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New York state supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, pictured here at a rally in Queens last year, are angered over a decision to remove his name from the primary election ballot.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The decision was made by the New York Board of Elections, one of whom described holding the primary as a frivolous "beauty contest" for the Vermont lawmaker's supporters.

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Five weeks after launching an aggressive nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with one of the most robust economic relief packages of any country, New Zealand's government on Monday announced that the new coronavirus is currently "eliminated" in the nation.


A resident waits in line to vote at a polling place at Riverside University High School on April 7, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The increasing number of COVID-19 cases among people who voted in-person for Wisconsin's April 7 election is fueling demands for Congress to help fund the implementation of expanded vote-by-mail provisions in every state for the rest of this year, particularly for the nation's general election scheduled for November.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Sen. Bernie Sanders will be joined by national immigrant rights advocates Monday evening for a livestream discussion about the effects of the coronavirus on undocumented immigrants in the United States.

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The IRS should not require any employees it deems essential to report to work until it is able to provide those individuals with the protective equipment they are required to wear."


A sign that reads "shut it down" is pictured at the Northwest Detention Center as during a protest at the Tacoma, Washington facility on Feb. 26, 2017.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A United Nations human rights expert on Monday urged the U.S. government to stop detaining migrants who are being "held for processing" of their immigration claims in "overcrowded and unsanitary administrative centers," citing concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 25: A street remains mostly empty in midtown during the coronavirus pandemic on April 25, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 200,000 lives with infections close to 2.9 million people. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement of the new policy on Monday.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Payday lenders exploit millions of working families through predatory practices. Congress shouldn't prop them up during this crisis."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It has a chilling effect on democracy as we know it, because the ability of the people to weigh in was stripped from them before they had an opportunity to cast a ballot."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Human activity led to the conditions which allowed the new coronavirus to spread from wildlife to people, a group of biodiversity experts wrote Monday, and humans alone can change the world's economic systems to prevent even deadlier pandemics from causing further destruction.


US servicemembers on a tank, with an American flag behind them

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A new analysis on Monday showing that the world's military spending surpassed $1.9 trillion last year, once again led by the United States under President Donald Trump, provoked demands that governments across the globe prioritize peace and the health of people as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the planet.

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For governments to give handouts to keep this damaging industry artificially afloat now is an insult to taxpayers and the victims of these companies’ practices. (Photo: Danicek/Shutterstock)

by Molly Walsh
Boosting the clean energy transition can help our economies recover.


"Pharmaceutical companies view Covid-19 as a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity." (Photo: Creative Commons)

by Paul Buchheit
Unlike the farsighted and people-oriented decision-makers in other countries, America's unregulated capitalist leaders have failed us, both in the past and in our current crisis.


Unsafe working conditions aren’t a new thing to the hundreds of thousands of workers in America’s meatpacking industry. (Photo: Stephen Groves/AP)

by Jason Walsh
This new crisis has brought a bright spotlight to how little Trump—and his administration—values the lives of working people.


A view of members taking part on-screen during an unusual G20 Leaders' Summit to discuss the international COVID-19 crisis on March 26, 2020 in Canberra, Australia (Gary Ramage —Pool/Getty Images)

by Nick Dearden
Forcing indebted countries to repay debt while the global economy operates like a giant casino is unjust.


President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a meeting of his coronavirus task force in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2020.

by Michael Winship
 


It makes no logical sense to carry on investing in a product that is collectively killing us—but that is what oil investors knowingly do. (Photo: Pete Markham)

by Andy Rowell
The days of private pockets being filled endlessly by black gold are gone.

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