YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Coal Miners Want Build Back Better
Also: The Biden administration extends the pause on student loan repayments, and New York City is banning fossil fuels in new buildings.
You Love To See It
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Sacklers Strike Out
The billionaire family is one step closer to facing real accountability for the opioid crisis.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Red State Goes Green
Also: A U.S. Starbucks just voted to form a union, and the chief impediment to a COVID-19 vaccine patent waiver has left office.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Drone Strikes Are Going Down
Also: A pipeline project is defeated, and disarmament proponents get a seat at the table.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Federal Regulators Bare Their Teeth
Also: Build Back Better passes the House of Representatives, and the Teamsters union elects a reform slate.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Accountability Journalism To The Rescue
From the launch of a worker-owned Appeal to a Jacobin-crafted board game, journalists are scoring wins.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: How To Cancel Debt
Also: Georgia’s senators deliver on a campaign promise, and Chicago is using federal funds to provide residents a guaranteed basic income.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: California Takes On Big Oil
Also: Kyrsten Sinema is starting to take heat, and a tight labor market is empowering workers.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: National Monuments Restored
Also: California reforms its police departments, while Scabby the Rat goes Hollywood.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Public Banking Takes On Financial Predators
Also: The world’s super wealthy could lose their tax havens, and a fossil fuel company is charged with environmental crimes.