NOVEMBER 27, 2020
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Well, it’s official: the U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement
November 23, 2020 | By Brandon Mooney
Well, it’s official: the U.S. has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement. If you understandably missed the big news due to the media crescendo that was the 2020 presidential election, don’t feel too bad. The move was more of a whisper than a statement piece, occurring almost two weeks ago on November 4th.

It was expected and due to pass, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put through the paperwork that finalized the withdrawal a year ago.
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OxyContin Maker, Purdue Pharma, Pleads Guilty to Federal Criminal Charges


November 23, 2020 | By Taylor J Smith

In late October, Purdue Pharma agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its clear and impactful role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis. In addition to pleading guilty, the Purdue will pay more than $8 billion and permanently close the company.

The financial contributions will primarily go to opioid treatment and abatement programs, on top of $3.5 billion fine, $2 billion forfeiture of past revenue, and $2.8 billion in civil liability fees.

 

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November 24, 2020 | By Kathryn Baron

President Elect, Joe Biden has hefty goals for immigration reform and policies. After election, he seeks to undo much of the Trump Administration’s initiatives and policies he found to be detrimental to our core values.

On his first day in office, Biden pledges to make DACA permanent and provide a road map to citizenship for people illegally living in the US within his first 100 days.
Court Rules Against Trump’s Unlawful Shutdown of DACA
November 24, 2020 | By Kathryn Baron

In June 2020, the Supreme Court barred the Trump Administration from carrying out a plan to shut down DACA (see brief #95). The Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) allowed nearly 800,000 young people – “Dreamers” – to avoid deportation and remain in the United States to work and study.

In July, the Department of Homeland Security – under Acting Secretary, Chad Wolf – issued a memorandum that effectively suspended the DACA program.
Consequences of the Lack of a Stimulus Package

November 24, 2020 | By Rosalind Gottfried

The inability of Congress to reach an agreement on a second stimulus package has impacted both the rate of disease and the economic recovery in the country. 

Experts believe that if the stimulus had passed, as proposed by the Democrats, it would have provided for more funds for tracing and testing of the virus and possibly would have reduced the level of the current viral surge. 
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