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The G7 Upheld Vaccine Apartheid. Officials From the “Global South” Are Pushing Back.
A summit of government ministers is trying to tackle the inequities of Covid-19 vaccine distribution that could cost millions of lives.
Natasha Lennard
Natasha Lennard is a columnist for The Intercept. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Bookforum, and the New York Times, among others. She is the associate director of the Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism graduate program at the New School for Social Research in New York. She is the author of “Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life.”
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Rhode Island Coalition Pushes Most Equitable Legal Cannabis Regulations Yet
Ahead of inevitable national legalization, Rhode Island activists urge the state to right the wrongs of the war on drugs.
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Imprisoned Anti-Fascist Activist Says Federal Guards Let White Supremacists Beat Him
Eric King’s civil rights lawsuit alleges a pattern of abuse by Bureau of Prison guards across several facilities.
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"Woke" CIA Ad Is No Reason to Throw Out the Language of Liberation
Opponents of "wokeness" want to declare anti-racist struggle dead, but co-optation doesn't determine the radical usefulness of a concept.
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Sex Work Prosecution Changes in New York Are a Welcome Step — but Not Enough
The idea of a clean divide between the innocent and exploited versus the guilty exploiters is fantastical cop ideology.
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Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Was a Relief — but Courts Cannot Deliver Racial Justice
The killing of a Black girl, Ma’Khia Bryant, just minutes before Chauvin’s conviction is a reminder of how violent the broader system is.
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There Shouldn’t Be Vaccine Patents in a Health Crisis. Most Americans Agree: Waive Them.
A new poll found most Americans want Biden to break drug companies' monopolies and end Covid-19 vaccine apartheid.
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Why the Idaho GOP Wants to Ban Anti-Racist and Anti-Sexist Education
This isn't about wokeness. It's the latest chapter of white supremacist backlash — and we can't let it succeed.
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Right-Wing State Legislators Make Unprecedented Attack on Trans Kids
Just this week, the Arkansas legislature passed an extreme anti-trans bill barring medically necessary care for trans youth.
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After Half Century in Prison, Elderly Black Panther Should Not Be Left to Die
The case of 84-year-old Sundiata Acoli, who is low risk of re-offending, shows the limits of pandemic relief for incarcerated people.