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Prominent Anti-Vaccine Doctor Under Indictment in Brazil
Dr. Flávio Cadegiani, a founding member of a prominent anti-vaccine, pro-ivermectin doctors’ group called Frontline Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), is under indictment in Brazil.
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Activists Exposing “Forever Chemicals” Confronting EPA
One reason harmful chemical PFAS are manufactured in Brenda Hampton’s community is to make food packaging grease resistant for companies like McDonald’s. A chemical plant owned by a company called Daikin makes PFAS upriver from Lawrence County’s drinking water intake valve — and pollutes the water in the process.
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Biden’s “Anti Hate” Agenda Perpetuates “Harmful Counterterrorism Framework” that “Furthered White Supremacy”
On Thursday, President Biden is scheduled to give a talk at the “United We Stand” summit which he is hosting. But dozens of groups have just released a letter criticizing the Countering Violent Extremism program, writing that they are “deeply concerned that the United We Stand summit will continue or expand the harmful counterterrorism framework and initiatives that have furthered white supremacy.”
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Military Victims of the Red Hill Water Crisis to Join Others at EPA Protests
U.S. Army Major Amanda Feindt’s entire family has experienced adverse medical effects from fuel-tainted water. Now, she is involved with SAFE — Scientists, Activists, and Families for Cancer-Free Environments, which has announced a protest at EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 20. The demonstration will feature families, firefighters, and military members from around the country who have been sickened by a host of environmental toxins.
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Mississippi Water Crisis Highlights Infrastructure Needs Proposed in WATER Act
Mary Grant, Water Program Director for Food & Water Watch, said today: “Congress must pass the WATER Act to fully fund our water and wastewater systems nationwide, and mitigate the burden on communities already struggling with unaffordable water bills. The federal government must restore its commitment to safe water and provide water justice to communities across the country. Every person needs and deserves water that is safe to drink, cook with and bathe in.”
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Behind the Severe Drop in Life Expectancy in the U.S.
The average life expectancy in the United States fell again in 2021, leading to what the New York Times called the “sharpest two-year decline in nearly 100 years”. Jim Kahn at Health Justice Monitor says that single payer would have made a “huge difference… What’s the role of health insurance? The [New York Times] doesn’t say. But insurance is a prime culprit.”
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Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Railroad Workers Strike?
The Real News reports: “…an overwhelming number of surveyed workers seem prepared to reject the PEB’s recommendations, and if the current contract dispute isn’t resolved the US could be headed towards its largest rail strike in decades.”
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Gorbachev’s Contested Legacy: The Soviet State Did Not “Collapse”
David M. Kotz, coauthor of Russia’s Path from Gorbachev to Putin, said today: “Democracy and individual rights cannot survive in a country with an oligarchic capitalism and extreme inequality.”
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Alaska Joins Maine with Rank Choice Voting
“That Alaska pulled this election off without a hitch — even when they had to implement RCV much faster than expected following the passing of Don Young — speaks to just how straightforward RCV is,” says FairVote president Rob Richie.
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Extensive Fall Booster Campaign Could Save 160,000 Lives
Analysis shows that an extensive fall booster vaccination campaign could save 160,000 lives and avert $109 billion in medical costs. Yet public health experts say we will be lucky if we can get 25 to 30 percent of the U.S. population boosted.
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