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News & Views | 3/28/20
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'Holy Crap This Is Insane': Citing Coronavirus Pandemic, EPA Indefinitely Suspends Environmental Rules
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The EPA uses this global pandemic to create loopholes for destroying
the environment. This is a schoolbook example for what we need to start
looking out for."
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800,000 Doctors to Trump: Heed Expert Warnings and End Dangerous Campaign Against Social Distancing
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"We need your leadership in supporting science-based recommendations on
social distancing that can slow the virus."
'Far More to Do,' Say Progressives After House Approves and Trump Signs Corporate-Friendly Coronavirus Relief Act
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The clock has already started on a fourth bill and we expect and demand
that House Democrats fight to ensure that the needs of all communities
are met."
Cell Phone Tracking Analysis Shows Where Florida Springbreakers and New Yorkers Fleeing Coronavirus Went to Next
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"First thing you should note is the importance of social distancing. The
second is how much data your phone gives off."
'Without Us, Instacart Will Grind to a Halt': Delivery Workers Threaten Strike Over Hazard Pay, Safety Measures Amid Outbreak
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Grocery delivery workers who are serving millions of Americans currently
stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic are planning to walk off
the job Monday, demanding that Instacart provide them with protections
from the virus.
'Amazon Putting Lives of Workers at Risk': Omar and Sanders Press Bezos on Alarming Lack of Coronavirus Protections
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"No employee, especially those who work for one of the wealthiest
corporations in the world, should be forced to work in unsafe
conditions."
'There Should Be Shame': Watch Ocasio-Cortez Excoriate GOP Over Massive Corporate Bailouts in Coronavirus Bill
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"What did the Senate majority fight for? One of the largest corporate
bailouts, with as few strings as possible, in American history."
Weeks After Saying 'I Shook Hands With Everybody' at Hospital, Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I am now self-isolating."
Set to Approve $4.5 Trillion to Bail Out Corporations, Trump White House Objects to $1 Billion Price Tag for 80,000 Ventilators
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is monstrous and people will die."
With US Now Epicenter of Global Pandemic, Hospitals Forced to Consider 'Do Not Resuscitate' Orders for Patients
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
With the United States now the global epicenter of the coronavirus
pandemic, healthcare workers in the U.S. are facing difficult decisions
about whether life-saving measures can be taken for some of the sickest
coronavirus patients.
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How Many Nedas? Iran Sanctions Are Biological Warfare Against Civilians
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by Richard Eskow
This is not an economic policy. It is the collective punishment of
civilians. It is an act of biological warfare against children, the
elderly, and people of all ages.
Our Economy Is a Sick Beast: The Corporate Debt Crisis Explained
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by Christian Parenti, Dante Dallavalle
This time, any industry bailouts must place corporate investment under
public control.
Coronavirus Makes Clear: The Time for Serious Civic Reforms Is Now!
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by Ralph Nader
Out of this crisis can come efficient historic changes for justice
Covid-19: Our Health Crisis Is Born of Bigotry
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by Laura Flanders
Instead of erasing our weak parts, we've raced them, blaming
vulnerability on the vulnerable and hoping the bridges wouldn't break
where we are.
American Small Businesses Are on Edge of Extinction Event and Congress Is Not Doing Enough
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by Amanda Ballantyne
Our most immediate need is to expand the small business grant
program—for most small businesses, loans are not going to cut it.
Why Is the U.S.So Exceptionally Vulnerable to Covid-19?
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by Nicolas J.S. Davies
This exceptionally dysfunctional society has run smack-bang into a real
force of nature, a tiny virus that can kill millions of people.
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Newswire...
Green Groups Call on Treasury Department to Bar Cruise Companies From Stimulus Package
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Stand Up America: $400 Million Not Nearly Enough To Protect Elections As Coronavirus Crisis Accelerates
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Trump Campaign Threats Against TV Stations Airing Ads Critical of President Are Baseless Attempt to Intimidate
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30 Groups Release Letter to Fed Raising Concerns Over Details of BlackRock Deal
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Amid Coronavirus Crisis, New Study Examines Growing Private Equity Role in Health Care
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