This Pittsburgh Ice Cream Parlor Pays $15/hr, Filled All Its Positions, and Didn’t Raise Prices. How It Happened
26 May 2021

This Pittsburgh Ice Cream Parlor Pays $15/hr, Filled All Its Positions, and Didn’t Raise Prices. How It Happened

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Posted at https://www.penncapital-star.com/covid-19/this-pgh-ice-cream-parlor-pays-15-hr-filled-all-its-positions-and-didnt-raise-prices/ By Special to the Capital-Star May 26, 2021 By Colleen Hammond PITTSBURGH — As Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor in the Strip District began resuming full operations, the business faced a pair of common problems in the final pandemic days: understaffing and … Continued

Health Systems of Dozens of Countries Near ‘Total Collapse’ Due to Oxygen Shortages
26 May 2021

Health Systems of Dozens of Countries Near ‘Total Collapse’ Due to Oxygen Shortages

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/25/health-systems-dozens-countries-near-total-collapse-due-oxygen-shortages Published on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 by Common Dreams “If oxygen capacity is there for mining companies to extract, the capacity must be there for the health system to save lives.” By Julia Conley, staff writer A … Continued

Legal Scholars Detail Why DC Statehood Is Absolutely Constitutional
25 May 2021

Legal Scholars Detail Why DC Statehood Is Absolutely Constitutional

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/24/legal-scholars-detail-why-dc-statehood-absolutely-constitutional Published on Monday, May 24, 2021 by Common Dreams “When the nation’s leading constitutional scholars come together to affirm that statehood is constitutional, we need to listen,” declared one campaigner. By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Activists hold … Continued

WHO Chief Decries ‘Scandalous’ Vaccine Inequality Where Rich Nations Control ‘Fate of the World’
25 May 2021

WHO Chief Decries ‘Scandalous’ Vaccine Inequality Where Rich Nations Control ‘Fate of the World’

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/24/who-chief-decries-scandalous-vaccine-inequality-where-rich-nations-control-fate Published on Monday, May 24, 2021 by Common Dreams “The pandemic is not over, and it will not be over until and unless transmission is controlled in every last country.” By Andrea Germanos, staff writer A public … Continued

#MoralMonday Event Elevates Progressive Push for ‘Third Reconstruction’ Resolution
25 May 2021

#MoralMonday Event Elevates Progressive Push for ‘Third Reconstruction’ Resolution

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/05/24/moralmonday-event-elevates-progressive-push-third-reconstruction-resolution Published on Monday, May 24, 2021 by Common Dreams “We have the power to end poverty,” says Rep. Pramila Jayapal. “We must implement bold proposals that center the poor—providing housing, healthcare, climate justice, and equitable public education.” … Continued