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Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has now topped nearly 260,000, the world’s second worst after the United States, as hospitals are overwhelmed with new cases.
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Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, have been facing a water crisis over the last five weeks, with many people lacking reliable access to clean drinking water after deadly February winter storms caused pipes and water mains to burst.
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Beijing has accused the U.S. of perpetuating a Cold War mentality as President Joe Biden and senior administration officials shore up alliances in the Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence and increasingly describe the country as a geopolitical threat.
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Deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight people dead have stoked outrage and renewed fears about rising anti-Asian racism in the United States.
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Viet Thanh Nguyen on Roots of Anti-Asian Hate from U.S. Colonialism to Anti-China Political Rhetoric
Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks about the dangers of anti-China rhetoric from both Republican and Democratic leaders and how that contributes to suspicion of Asian Americans.
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As the United States struggles to make sense of two new mass shootings — in Atlanta, Georgia, and Boulder, Colorado — "Democracy Now!" looks at one country that fought to change its culture of gun violence and succeeded.
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Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping elections bill that civil rights groups are blasting as the worst voter suppression legislation since the Jim Crow era.
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A Suez Canal service firm now says the huge container ship blocking the canal has been refloated and is on the move. The 200,000-ton ship, the Ever Given, got stuck on March 23, blocking one of the world’s most important trade routes.
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'The System of Policing Is on Trial:' Derek Chauvin Murder Case Is About More Than Just George Floyd
After the third dramatic day in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, "Democracy Now!" speaks with Mel Reeves, community editor at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder, the oldest Black-owned newspaper in the state.
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Trans Day of Visibility: Activists Chase Strangio and Raquel Willis Demand Action on Anti-Trans Laws
On Trans Day of Visibility, "Democracy Now!" looks at the wave of anti-trans laws being enacted across the U.S., with dozens more anti-trans bills making their way through state legislatures.
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Biden's $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Goes Beyond Bridges and Roads, But Its 'Scale Is Inadequate'
"Democracy Now!" speaks with economist Darrick Hamilton about how U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling for a minimum global corporate income tax to help pay for President Joe Biden's proposed $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan.
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The largest union drive in the history of Amazon has ended with the company on top. After a months-long battle, 738 workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted to unionize, and 1,798 voted no.
