John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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U.S.
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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News
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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News
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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News
Republicans oppose the American Rescue Plan at their peril
February 23, 2021
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Opinion
For the sake of democracy, kill off the Senate filibuster
February 17, 2021The arcane Senate practice enforces a form of Jim Crow and discriminates against people in states with large working-class populations.
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News
Bill Davis—beloved labor and peace activist, Communist leader—lost to COVID
February 16, 2021Bill Davis, 1942-2021.
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U.S.
“We’re in a national emergency,” President Biden says
February 2, 2021“We need to act like we’re in a national emergency. We have to move, with everything we’ve got, the president has declared.
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Environment
Disaster looms unless governments cut greenhouse gases
December 16, 2020UN calls on all countries to declare climate emergencies.
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