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- Dixie Fire Grows to Become Sixth Largest in California History
- Greek PM Blames Climate Change as Thousands Flee Wildfires Near Athens
- Study Warns Atlantic Ocean Current Could Collapse, with Devastating Impact on Climate
- Biden Restores Tailpipe Emissions Standards, Promotes Switch to Electric Vehicles
- Democratic Bill Would Tax Big Polluters $500 Billion to Pay for Climate Damage
- U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Six-Month High with Over 100,000 Daily Infections
- Africa COVID-19 Deaths Surged by 80% in Last Month as Delta Variant Spread
- U.N. Security Council Meets on Afghanistan as Taliban Offensive Sparks Humanitarian Crisis
- Nicaraguan Police Arrest Another Candidate Challenging President Ortega
- New Guatemalan Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Accused of Protecting the Corrupt
- Texas Governor Orders Special Legislative Session in Latest Attempt to Pass Voter Suppression Bills
- Richard Trumka, Longtime Head of AFL-CIO Labor Federation, Dies at 72
- Justice Department to Probe Excessive Force, Abuse and Discrimination by Phoenix Police
- ACLU Sues to Overturn Texas Order Restricting Travel by Asylum Seekers
- Biden Administration Will Outfit Thousands of Border Agents with Body Cameras
- Hiroshima Marks 76th Anniversary of U.S. Nuclear Attack
- WHO Calls for Moratorium on Third Doses Amid Stark Global Vaccine Inequity
- Amid Soaring Profits, Moderna and Pfizer to Raise COVID-19 Vaccine Prices
- Over Half of China’s Provinces Log New COVID Cases; Tokyo Olympics Registers Worst Daily Toll
- Illinois Issues Mask Mandate for Schools; Arkansas Governor Regrets Signing Anti-Mask Bill
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Bans Mask Mandates, Blames Immigrants & Biden for Record COVID Surge
- Landlords Ask Federal Judge to Block Biden CDC’s New Eviction Moratorium
- Protesters in Lebanon Demand Justice on First Anniversary of Beirut Port Explosion
- Unfolding Climate Crisis Fuels Massive Fires in Turkey, Southern Europe, California and Siberia
- Mexican Government Sues Glock, Colt and Other Gunmakers in U.S. Federal Court
- Olympic Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya of Belarus Granted Humanitarian Visa in Poland
- U.S. Ranks Dead Last for Healthcare Among 11 Wealthy Countries
- Report on NCAA Finds Stark Gap in Resources for Men’s and Women’s Athletics
- New York Gov. Cuomo Faces Multiple Criminal Probes over Sexual Harassment Claims
- CDC Issues New Eviction Moratorium Following Rep. Cori Bush Protest to Protect Renters
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ColumnAug 05, 2021Once Unhoused Herself, Congresswoman’s Protest Forces White House to Extend Eviction Ban
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The ongoing pandemic only highlights what activists like Congressmember Cori Bush have known all along: both housing and healthcare are human rights, and until all of us are protected, none of us is safe.
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