Top News: Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021

 

December 28, 2021

Top News

Unpatented Shot Dubbed 'The World's Covid-19 Vaccine' Wins Emergency Approval in India "This announcement is an important first step in vaccinating the world and halting the pandemic," said Dr. Peter Hotez, a U.S.-based vaccine scientist. by Jake Johnson 'Alarming' Levels of 'Forever Chemicals' Found in Water Near US Bases in Okinawa "The U.S. military is supposedly there to protect people. It does the opposite." by Brett Wilkins New Business-Friendly CDC Guidance on Isolation for People With Covid-19 Is 'Reckless,' Experts Say "We cannot allow pandemic fatigue to lead to decisions that extend the life of the pandemic or put policies on the backs of workers." by Julia Conley It Is 'Strange,' Says Greta Thunberg, That Biden Is Seen as a Climate Leader "The U.S. is actually expanding fossil fuel infrastructure," the 18-year-old Swedish climate activist said in a new interview. by Jake Johnson

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Opinion

Adoption Does Not Remove the Need for Access to Abortion Giving a baby up for adoption carries its own hardships, including for the child involved, and every woman should be able to decide whether she wants to take that on. by Aimee Christian Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021 It was, indeed, a disastrous year, but we do have some reasons to cheer. by Medea Benjamin

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Week in Review: Human Rights Champion Archbishop Desmond Tutu Dead at 90

The Week in Review

Manchin Under Fire for Blowing Potential $60 Billion Hole in US Economy During Pandemic One analyst warned the West Virginia Democrat's obstruction of his party's legislative agenda "puts the economic recovery at some risk." by Jake Johnson Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Defender of Human Rights in South Africa and Beyond, Dies at 90 "Let we who believe in freedom and justice be his legacy always," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II of the Poor People's Campaign. by Julia Conley In Christmas Address, Pope Francis Calls for Covid-19 Vaccines to Reach World's Poorest "Open hearts to ensure that necessary medical care—and vaccines in particular—are provided to those peoples who need them most," the pope prayed. by Julia Conley Fast-Spreading Omicron Variant Drives Up Pediatric Hospitalizations in Parts of US Pediatric units in hospitals in New York, Pennyslvania, Ohio, and Texas have been hit hard this month. by Julia Conley

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Opinion

The Poor People's Campaign: 'Our Deadline is Victory' The Poor People's Campaign and progressive members of Congress vow to continue the fight for the Build Back Better Act. by Sarah Anderson Martin Luther King Was a Radical, Not a Moderate King called himself a democratic socialist. He believed that America needed a "radical redistribution of economic and political power." by Peter Dreier

 

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