Biden Administration

51 posts

Activists call on Joe Biden to take action on these issues before leaving office

From Palestine to the death penalty to student loans, Biden has one last chance to make good on his campaign promises before leaving office

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6 Min
By: Victoria Valenzuela

Gentrifying beyond borders: How Americans displace locals abroad

Americans are incentivized to gentrify places like Mexico and the Dominican Republic, leaving local residents displaced and more vulnerable

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7 Min
By: Ingrid Cruz

Biden administration’s border closure plan sparks concerns over humanitarian crisis

The Biden administration announced an executive action on June 4 that effectively blocks migrants’ ability to request asylum at the Southern border and authorizes border agents to immediately deport those who do not fear for their lives.  The action goes into effect immediately, barring requests for asylum when the number

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

In Gaza, Biden’s promise of swift action rings hollow

By sending weapons to Israel after the targeted killing of humanitarian workers in Gaza, Biden’s ‘anger’ is purely performative

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5 Min
By: Danielle Campoamor

How the media facilitates climate criminality

A climate protester named Mama Julz spent February 1 locked to a grounded helicopter, the kind usually used to transport construction workers to remote portions of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the rushed and ecologically destructive pet project of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. After a few hours, police arrested Mama

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15 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

U.S. anti-terrorism legislation is anti-Palestinian ‘at the core,’ new report finds

A new report released by Palestine Legal and the Center for Constitutional Rights has found that an anti-Palestinian agenda shaped the inception of anti-terrorism laws.  The report, titled “Anti-Palestinian at the Core: The Origins and Growing Dangers of U.S. Antiterrorism Law,” was researched and written by University of Chicago

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5 Min
By: Laura Albast

Under the Biden administration, family separations and other atrocities continue

President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump are in Texas today touring different sectors of the Southern border, a spectacle that encapsulates how central immigration is to each of their reelection campaigns. It is Biden’s approach to immigration in recent months, however, that has been a source of

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9 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

People of color face disproportionately higher risk of cancer from environmental toxins, new study finds

The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and CEO Roundtable on Cancer have released a new report that found that 56% of people living in the U.S. within 3 kilometers of carcinogenic sites were people of color. Experts say this statistic is especially significant, as research shows a correlation between

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5 Min
By: Lily Levine

Palestinians sue Biden admin for failure to stop genocide in Gaza

The lawsuit from Palestinians seeks to stop U.S. aid to Israel for its continued assault on Gaza

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Voters say they have lost faith in the Biden administration for not calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

The majority of Americans support a ceasefire in Gaza, and some say they won’t vote in the next presidential election

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Activists say Biden ‘betrayed’ promises with continuation of border wall construction

The president announced he would waive 26 laws to expedite border wall construction in the Rio Grande Valley earlier this month

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4 Min
By: Kylie Marsh

BIPOC in debt say student loan repayments starting will force them to make difficult financial decisions

Some say they plan to boycott the payments

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

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