"Frightening Moment": On Earth Day, Kumi Naidoo on Africa's Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & Hunger & Greta Thunberg: Climate Activists Have Not Lost Hope Amid Pandemic. We're Changing How We Organize. & More
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Bill McKibben on Earth Day at 50: We Must Stop Subsidizing Fossil Fuel Industry Wrecking the Planet ([link removed])
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, when more than 20 million Americans joined in actions to protect the environment — 10% of the U.S. population at ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"Frightening Moment": On Earth Day, Kumi Naidoo on Africa's Twin Pandemics of Coronavirus & Hunger ([link removed])
Some 265 million people are expected to face acute hunger as the coronavirus crisis could trigger a second pandemic of hunger. The crisis is projected to ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Greta Thunberg: Climate Activists Have Not Lost Hope Amid Pandemic. We're Changing How We Organize. ([link removed])
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke in an Earth Day live stream hosted by the Nobel Prize Museum about how the Fridays for Future school ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Chileans Who Took to Streets Against Inequality & Climate Crisis Say Virus Lockdowns Won't Stop Them ([link removed])
Months ago, the streets of Santiago and other Chilean cities were alive with a vibrant mass protest movement that drew hundreds of thousands and even led the U.N. ... Read More → ([link removed])


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U.N. Warns Pandemic May Unleash “Multiple Famines of Biblical Proportions” ([link removed])

$484 Billion U.S. Coronavirus Bill Won’t Fund Relief Checks, Food Stamps or State Aid ([link removed])

Trump Organization Asks Trump Administration for Rent Relief for D.C. Hotel ([link removed])

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Trump Agree to Expand Coronavirus Testing in New York ([link removed])

Wisconsin COVID-19 Cases Linked to In-Person Voting During April 7 Election ([link removed])

More Slaughterhouse Workers Contract COVID-19 ([link removed])

Anti-Quarantine Protesters, Backed by Far-Right Groups, Flout Social Distancing ([link removed])

At White House Protest, Nurses Read Names of Colleagues Who Died of COVID-19 ([link removed])

California Confirms February COVID-19 Fatalities, Earliest Known U.S. Deaths ([link removed])

More Deaths, No Benefits Found in Study of Trump-Touted COVID-19 “Miracle Cure” ([link removed])

Amazon Workers Hold Wildcat Strike, Demanding Paid Leave and Safety Measures ([link removed])

Trump to Suspend Green Card Applications for 60 Days ([link removed])

Immigrant Prisoners in Arizona Must Sign Liability Waiver to Receive Face Masks ([link removed])

60-Year-Old Michigan Prisoner Dies of COVID-19 Days Before Scheduled Release ([link removed])

148 Asylum Seekers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Migrant Shelter in Greece ([link removed])

U.S. Factories in Mexico Remain Open Despite Surge in COVID-19 Cases ([link removed])

President Trump Pledges Fossil Fuel Bailout as Oil Prices Fall Below Zero ([link removed])

Oxford to Divest from Fossil Fuels; Harvard Will Follow, But Not Until 2050 ([link removed])

Iran Launches Its First-Ever Military Satellite into Orbit ([link removed])


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Meet the African-American Doctor Who Tests the Homeless for COVID-19. He was Handcuffed by Miami Police ([link removed])


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Black Doctor Handcuffed by Miami Cop as He Wore a Mask Is Critical of Florida's Pandemic Response ([link removed])


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Who Delivers Food in the Pandemic? Gig Workers from Instacart to Uber Demand Safety & Hazard Pay ([link removed])

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