Amazon’s anti-union campaign violates global labor & human rights standards Pando
February 20, National Day of Solidarity with Bessemer, Alabama warehouse workers Greene County Democrat (Alabama)
LAPD Requested Amazon Ring Footage of Black Lives Matter Protests Truthout
Texas
Ted Cruz wore a mask referring to Texas’ 1835 battle against Mexico as he fled to Cancun Business Insider
It Just Gets Better: Houston Utility Sends Out $200K Bills Newser
Jerry Jones’ natural gas company hits on jackpot from Texas deep freeze Dallas News
Cold Truth: The Texas Freeze is a Catastrophe of the Free Market INET
Texas hospitals are running out of water amid power outages. Some are evacuating patients for safety. Washington Post
THREAD: There are 9,000 people caged in the downtown Houston jail, most of them solely because they can't pay cash. The situation is getting dire: "We don't have any running water anymore." (1)
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) February 17, 2021
#COVID19
The problem with vaccine patents Axios
“None of the manufacturers today are remotely capable of meeting demand on a timely basis,” says Knowledge Ecology International’s Jamie Love. “Vaccine manufacturers are currently hoarding technology, for commercial reasons.”
Virologist: WHO Team Found No ‘Credible Link’ Between Wuhan Labs, COVID-19 : Coronavirus Updates NPR
Why Thousands of Doctors in America Can’t Get a Job NYTimes
As drug industry’s influence over research grows, so does the potential for bias Washington Post (from almost 10 years ago)
The Little-Known Black History of West Las Vegas and the “Black Strip”
‘5-Alarm Fire’: Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push To Curb Voting Rights HuffPost
Biden privately tells governors: Minimum wage hike likely isn’t happening Politico
Cuomo-gate: A Nixonian Scandal Is Engulfing New York David Sirota
6 Capitol Police officers suspended, 29 others being investigated for alleged roles in riot CNN
MTA plans to rescind pay raises for NYC Transit workers New York Daily News
China
Ecuador
Ecuador: Judicial and Electoral Coup d’état on the Way? Resumen
Iran
Iran will reverse nuclear actions when U.S. lifts sanctions – foreign minister Reuters
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