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News & Views | 4/24/20
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Calling US Postal Service 'A Joke,' Trump Demands Four-Fold Price Hike for Customers Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to withhold all future
Covid-19 relief funding from the U.S. Postal Service unless the federal
agency dramatically raises its shipping prices—a demand that critics say
is ludicrous given the economic calamity the American people and the
post office are...
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'We Need Congress to Get a Grip': Democrats Urged to End Delay, Fight Like Hell for Covid-19 Relief That Puts People First
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If these are truly legislative priorities for members of Congress, as
they should be, they need to start fighting for them."
Highest Levels Since Great Depression, 'Sobering' CBO Analysis Projects 16% Unemployment in US This Year
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
New analysis by the Congressional Budget Office offered what one
observer called an "incredibly sobering" projection for unemployment
levels for the coming two years as the U.S. recovers from the
coronavirus pandemic.
Citing 'Utter Inability to Discharge Duties of His Office,' MoveOn Demands Trump Removal Under 25th Amendment
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A day after President Donald Trump publicly speculated about the
efficacy of injecting disinfectants into the lungs of a coronavirus
patient and exposing people to large amounts of ultraviolet rays to
treat the virus, the progressive advocacy group MoveOn called on Trump's
cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.
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'Silent Spring Is Already Here': Global Study Shows Nearly 25% Drop in Insect Population Over 30 Years
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The largest ever assessment of long-term insect abundance found that
there has been a nearly 25% decrease of land-dwelling bugs like ants,
butterflies, and grasshoppers over the past 30 years—a revelation that
inspired fresh demands for urgent international action to tackle the
decades-long, human-caused "bugpocalypse."
International Coalition of Public Health Advocates Denounces Any Big Pharma Effort to Profiteer Off Covid-19 Treatments, Vaccines
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Health is a human right. Medical knowledge is a public good. No one
should be left behind."
AOC Takes Brave, Lonely Stand Against 'Unconscionable' Covid-19 Relief Package That Doesn't Sufficiently Help Those Hurt the Most
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We are so grateful for the unapologetic moral clarity and political
courage," said Sunrise Movement, questioning when House Democrats will
"use their leverage to fight for us."
Massive Backlog of Unpaid Jobless Benefits Leaves 'A Nightmare' for Millions on Brink of Financial Ruin
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I was finally able to sit on hold almost four hours. Then I got
disconnected," said one Arizona man attempting to apply for benefits.
'Same Ideas, Every Disaster': Right-Wing Heritage Foundation Urges Universal School Voucher Program for Coronavirus Recovery
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The think tank also recommends immediately revising state requirements
for teachers to allow people without teaching certifications to educate
students.
'A Power Grab': Postal Union Slams Trump for Holding USPS Funds Hostage to Force 'Draconian Cuts'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This administration is committed to fulfilling the decades-long pursuit
by some to sacrifice our public Postal Service at the altar of private
profit."
"Please Don't": Doctors Forced to Speak Out as Trump Ponders Aloud Whether Injecting Disinfectants Could Treat Covid-19
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"ALERT! Please do not ingest, inject, inhale, or otherwise use any
disinfectant outside of its labeled instructions. And do not start using
tanning beds or sunning without sunscreen."
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Democrats Are Insulting American People by Repeatedly Saying 'Next Time' on Real Covid-19 Relief
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by Morris Pearl
The challenges that millions of Americans are facing right now are real,
life-threatening, and demand immediate, far-reaching action by our
elected officials. It shouldn't be too much to ask that they act like
it.
Want to Discuss Sweden and COVID19? Start By Looking Backward.
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by Christian Christensen
Sweden's intake of refugees—from Syrians five years ago to Somalis ten
years ago—may not seem like an obvious place to start, but it is.
Covid By The Numbers
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by Laura Flanders
Two and three-quarters of a million—that's the number of cases worldwide
as of this morning.
Why the Democratic Party Must Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
If the Democratic leadership is serious about uniting the wings of the
party for a decisive November victory, then it must recognize that AOC
is a necessary part of this effort.
EPA Is Abandoning Those Suffering From Toxic PFAS Pollution
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by Kyla Bennett
Even as the scientific case for regulation grows clearer and more urgent
every year, the EPA under President Trump delays and obfuscates.
Ten Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, We’re on Course to Repeat One of Our Worst Mistakes
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by Tara Lohan
In the past few years, the Trump administration has signaled that it
wants to vastly expand offshore drilling, including lifting drilling
bans in parts of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans.
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Nearly 50 Progressive Groups Urge Pelosi and Schumer to Pursue Bold Relief Package
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Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to CDC’s Preliminary Release of COVID-19 Race Data
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