Politics of Poverty
Why COVID-19 is hitting Black communities hardest, and how US state policies help (or hurt)
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep historic inequalities in our society.
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Politics of Poverty
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Senate must follow democratic principles in response to loss of Justice Ginsburg
Oxfam urges lawmakers to focus on response to pandemic before confirmation hearings
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Tackling inequality, the climate crisis and COVID-19
In a jarring new report, Oxfam has calculated that the richest one percent of the world’s population are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the 3 billion people who made up the poorest half of humanity in the last 25 years.
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What’s a people’s vaccine, and how can we get one?
Here are five things we need to do in order to get a universally available and affordable vaccine to help end the COVID-19 pandemic
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Rich countries call dibs on COVID-19 vaccines
Oxfam’s latest analysis finds that wealthy nations have purchased 51 percent of the promised doses of leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates, while representing just 13 percent of the world’s population.
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One month after Beirut blast, rebuilding out of reach for many families
Thousands struggle to put food on the table and afford such basics as windows and doors.