverse Trump-era pro-Israel policies that violate Palestinians' human rights and international law.
Miles Mogulescu
"If we want fewer civilians shot by cops—particularly Black and brown people—then we should get armed police out of the business of enforcing most traffic violations and turn it over to unarmed civilians."
John Buell
"President Biden should suspend all drug and vaccine related patents," writes John Buell @CommonDreams, because "in the long term we must treat public health as a common good."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Replacing HFCs is a critical and totally doable first step to head off the worst of the climate crisis, and we have safer alternatives ready to go that will save industry money in the bargain."
Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
"Now is the time for progressive congressional luminaries ... to put their feet down and stand as a block against a bloated military budget."
Azadeh Shahshahani, Amith Gupta
"We are told by some opponents of the far-right that supporters of equality and civil liberties should not be worried about expansions of U.S. surveillance and counterterrorism capabilities. They are wrong."
Jason Nickerson, Adam Houston
"Canada has secured more than 10 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for every Canadian but, despite vague public announcements, has still not published a concrete plan for sharing any of those doses that will be surplus to demand."
Timothy A. Wise
The giants of agribusiness will stop at nothing to keep the world's farmers dependent on their toxic products.
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Five environmental groups on Monday sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for allegedly violating federal laws by issuing a nationwide pipeline permit without adequate impact analysis.
Julia Conley, staff writer
"After facing this crisis head on for far too long, our day in court is finally here," said Huntington, West Virginia Mayor Steve Williams, as a landmark trial regarding the opioid crisis began.
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"President Biden's DOJ should ramp up enforcement to show that corporate criminals are not above the law."
Sanaa Khalil
Today, labor abuse, exploitation of natural resources, and theft of Palestinian land comes in the form of Israeli dates," writes Sanaa Khalil.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Democratic Sen. Chris Coons "is choosing to support vaccine apartheid to protect the pharma industry that has given tens of thousands to his campaign," said one advocacy group.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If Senator McConnell and Republicans in the Senate continue their strategy of obstructionism, it means passing a progressive agenda through the Senate with 51 votes," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
