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News & Views | 4/28/20
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'Catastrophic Harm' Feared as Trump Uses Emergency Powers to Keep Meat-Packing Plants Open
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We only wish that this administration cared as much about the lives of
working people as it does about meat, pork, and poultry products."
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'Maybe... Pay People More,' Says AOC as Data Shows Half of US Workers Could Make More From Unemployment Than Low-Wage Jobs
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"If $600 a week is a big raise, that's because workers were
undervalued."
After US Suspension of Funding, WHO Expected to Cut 80% of Humanitarian Aid to War-Torn Yemen
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Trump deflecting blame for his handling of the pandemic onto the WHO
and making Yemenis pay for it in the end."
Amid Dual Crises of Climate and Covid-19, World Leaders Told 'Empty Words Will Not Help Us'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the year's first major meeting of climate ministers—held virtually
due to the coronavirus pandemic—wrapped up Tuesday, climate campaigners
welcomed world leaders' calls for a "green recovery" from the ongoing
public health crisis but demanded that the lofty rhetoric be matched by
ambitious, detailed plans and actions.
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'Demoralizing' New Michael Moore Film Attacks Climate Movement at a Time When Solutions Should be at the Forefront, Say Critics
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Throughout, the filmmakers twist basic facts, misleading the public
about who is responsible for the climate crisis."
UN Projects 'Staggering' 20% Rise in Gender-Based Violence Worldwide During Pandemic Lockdowns
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Lockdowns around the world triggered by the coronavirus pandemic could
contribute to millions more cases of gender-based violence, child
marriages, female genital mutilation, and unintended pregnancies
resulting from lack of access to contraceptives in the months ahead,
according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations sexual and
reproductive health agency.
Demand Grows for Biden to Address Tara Reade Allegations as Democrats Wrestle With #MeToo Hypocrisy
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Republicans already basically dismiss sexual assault allegations
against their co-partisans out of hand; if Democrats do the same for the
leader of their party it will do a great deal to move us back to the
pre-#MeToo past."
'No Consequences for Negligence That Kills': McConnell Wants Corporate Immunity From Covid-19 Lawsuits
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is one of the most appalling things I've heard in the context of
this crisis."
Thanks to 'System Set Up to Fail,' Study Shows Number of Unemployed in US Likely Far Higher Than Reported
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It was made complicated so people would get discouraged and give up."
To Curb 'Oligarchic' Power, Warren and Ocasio-Cortez Call for Halt to Corporate Mergers During Pandemic
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined forces on
Tuesday to propose a bill that would ban mergers and acquisitions while
the U.S. is facing the coronavirus pandemic.
"That Doesn't Do Anything": Experts Warn Trump Plan for States to Test Just 2% of Residents Is Completely Inadequate
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's totally in our control to fix this. We should be spending $100
billion on the testing. We should just get it going. It's just not that
hard."
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Here’s How to Cover Uninsured Americans During the Pandemic
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by Bernie Sanders
Empowering Medicare to cover our health needs is comprehensive and
cost-effective.
Let Prisoners Go During COVID-19 Pandemic
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by Jesse Jackson
Inmates awaiting trial, the elderly, and those who have served much of
their sentence should get early release before deaths start to soar. Use
the extra space to provide more social distancing,
Mobilizing Climate Action in the Face of Planet of the Humans
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by Cynthia Kaufman
Michael Moore and Jeff Gibbs's new film is so full of weak analysis,
misinformation, and misplaced invective that I worry it will cause more
harm than good.
Building Resilience in the Days of the Coronavirus: Lessons from the Great Depression
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by Katherine Van Wormer
It is taking the scale of a horrific pandemic to expose flaws in the
social structure that should have been corrected earlier.
The Beginning of the End for Oil?
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by Michael T. Klare
Energy in a post-pandemic world.
The Two Numbers Trump Can’t Spin
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by Les Leopold
Total deaths and job loss.
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National Nurses United Statement on Reopening the Country
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National Nurses United Statement on Reopening the Country
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