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25/04/21
Author: 
Alex James

Though set in the UK, the article below applies equally to other countries, where the illusion that we can  "persuade" elected champions of corporate profiteering to support progressive causes is a self-defeating diversion from our real task. As stated in the article, this is "the building of alternative institutions of collective power and decision making, outside of the state." With most politicians it's not a question of not comprehending reality or of worrying that more radical policies will alienate middle-of-the-road voters.

23/04/21
Author: 
Lee Fang
A sign with the CVS Health Corp. logo is seen within a CVS pharmacy store in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2017. Photo: Christopher Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images

April 21 2021

The pharmacy and health insurance giant gave $5 million to Partnership for America’s Health Care Future.

IN A YEAR marked by a coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions, CVS Health financed a wave of political advocacy against measures to control health care costs and increase access.

22/04/21
Author: 
Jana Winter

And what are the chances that ‘little brother’ Trudeau is doing the same?

April 21, 2021

The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.

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22/04/21
Author: 
Jake Johnson
Protesters outside Pfizer

Apr. 22, 2021

“Instead of creating new vaccine billionaires, we need to be vaccinating billions in developing countries.”

Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca—three of the world’s top coronavirus vaccine manufacturers—have paid out a combined $26 billion in dividends and stock buybacks to their shareholders over the past year, a sum that could fully fund the cost of inoculating Africa’s entire 1.3 billion-person population.

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22/04/21
Author: 
Liza Featherstone
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen attend a gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, 2018. (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)

Apr. 21, 2021

22/04/21
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
Grocery worker - Photo by Jonathan Hayward, the Canadian Press.

 

Apr. 22, 2021

‘I do believe this will save lives.’ Labour leaders and analysts say more must be done.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the B.C. government says it would like paid sick days to be available to all workers, but it has so far avoided stepping in to fill the gap.

22/04/21
Author: 
Colin Kinniburgh
Building using hem - Grist / Amelia Bates

Mar 30, 2021

How cannabis can be part of an affordable housing future — not just one for eco-conscious elites.

Winter in Paris is notoriously clammy, and this winter was no exception. But Gregory Ferembach didn’t need to turn on his heat much. One reason? The walls in his public housing building are lined with one of nature’s best insulation materials: hemp.

“We’re never cold in winter,” Ferembach said in French. “The kids walk around barefoot all the time, or even in their underwear.”

21/04/21
Author: 
Robert Hackett
Jagmeet Singh/Facebook

April 21, 2021

"Thanks for being part of this movement. Thanks for being part of this party."

In two consecutive sentences, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's speech to his party's recent convention referenced a central source of both division and potential dynamism.

Is the NDP a party, or a movement? And does it matter?

19/04/21
Author: 
Nora Loreto

APRIL 7, 2021

Anti-vaccine, anti-mask and anti-lockdown movements are, at their core, new mobilizations of white supremacy.

Earlier this year, CBC Marketplace journalists attended a “$623 Mastering Vaccine Info Boot Camp.” 

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