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With Monthly Cash Payments, Progressive Caucus Urges Pelosi to Go Big and Bold on Coronavirus Stimulus
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The risk of going too small on stimulus is large and scary, while the
risk of going too big is almost nonexistent," said Josh Bivens of the
Economic Policy Institute.
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'Do F-35s Fight Pandemics?' Amid Covid-19 Outbreak, Lawmakers Pushing For Even More Useless Pentagon Spending
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Infuriating doesn't even begin to describe it."
Coronavirus Crisis, Says Coalition, Must Force Wall Street to Finally Recognize Perils of Climate Shocks 'Barreling Towards Us'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Stop the Money Pipeline, a coalition that aims to end Wall Street's
funding of climate destruction, is calling on Congress to hold the line
against the financial industry—and give it no special deregulatory
treatment—as the federal government responds to the economic fallout
from the coronavirus.
With Nation Distracted by Public Health and Economic Crises, Trump Moves to Allow GMO Crops in Wildlife Refuges
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As the U.S. faces a public health emergency with more than 16,000
confirmed cases of the coronavirus officially known as COVID-19 on
Friday, the Trump administration quietly moved to further threaten
dozens of endangered species in the southeastern United States.
'An Utter Disgrace': GOP Stimulus Plan Would Cut Taxes for Corporations While Denying Benefits to Poorest
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Senate Republicans are using the COVID-19 pandemic to cut corporate
taxes again and stop you from getting paid sick leave."
As Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Failures in US, Social Democratic Nordic Countries Again Deemed World's Happiest
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
An annual report on happiness levels in countries around the world
points to a major factor which for the eighth year in a row has made
Nordic countries among the happiest in the world.
'In This Dark Hour for the Iranian People,' Groups Demand Trump End Inhumane Sanctions Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
More than two dozen U.S. organizations came together Friday to pressure
the Trump administration to recognize the coronavirus pandemic as a
"shared threat" and temporarily ease economic sanctions on Iran, one of
the countries hardest hit by the disease with nearly 20,000 COVID-19
cases and over 1,400 deaths.
Trump Accused of Exploiting Coronavirus Pandemic to Advance 'Truly Disgraceful' Union-Busting Effort
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This action reveals in stark terms just how determined the
administration is to roll back the rights and benefits of federal
employees."
As Coronavirus Cases Mount, So Do Concerns About Price-Gouging and Corporate Profiteering
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the number of global COVID-19 cases soared past 254,000 and the death
toll topped 10,000 on Friday, concerns persisted—particularly in the
United States—about healthcare costs related to the ongoing outbreak,
limited testing and protective medical supplies, and how corporations
may try to cash in on the public health crisis.
As #WhereIsJoe Biden Trends, Sanders to Host Coronavirus Roundtable to Address Pandemic
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Trump is in front of the cameras every day, reassuring people, putting
on the appearance of 'leadership,'" said one Democratic critic. "Where
is Biden? Why isn't he dominating the airwaves?"
Demands for Resignations as More GOP Senators Accused of 'Smash and Grab' Stock Dumps Ahead of Coronavirus Crash
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They didn't mobilize to help families, or prep response. They dumped
stock."
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EPA Proposes Broad Science Restrictions in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic
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by Michael Halpern
At a time when seeking out and utilizing cutting-edge research is a life
or death situation, the EPA is moving in the opposite direction.
Hate in the Time of Coronavirus: A Real Emergency at the Border
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by Mehnaaz Momen
The septuagenarians in the famous novel are afflicted with love, an
intense passion as tumultuous as an epidemic. Do we happen to have any
septuagenarian leader who can change the language of hate to compassion?
The Kind of Coronavirus Response Package We Need
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by Robert Reich
Trickle-down economics and trickle-down public health are deeply flawed.
President Trump Raises the Spectre of the Yellow Peril to Divide Americans and Shortchange Working People in $1 Trillion Stimulus Package
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by Josephine Lee
Criminalizing immigrant workers and dividing working people will NOT
bring about public health security. But ensuring equal rights to
universal healthcare and economic relief will.
What Is Trump Waiting For? Companies Must Be Ordered To Make Medical Supplies—Right Now
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by Miles Mogulescu
The time for a World War II-like mobilization to defeat this enemy we
all share is this very minute.
What the Coronavirus Says about Us
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by John Feffer
Trump's message to governors on lifesaving medical equipment—"get it
yourselves"—is grimly appropriate in a country without national health
care.
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Senate Republicans’ Rushed Stimulus Proposal Has a $150 Billion Loophole for Oil and Gas Companies
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Farmworkers and Conservationists Sue EPA for Re-Approving Monsanto Cancer-Causing Pesticide
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Trump Administration Proposes Allowing GE Crops on Thousands of Acres of National Wildlife Refuges
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COVID-19 Recovery Must Help Prevent a Future Climate Crash on Wall Street: Policymakers Need to Ensure COVID-19 Stimulus Plans Better Protect the Financial System and Economy From the Risks of Climate Change
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Burr and Loeffler Insider Trading Requires "Resignation and Prosecution"
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