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New Covid Vaccine Could Be Global Game Changer

Intellectual property of this vaccine will be available to everybody. "And it's cheap, a dollar, dollar fifty a dose. You're not going to get less expensive than that." An Indian company is already producing 100 million doses a month.

McConnell Admits He Fears Democracy Working

The Senate Minority Leader accused Democrats of "genuine radicalism" as they attempt to reform the filibuster to pass voting rights legislation.

Veterans' Care for Non-Physical Injuries Challenged

Not content with trying to gut welfare state programs that benefit millions of non-veterans, these conservatives are now targeting former soldiers, who are often poor or working class, and similarly dependent on publicly funded services.

Global Left Midweek - Facing 2022

A year set for major upheavals all over

Why Isn’t the World Vaccinated as Omicron Spreads?

Big Pharma and cowardly leaders in the Global North have left poor countries vulnerable to the most contagious Covid variant yet.

Another Far-Right Group That Aided Trump is Scrutinized

The organization, called 1st Amendment Praetorian, is not as well known as the Oath Keepers or the Proud Boys, but it worked closely with pro-Trump forces in the months after the 2020 election.

The 20-Year War on Terrorism

The 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force has been formally invoked to justify counterterrorism (CT) operations, including ground combat, airstrikes, detention, and the support of partner militaries, in 22 countries, according to a new report.

Our New Year’s Resolution: To Rise Up and Fight Back

Corporate greed and class warfare are crushing working people. No one is going to save us – we need to rise up together

Dispatches From the Culture Wars - January 4, 2022

Hey kids, comics! Welcome to 2022

Jan. 6 Revealed Reality of Armed Rebellion Threat

The notion of a possible armed rebellion has since spread through the Republican Party and has been espoused by party leaders and elected officials.
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Culture

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It’s a Wonderful Life vs. the FBI

Rhys Handley Jacobin
Amid Cold War paranoia, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI set its sights on a potential source of communist subversion: Frank Capra’s Christmas classic It’s a Wonderful Life.

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The Great American Chestnut Tree Revival

Shea Swenson Modern Farmer
More than a century ago, billions of American chestnuts were wiped out by an invasive fungus. Scientists are working to restore the tree to its former glory.

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Christmas Comes

Peter Neil Carroll newversenews.com
For Pagans and other Non-Christians, the holiday spirit can mean helping the hungry and homeless, and remember to wear a mask.

books

Has the Myth of the ‘Good War’ Done Us Lasting Harm?

Ben Rhodes New York Times
“Has the prevailing memory of the ‘Good War,’ shaped as it has been by nostalgia, sentimentality and jingoism, done more harm than good to Americans’ sense of themselves and their country’s place in the world?”

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To Beat the Right, We Have to Understand Their Arguments

Matt McManus Jacobin
Since the French Revolution, the Right has deployed a common set of arguments to resist the drive to democratize economic and political power. The Left will only win if we analyze their rhetoric — and counter it.

Labor

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The Women Leading Today’s Historic Labor Movement

Aura Heinrichs BAZAAR.com (Harper's Bazaar)
With issues like pay, benefits, paid sick time, paid family leave, minimum staffing levels, schedule flexibility, mental health, and workplace safety becoming increasingly urgent in the pandemic, women have emerged as union leaders as never before.

Friday nite video

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Bernie Sanders Eviscerates Elon Musk

Bernie invites Elon Musk on the pod to talk income inequality, greed, innovation, political revolution, tweets, taxes, and California vs. Vermont cannabis.

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Come As You Are (Nirvana) | Playing for Change

Join us along with 16 musicians from Hungary, Morocco, the USA, and more, for this global rendition of the #Nirvana classic "Come As You Are" honoring 30 years since the release of Nirvana's album 'Nevermind.'

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2021, in 6 Minutes

Year two of the coronavirus pandemic was filled with vaccines and variants, summer Olympics, joys, and sorrows.