Vote by Mail: Head of Postal Union Says Mailed Ballots Are Best Way to Secure 2020 Election & Education Crisis: From Pre-K to Higher Ed, Students Face Unequal Access During Coronavirus Shutdown
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Trump Attacks Post Office While Carriers & Clerks Die from COVID-19 ([link removed])
President Trump has lashed out at the U.S. Postal Service as the pandemic brings it to the brink of collapse and more people than ever are relying on the ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Vote by Mail: Head of Postal Union Says Mailed Ballots Are Best Way to Secure 2020 Election ([link removed])
President Trump calls the U.S. Postal Service "a joke," and as millions face orders to stay home, his attacks on the agency could also threaten efforts to vote by mail, a ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Education Crisis: From Pre-K to Higher Ed, Students Face Unequal Access During Coronavirus Shutdown ([link removed])
We look at the impact of the pandemic on schools, universities, students, parents, teachers and professors — and who is at the table to shape what happens next. ... Read More → ([link removed])
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In Her Own Words: Fiona Apple on New Album Fetch the Bolt Cutters & Acknowledging Indigenous Lands ([link removed])
In a broadcast exclusive, world-renowned singer-songwriter Fiona Apple joins Democracy Now! for the hour to discuss her critically acclaimed new album, ... Read More → ([link removed])


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U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops Number of Americans Killed in Vietnam War ([link removed])

Trump Orders Meat Plants to Remain Open as Worker Coronavirus Deaths Mount ([link removed])

Mayor of San Juan Says Puerto Ricans Haven’t Received Relief Funds ([link removed])

Workers Plan May Day “People’s Strike” to Demand Safer Workplaces ([link removed])

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Lends Support to May 1st Rent Strike ([link removed])

Report: 90% of Minority-Owned Businesses Shut Out of Paycheck Protection Program ([link removed])

U.S. House Cancels Plans to Reconvene in May as D.C. Remains COVID-19 Hot Spot ([link removed])

Pence Refuses to Wear Face Mask During Tour of Mayo Clinic ([link removed])

Riots, Escape Attempts Reported in U.S. Juvenile Jails as Coronavirus Spreads ([link removed])

Trump Admin Continues Deportation Hearings for Migrant Children Despite Pandemic ([link removed])

Brazil’s COVID-19 Deaths Surpass China’s Reported Toll ([link removed])

WHO to Slash Humanitarian Aid to Yemen After Trump Cuts Agency’s Funding ([link removed])

Protests Erupt in Lebanon as Quarantined Residents Go Hungry ([link removed])

Viral Video Shows White Police Officer in California Punching African American Boy ([link removed])

Southwest U.S. Poised to Shatter April Heat Records; Wildfires Erupt in Siberia ([link removed])

Flooding in Canada’s Tar Sands Region Forces 13,000 from Their Homes ([link removed])

Climate Scientists, Environmentalists Call New Film Planet of the Humans Misleading & Destructive ([link removed])


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