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News & Views | 4/8/20
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Bernie Sanders Ends 2020 Campaign With Vow to Continue Struggle for 'What We Are Entitled to as Human Beings'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Let us go forward together. The struggle continues."
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After Sanders Exits Race, Climate Campaigners Thank Him for 'Raising the Bar' and Urge Biden to 'Step Up'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The end of Bernie Sanders' second campaign for the Democratic
presidential nomination on Wednesday provoked an immediate wave of
praise from climate campaigners for the Vermont senator's ambitious
plans to address the planetary emergency and calls for former Vice
President Joe Biden, now the party's presumed nominee, to embrace his
ex-rival's progressive proposals.
'Return to Normalcy' Not Going to Be Enough to Win Our Support, Young Progressives Tell Joe Biden
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Why would we want a return to normalcy? We need a vision for the
future, not a return to the past."
In Appeal to Progressives, Biden Praises 'Powerful' Movement Led by Sanders and Acknowledges He Must Earn Their Votes
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday reached out to Sen. Bernie
Sanders' supporters and asked for their backing in the general election
against President Donald Trump.
'Brazen' Ousting of Watchdog on Coronavirus Relief Oversight Panel by Trump Under Fire
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"That Trump is using a pandemic to cover for his attack on democracy
should send a chill down the spine of every patriotic American."
With Sanders Out, Trump Wastes No Time in Stoking Division Among Democrats
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This guy is nothing if not a skilled provocateur."
Proving 'Wall Street Feared Bernie,' Stock Market Surges 700 Points After Sanders Exit
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
In a speech to supporters Wednesday, Sanders promised that the "struggle
continues."
Facing 'Extinction-Level Event,' Small Businesses Urge Congress to Replace Disastrous Loan Program With Direct Payroll Grants
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Without a substantial, immediate response that addresses the magnitude
of this problem, our small business sector will be devastated."
'Catastrophic': UN Labor Agency Warns Coronavirus Crisis Could Wipe Out 195 Million Full-Time Jobs Worldwide
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As governments across the globe continue to grapple with how to best
provide economic relief to workers and businesses impacted by the
ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the United Nations labor
agency warns that the public health crisis could cause working hours
worldwide to decline by 6.7% in the second quarter of this year—the
equivalent of 195 million full-time jobs.
'You Cannot Get an Abortion Right Now in Texas': Federal Appeals Court Upholds Ban During Pandemic
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's
executive order banning abortion care in the state during the
coronavirus pandemic, making the procedure illegal in most cases in the
state for the first time since before Roe vs. Wade was decided by the
U.S. Supreme Court in 1973.
As Coronavirus Pandemic Ravages Earth, Trump Announces Push to Mine the Moon
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
An executive order quietly signed Monday makes clear the president. does
not feel bound by international treaties on space exploration and
resource extraction.
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We Cannot Rely on Trump. Congress Must Lead the Way in This Unprecedented Crisis
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by Bernie Sanders
The American people deserve and require leadership from Washington amid
this horrific pandemic and economic meltdown
This Passover, Let’s Free Them All
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by Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
It is incumbent upon us to amplify the cries of imprisoned immigrants
with our own voices.
Wisconsin's Unconscionable Sham
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by Jill Richardson
The state's election was a danger to public health and a democratic
travesty—all to help Republicans suppress more votes.
Will Covid-19 Spur a Peoples’ Bailout for the World’s Poorest?
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by Adam Parsons
The question is whether Covid-19 will awaken us to the stark
inequalities of our world, or does it simply represent a new cause of
impoverishment for the vast swathes of humanity who have long been
disregarded by the public's conscience?
To Have a People's Government, We the People Must Build It
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by Jim Hightower
This is not just a one-time, resist-and-dump Trump campaign we're
undertaking but the mobilization of a long-term grassroots movement to
reject the systemic corporate takeover of our elections and government
at every level.
How Are We Going to Pay for It?
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by Dan Brook
We will either have democratic socialism or we will continue to
socialize suffering.
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Newswire...
Leaders of Youth Movements Say Biden Must Earn Their Support
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Common Cause Calls for Emergency Congressional Hearings on Elections During COVID-19 Pandemic in Wake of Wisconsin Primary
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350 Action Responds to Sanders Suspension of His Campaign, Urges Vice President Biden to Move Forward as a Climate Champion
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Statement from Larry Cohen, Our Revolution Board Chair on Bernie Sanders’s Decision to Drop-Out of the 2020 Race
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Bernie Sanders Ends Presidential Campaign as the Climate Candidate
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