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UN Human Rights Experts: Texas Abortion Ban Is a Violation of International Law
"This new law will make abortion unsafe and deadly, and create a whole new set of risks for women and girls." ...[Read more]
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US Airstrikes Have Killed Up to 48,000 Civilians Since 9/11: Analysis
"On average, U.S.-led airstrikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians a year since 2001." ...[Read more]
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‘No Flexibility on the Price Tag,’ Jayapal Says of $3.5 Trillion Bill
"If we don't deliver, then I think all of the people who came out and voted for Democrats to take control of the House, the Senate, and the White House are going to come out and say, 'that's it.'" ...[Read more]
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There is an antibody treatment that stops every COVID-19 variant – and possibly all future variants
As Fierce Pharma notes, sotrovimab had fairly spectacular results in Phase 2 and Phase 3 testing that showed 85% efficacy at preventing COVID-19 from becoming more severe. This level seemed unchanged against all variants, including against delta. And ther ...[Read more]
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UK workers on returning to the office: No point if I end up doing video calls
Some welcome the routine, while others are concerned about how it will work without everyone in at the same time ...[Read more]
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A Century Ago, Miners Fought in a Bloody Uprising. Few Know About It Today.
At the Battle of Blair Mountain, thousands of miners clashed with sheriff’s deputies in the largest insurrection since the Civil War. ...[Read more]
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220+ Medical Journals Unite to Demand Urgent Action on Climate Emergency
Asserting that humanity "cannot wait for the pandemic to pass" before acting to rapidly reduce carbon emissions fueling the climate emergency, more than 220 health journals around the world on Sunday published an unprecedented joint editorial calling for ...[Read more]
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35 Million Americans Are Losing Unemployment Income Today
Pandemic unemployment benefits expire today, leaving 10 percent of the US population with dramatically less household income. ...[Read more]
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Sri Lanka raids private warehouses after declaring a state of emergency due to food shortages
Sri Lankan government raided private warehouses outside capital Colombo to seize thousands of tonnes of sugar last week. The raids came a day after the country declaring a state of emergency due to food shortages. ...[Read more]
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The Dasht-e-Leili Massacre of Taliban prisoners of war, US FOIA
November 2001, ~ 2,000 Taliban prisoners are believed to have been killed in container trucks by US-allied Afghan troops, operating with US forces, and buried in a mass grave in Dasht-e-Leili, #Afghanistan. Investigators discovered the mass grave in 2002 ...[Read more]
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Facing Corporate Blitz, Progressives Urge Unity to Defend $3.5 Trillion Package
"This is a winnable fight, but it will take strong alignment, sharp interventions, and bold negotiations to get our progressive priorities across the finish line," 11 groups say of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package. ...[Read more]
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