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News & Views | 3/10/20

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by Jennifer Goff, Erika Gubrium, et al.
We had to live in such a society before we could believe that it was possible. Here's what we discovered.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus response while flanked by Vice President Mike Pence during a briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10, 2020.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Using a worldwide public health crisis to bail out the fracking industry now would be a disgraceful waste of taxpayer dollars, and would spell further climate calamity."




by Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health experts and prisoners' rights advocates are warning that the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. may soon have dire implications for the 2.2 million people living in the American prison system, as prison officials across the country share little about plans to keep inmates safe and many of the precautions Americans are being advised to take are unavailable in detention facilities.




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is a Trojan Horse attack on our Social Security system."



Women raise their fists a protest on the International Women's Day in Mexico City on March 8, 2020

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Millions of women across Mexico took part in Monday's "Un Día Sin Nosotras" or "A Day Without Us" strike, staying home from work and school to protest the country's high rates of femicide and other forms of gender-based violence just a day after an estimated 80,000 people marched in Mexico City to mark International Women's Day.



U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence participate in a coronavirus briefing with health insurers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Almost 1 in 3 Americans—more than 100 million people—have deficient health coverage, with copays and deductibles that effectively prevent them from seeking or receiving needed care in a timely manner."




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"These are the ideas we need to bring to the general election to defeat Trump."




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Joe Biden is not safe. Not safe for the planet. Not safe for our health. Not safe to run against Trump."




by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If Democrats passed a Medicare for All bill through the House and Senate, it would be one of the greatest legislative accomplishments in American history. It would realign American politics for a generation or more... and Joe Biden suggested that he might veto it."




by Julia Conley, staff writer
President Donald Trump drew condemnation on Tuesday after suggesting that a wall along the southern U.S. border would protect the U.S. from the coronavirus which has spread to more than 100 countries, infecting more than 750 people in the United States.



Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks as former Vice President Joe Biden gestures during the Democratic presidential primary debate at Paris Las Vegas on February 19, 2020 in Las Vegas.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I'm not going to go at that level in attacking him. That's for the people to decide."


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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rev. Jesse Jackson greet the crowd during a campaign rally in Calder Plaza on March 08, 2020 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Michigan holds its primary election on Tuesday March 10. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

by Jesse Jackson
Sanders will beat Trump by summoning America to a new day, not by calling for a return to yesterday



Sen. Bernie Sanders at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Dome event in Columbia, South Carolina on January 21, 2019. (Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images via JTA)

by Jesse Hagopian
This is the campaign to fix the hole in the soul of America.



If Warren refuses to endorse Sanders, and if her supporters vote for Biden, then this was never about winning feminist reforms, let alone dismantling patriarchy. It was about advancing the political career of one woman over the lives of the many. (Photo: Bridgett Bennett/AFP via Getty Images)

by Diana Sierra Becerra
Many are urging Warren to endorse Sanders because his platform is feminist and because he has the best chance to defeat Trump.



St. Martin de Porres homeless shelter client Randy Armstrong says the coronavirus “sucks.” There are 212 mats at St. Martin de Porres shelter for men like Armstrong over the age of 50. He’s shoved his mat against the wall for more space. (Photo: Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)

by Bill Quigley
The most vulnerable among us simply do not have the same options as the most privileged.



Our imminent coronavirus and economic crises won’t respond to trickle-down economics. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

by Robert Reich
Congress must immediately enact an emergency $400 billion.



Not bothering to push for Medicare for All today will guarantee that it doesn’t happen tomorrow. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

by Adam Gaffney
The vast majority of the nation could benefit from single-payer reform—and that fact makes it winnable.


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