Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Republican lawmakers have promised that this is just the beginning, even though the new measure would doom 90% of Idaho's wolves."
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Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, and Rep. Gwen Moore introduced a bill that would make school meals free for all students.
Michael Hiltzik
"The best thing that may come out of the patent waiver debate could be a fresh look at how pharmaceutical research and development is funded, and how its benefits should be distributed."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"To build back stronger from the pandemic, fair and equal access to Covid-19 vaccines is needed for everyone everywhere, including displaced people," said the UNHCR.
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Millions of people are out of work, and the unemployment rate is rising. The real risk isn't doing too much—it's doing too little."
Zoe Weil
"Holly's mother made sure that Barbie, a doll her daughter adored, would not convey the persistent sexist and racist messages of the time. She turned Barbie into the key to empowering her impressionable daughter."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"Depriving people of their voting rights is a deeply vile attack on civil rights, and DeSantis turned it into a sleazy publicity grab," said People for the American Way of the Florida governor's signing of a voter suppression bill.
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Joshua Kluever
"The DSA's legislative proposals—rent control, free college and reproductive rights—are classic socialist issues, updated for the 21st century."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Common Cause is calling on the DOJ to "hold Trump accountable and make clear that no one is above the law."
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Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Every day the Republican Party is working to strip Americans of their right to vote."
Jayati Ghosh
"The Biden administration’s decision to stop opposing a proposed Covid-19 waiver of certain intellectual-property rights under World Trade Organization rules is a welcome move. But ending the pandemic also requires scaling up knowledge and technology transfer, as well as public production of vaccine supplies."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
A federal grand jury on Friday indicted four former Minneapolis police officers including Derek Chauvin of civil rights crimes in connection with the murder of George Floyd.
Robert P. Alvarez
"Sadly, it's par for the course for police reports to frame officers in a favorable light—and the people they kill in a negative one."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"All people should have a fundamental right to demonstrate against their elected leaders," said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a statement of solidarity with working class Colombian protesters.
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Walden Bello
"Let us not repeat the mistake of the democracies of the early 20th century of hesitating to call that beast by its name."
