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News & Views | 3/12/20
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'Now Is the Time for Solidarity': Bernie Sanders Addresses Health and Economic Crisis Facing US as Coronavirus Spreads
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Now is the time to come together with love and compassion for all,
including the most vulnerable people in our society."
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'I Did the Math': Katie Porter Gets Trump CDC Head to Commit to Making Coronavirus Testing Free
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We live in a world where 33% of Americans put off medical treatment
last year, and we have $1,133 expense just for testing for the
coronavirus."
'Not the Time for Half-Measures': Progressives Demand Far-Reaching Economic and Public Health Assistance as Coronavirus Spreads
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As Democratic leaders released a plan to provide economic relief to
people affected by the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., progressives
pushed to provide Americans with bold, ambitious solutions as the first
layoffs resulting from the outbreak were reported.
Youth Coalition Demands 'Serious Discussion' of Key Progressive Issues at Democratic Presidential Debate
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Ahead of Sunday's Democratic presidential primary debate between former
Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, a coalition of youth
advocacy organizations on Thursday issued a pair of demands pressuring
the Democratic National Committee and moderators to prioritize key
progressive issues that haven't received much attention at past debates.
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces Uninsured Congressional Candidate to Suspend Door-Knocking Efforts
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A progressive congressional candidate's decision on Thursday to stop
in-person canvassing on her campaign due to the coronavirus outbreak
shed light on the choices many working Americans are being faced with as
lawmakers scramble to pass public health and economic relief measures.
Warmonger Tom Cotton Openly Threatens China, Claims Beijing 'Inflicted' Coronavirus on the World
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Tom Cotton is still using this as a way to build support for a war
against China."
'Absolute Chaos': Trump Travel Ban, Announced Without Notice, Throws Europe Into Panic
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The coronavirus is a global crisis, not limited to any continent, and
it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action."
US Reportedly Bombs Iran-Backed Militias Just as House Passes Resolution to Prevent Unauthorized War
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Yet again, U.S. and Iranian-backed forces appear to be exchanging fire
in Iraq, despite the American people's desires to avoid yet another war
of choice in the Middle East."
Abortions 'Virtually Halted' in Missouri as Licensing Fight Continues for Last Clinic Providing Procedure
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"No one should be forced out of their home state just to access
healthcare. What's happening in Missouri, and in other states down to
one abortion provider, is unacceptable."
New Report Takes Aim at Five Banking Institutions Backing Amazon Rainforest Exploitation
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Five of the world's most powerful financial institutions are actively
contributing to climate change by providing debt and equity financing
for crude oil extraction projects in the Amazon."
Chelsea Manning Recovering After Attempting Suicide While Jailed in 'Coercive Measure Amounting to Torture'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
American whistleblower Chelsea Manning's legal team revealed late
Wednesday that she is recovering in the hospital after attempting to
take her own life while jailed for the vast majority of the past year in
what one United Nations expert has denounced as "an open-ended,
progressively severe coercive measure amounting to torture."
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Everything Is Impossible Until It Happens—US Foreign Policy as Bernie’s Next Frontier
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by Steve Striffler, Thomas J. Adams
Sanders represents a foreign policy where the US does not lead by
throwing around its military and economic might to the misfortune of
Americans and others across the globe, but works in collaboration to
create a more democratic and just world.
The Fed, the Virus, and Inequality
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by Nomi Prins
A global Dr. Frankenstein at work.
War, Profit and the Coronavirus
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by Robert C. Koehler
If the possibility of a global pandemic is real, how could anyone
question the urgency of government investment in the development of a
vaccine and then making it universally available?
Trump’s Border Wall Isn’t Just an Assault on Native Americans, It’s an Assault on American History
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by Raúl M. Grijalva
Native American history is often misrepresented as something alien to
real American culture. In fact, it's profoundly central to American
culture, and to the history of the land we all now call home.
Washing Our Hands of Trump and Powerlessness
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by Zoltán Grossman
Community resilience that emerges in response to the coronavirus crisis
may become models to overcome the innate crisis of social isolation
under capitalism.
The Virus of Nuclear Proliferation
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by Alice Slater
Rather than addressing the promising path forward provided by the new
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to finally ban the bomb,
the U.S. launched a new initiative.
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With 4th-Highest Water Shutoff Rate in the Country, New Orleans Must Act Fast to Stop Water Shutoffs Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
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Patriotic Millionaires Chair Blasts Trump Coronavirus Relief Plan
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NIAC Action Statement on Delay to NO BAN Vote
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