John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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Ambitious Earth Day target: Biden announces 50% emissions cut
April 22, 2021“It’s a massive investment in people and recognition that climate change is about human beings,” according to White House climate advisor Gina McCarthy.
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Cancel it: Biden pressured to eliminate $50,000 student debt per borrower
April 19, 2021“We’ve got a wealth gap, a racial gap, and a gender gap. If you care about racial equity and gender equity, this is the solution," said Justin Atkins of NextGen America.
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Global imbalance in vaccinations threatens to derail fight against pandemic
April 12, 2021Biden’s push to vaccinate the entire U.S. population quickly won’t guarantee an end to a pandemic that can continue if COVID is not eliminated everywhere.
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Gerald Reed freed after 31 years of wrongful imprisonment
April 2, 2021He was one of hundreds of African Americans tortured by Chicago police into making a false confessions.
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Biden faces big challenges as he rolls back Trump immigration policy
March 29, 2021Makes no apology for ending practices of child separation and leaving kids to starve on the other side of the border.
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Anger mounts as police cover for Atlanta murderer of Asian women
March 18, 2021The anti-AAPI hate crimes also expose a sliver of the horrible social and economic conditions faced by AAPI communities, made worse by the pandemic.
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GOP, Senate filibuster in way of ‘next great Civil Rights bill’
March 5, 2021If the voting rights legislation in the For the People Act doesn’t pass the Senate, Republicans will be on the road back to power—potentially for decades.
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Haaland on track to make history as first Native American cabinet secretary
February 26, 2021The Interior Department which Haaland would head "has the most impact on our daily lives - land use, water use, health care, education, and tribal governance," Judith LeBlanc, director of Native Organizers Alliance, said.
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