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News & Views | 4/10/20
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Sanders and Jayapal Put Forth Bill to Provide No-Cost 'Health Care for All During Pandemic'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We have got to work together to make sure that anyone in America who is
sick—regardless of their income or immigration status—can seek the
medical treatment they need during this national emergency."
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Labor Unions and Small Business Advocates Applaud Jayapal's Paycheck Guarantee Plan to Stave Off Economic Collapse
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Friday called on the federal government to take
bold action to ensure working Americans receive their paychecks for the
duration of the crisis.
'This Is a Bad Idea... Really Bad': Bloomberg Data Strategy Firm Makes Bid to Run Biden Campaign
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"This would be a mistake of colossal proportions."
'Unforgettable' Footage of Endless Line of Cars at Food Banks a Stark Illustration of Coronavirus Crisis in US
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It is outrageous that in the richest country in the history of the
world, people are going hungry," said Bernie Sanders, who called for
more urgent relief from Congress.
As Small Businesses in US Face Coronavirus Doomsday, Big Insurers Say: We Can't Save You. We Won't Save You.
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Property and business insurance companies are claiming they're unable to
cover small business losses and are not equipped to do so in any public
health crisis.
Progressive Caucus Demands Pelosi Unveil Bold Coronavirus Package That Includes $2,000 Monthly Cash Payments, Vote-by-Mail
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Our actions now can lay the foundation for a just and resilient
recovery, but only if we recognize the scale of this unprecedented
crisis and fashion a response that meets that scale."
Pairing 'Green Deal' With 'Just Recovery' in EU, Groups Embrace Tackling COVID-19 and Climate Emergency in Tandem
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The global climate advocacy group 350.org on Friday welcomed a new
demand from 11 member nations of the European Union to use the
continent's Green Deal policy guidelines as a framework for economic
recovery from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
'Unprecedented Threat' for East Africa as Larger Second Wave of Locust Crisis Arrives Amid Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While much of the world focuses on the coronavirus pandemic that has
infected over 1.6 million people across the globe, East Africa is
battling the worst invasion of desert locusts in decades—a monthslong
"scourge of biblical proportions" that experts warn could get worse with
a larger second wave already arriving in parts of the region.
Trump Dismisses Calls for Nationwide Covid-19 Testing Before Reopening Economy: "Do You Need It? No."
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Totally wrong and is setting us up for a second wave of cases. If we
hit a peak soon and open up too soon, the next peak will be worse."
'Let Us Go Forward Together': In Campaign Farewell Video, Sanders Calls on Movement to Carry on Struggle for Vision That Lifts Up All People
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Please stay in this fight with me."
"Who Cares? Let 'Em Get Wiped Out": Stunning CNBC Anchor, Venture Capitalist Says Let Hedge Funds Fail and Save Main Street
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A hedge fund that serves a bunch of billionaire family offices? Who
cares? They don't get to summer in the Hamptons? Who cares!"
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Republicans Admit They Lose When Elections are Fair and Free
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by Bill Moyers
Veteran journalist talks with Ratf**ked author David Daley, whose
reporting and advocacy on gerrymandering and voting rights have fired up
a generation of activists fighting for free and fair elections.
As the Virus Unleashes Violence, Women in War-torn Countries Organize
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by Lisa Davis, Yifat Susskind
We need a global plan to address the predictable rise in gender-based
violence that COVID-19 is triggering.
UN Ceasefire Defines War As a Non-Essential Activity
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by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
If we can give up war during a pandemic, why can't we just give it up
altogether? In which devastated country would you like the U.S. to start
fighting and killing again when the pandemic is over? Afghanistan?
Yemen? Somalia? Or would you prefer a brand new U.S. war against Iran,
Venezuela or...
The Election Travesty in Wisconsin Is A Wake-up Call for the Nation
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by Derrick Z. Jackson
It shows we need a doubling and tripling of our efforts to assure free
and fair elections, with online registration, mail-in voting options,
and safe in-person voting procedures across the country.
Thank You, Bernie Sanders. Screw You, New York Times.
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by Laura Flanders
In the Times ' world, it's apparently ok to bemoan a society and an
economy that privileges the rich over the poor, but it's unacceptable to
run for the presidency on a promise to reverse those priorities.
Terrified Atomic Workers Warn That the COVID-19 Pandemic May Threaten Nuclear Reactor Disaster
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by Harvey Wasserman
Nuclear safety cannot be shortchanged—especially in the midst of an
outbreak like what the nation is now experiencing.
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350.org Responds to OPEC and G20 Nations' Commitments to Oil Production Cuts
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Statement: Consumer Complaints of COVID-19 Fraud Surpass 15,000
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ACLU Comment on Apple/Google COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
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Business and Workers Orgs Applaud Paycheck Guarantee Act As Comprehensive Plan for Economic Recovery
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Private Banks Move to Take Over Oil and Gas Industry Directly Funding Indigenous Human Rights Violations
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