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Protests Rock Pakistan Following Imran Khan Charging U.S. Behind His Ouster
While the world’s attention is understandably focused on the crisis in Ukraine, equally grave developments are taking place elsewhere. Perhaps the most consequential — and underreported — is a regime-change operation underway in Pakistan…”
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War Is Not an Excuse to Ignore Climate Change
“The government should place caps on the numbers of barrels of oil, cubic feet of gas, and tons of coal allowed out of the ground and into the economy annually. Those caps would be ratcheted down quickly, year by year, until extraction rates and therefore greenhouse-gas emissions were driven close to zero.”
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Ukraine and International Law: Precedents of Permissibility
Alfred de Zayas, Professor of Law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and former UN Independent Expert on International Order, said today, “Undoubtedly, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine violated article 2(4) of the UN Charter, but there were ‘precedents of permissibility’ established by NATO countries through their aggressive wars against Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria — all with total impunity. Bearing in mind that NATO established these ‘precedents of permissibility,’ it is not surprising that other countries follow suit.”
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The Folly of Lifting Mask Requirements for Airlines
Major American airlines want a premature end to the federal transportation mask mandate and the international pre-departure Covid-19 testing requirement. Some public health advocates are promoting a “mask only” section. Abdullah Shihipar weighs in.
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“Historic” Union Victory for Amazon Workers
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Why Are We Vulnerable to Food Shortages?
Amanda Starbuck, Research Director with Food and Water Watch, said today: “Our corporate-controlled, just-in-time food system does little to buffer us from supply shocks created by events like Russian’s invasion of Ukraine. In fact, it helped create the problem… Agribusinesses stoked fears of food shortages during the pandemic to fatten their bottom lines. We must not allow them to similarly use the Ukrainian invasion to further entrench their ecologically-devastating agricultural model.”
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Biden’s Dangerous Call for Regime Change in Russia
“Outrage is the appropriate response. And a special onus is on Democrats in Congress, who should be willing to put humanity above party and condemn Biden’s extreme irresponsibility. But prospects for such condemnation look bleak. …
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Biden Adding to Military Budget as Instability Grows and Contractors Profit
A new statement from the National Priorities Project says that “more spending on militarism can’t address the nation’s or the world’s problems. At $813 billion, the President’s request for the Pentagon exceeds even the $782 billion budget that Congress just passed by $31 billion. The increase alone is twice the amount that Congress refused for ongoing COVID aid for antivirals, vaccines and tests, after nearly one million Americans have died of the virus.”
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Covid Funding Collapse Delays Millions of Doses of Pfizer’s Antiviral Pill
After a $15.6 billion funding bill collapsed in Congress this month, the purchase and delivery of millions of antiviral pills has been delayed. The pills are a key aspect of the White House’s new Test to Treat initiative. Here, practicing pharmacists and physicians weigh in on the delay and on the potential problems with the administration’s approach.
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Levels of Covid-19 in Wastewater Rise Across the US
” Experts suggest that surveillance of US wastewater sites shows a rise in Covid-19 cases in cities across the country. The decline in reliable case counting from reported tests has made community wastewater surveillance increasingly necessary. Dr. Julia Raifman says: “People can shed the virus in their digestive tracts before they become symptomatic. Wastewater tracking can detect trends in COVID-19 cases before people develop symptoms and get tested, allowing time for a swift response.”
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