The Intellectual Property on Covid-19 Should Be Shared as Rapidly and Widely as Possible
by By Jeffrey Sachs, Common Dreams
on May 03, 2021
The governments of South Africa, India, and dozens of other developing countries are calling for the rights on intellectual property (IP), including vaccine patents, to be waived to accelerate the worldwide production of supplies to fight COVID-19.
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James Bradley, Author of Flags of Our Fathers, #1 New York Times Best-Seller, Speaks Out Against the U.S. Military Encirclement of China
by Jeremy Kuzmarov, Covert Action Magazine
on May 03, 2021
James Bradley is best known as the author, with writer Ron Powers, of Flags of Our Fathers (2000), a New York Times #1 best-selling book that was made into a movie by Stephen Spielberg and Clint Eastwood.
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Ten Years of RootsAction
by David Swanson
on April 29, 2021
Ten years ago, when RootsAction.org was created to advance progressive politics online without fear or favor, various disastrous global trends (climate collapse, militarization, wealth concentration) were less advanced, but progressive activists in the United States lacked the proven tool for success that RootsAction has become, both for changing public policy and for shifting public discourse.
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Organizations Condemn United States’ Ranking in Global Military Spending
by American Friends Service Committee
on April 27, 2021
Once again, the United States tops one of the world’s most infamous rankings lists— top military spenders.
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Biden's Nuclear Buildup Continues as Poverty Soars
by Status Coup
on April 27, 2021
Jordan speaks with Norman Solomon, the co-founder and national director of Roots Action, about Senator Ed Markey and Rep. Ro Khanna's "Investing in Cures Before Missiles (ICBM) Act" to re-direct billions of dollars meant for new nuclear missiles and put it into vaccine production and distribution.
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Media Evasions on Racism and the Role of Derek Chauvin
by Jeff Cohen, Counterpunch
on April 27, 2021
Let’s acknowledge at the outset that corporate liberal media – owned and sponsored by the mightiest economic forces in our society – have increased their talk about race and racism in recent years, especially since the rise of Trump.
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Biden's Appeasement of Hawks and Neocons Is Crippling His Diplomacy
by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies
on April 23, 2021
For a president who promised a new era of American diplomacy, this has been a dreadful start.
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Voters Overwhelmingly Support the Green New Deal
by Danielle Deiseroth and Lew Blank, Data For Progress
on April 21, 2021
In 2019, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey introduced the Green New Deal, a landmark resolution outlining the critical steps America should take to tackle the climate crisis, address environmental injustices, and ensure every American has access to a good-paying job.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin—Former Member of Raytheon Board of Directors—Has Awarded Over $2.36 Billion in Contracts to Raytheon Since His Confirmation in January
by Jeremy Kuzmarov, Covert Action Magazine
on April 19, 2021
The Pentagon has awarded the defense giant Raytheon Technologies over $2.36 billion in government contracts since Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III’s confirmation on January 22nd.
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Democratic senators seek to constrain F-35 sale to UAE
by Rebecca Kheel, The Hill
on April 18, 2021
A pair of Democratic senators introduced a bill Friday aimed at restricting the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates after the Biden administration announced it is moving ahead with the Trump-era deal.
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