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News & Views | 5/1/20
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As Millions Stripped of Health Coverage Amid Covid-19, House Dems Unveil Bill for Emergency Expansion of Medicare and Medicaid
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Just a day after the U.S. Labor Department announced that more than 30
million people have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March,
over 30 House Democrats came together to introduce legislation that
would guarantee healthcare coverage to all Americans during the
coronavirus pandemic.
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2 Weeks After Novia Scotia Massacre, Canada Bans Assault Weapons. 7 Years After Sandy Hook in the US—And Still Nothing
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Telling the Canadian public that they "deserve more than thoughts and
prayers" less than two weeks after a series of shootings in Canada that
killed 13 people, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced a
ban on "assault-style" semi-automatic weapons in the country.
"I'll Never Lie to You," Vows Trump's New Press Secretary at First Regular Briefing in Over a Year—Then Starts Lying
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"To start with these words is a 100% guarantee that you WILL be lied to
on an EPIC scale."
'A New Low': Betsy DeVos Sued for Garnishing Wages of Nearly 300,000 Student Loan Borrowers During Pandemic
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A home health aide who earns just under $13 per hour is the lead
plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Education Secretary Betsy
DeVos, whose department has continued collecting garnished wages from
hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers during the coronavirus
pandemic.
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"Can't Pay, Won't Pay": Tens of Thousands Take Part in Covid-19 Rent Strike Across US on May Day
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"People aren't striking because they don't feel like paying rent.
They're striking because they can't pay rent."
'This Is What a Disaster Looks Like': Ocasio-Cortez House Bill Would Allow FEMA to Provide Pandemic Relief
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
As the U.S. death toll from Covid-19 stood above 63,000 people
Friday—with over a million confirmed cases nationwide—Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill in the U.S. House that would enable a
federal relief agency to provide disaster assistance during pandemics.
Echoing Praise for Charlottesville Neo-Nazis, Trump Calls Armed Anti-Lockdown Fanatics 'Very Good People'
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Trump is using a tactic of authoritarians who pretend that they have no
influence over the actions of private militias or thug squads. This is
failed state stuff right here."
Biden Must Do Better, Say Women's Groups as Former Vice President Denies Sexual Assault Allegation
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He spoke for the first time about the allegations by Tara Reade, and
issued yet another blanket denial of the assault, without any
reflections on how women, and survivors of all genders, are treated in
our society."
On May Day, Pro-Worker Groups Demand Protections for Frontline Whistleblowers Who Expose Corporate Disregard for Labor Safety
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The current crisis has elevated workplace whistleblowing and collective
action to a matter of national health."
As Covid-19 Shoots US Unemployment to Great Depression Levels, Europe's Worker Safety Net Stems Mass Layoffs
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The European response guarantees that most full-time employees will see
only limited drops in their income."
Civil Society Groups Celebrate 'Stunning Victory' in Effort to #SaveDotOrg From Private Equity Takeover
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a move celebrated by advocacy groups across the globe as "a major
victory for the millions of nonprofits, civil society organizations, and
individuals who make .org their home online," a body that oversees web
addresses on Thursday blocked a takeover of the top-level domain by the
private equity firm Ethos Capital.
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On This May Day, The Corporate-Dominated World Faces Not One, But Three Pandemics
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by Vandana Shiva
All three pandemics have their roots in an economic model based on
profits, greed and extractivism, which has accelerated ecological
destruction, aggravated loss of livelihoods, increased economic
inequality, and polarised and divided society into the 1% and 99%.
Postal Bankruptcy Would Hit Rural America Hardest
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by Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger
The 15 most rural states would face heavy blows to jobs, revenue, mail
and package deliveries, and voting rights.
Romance Is the New Realism: Eugene Debs and the Age of Corona
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by Danny Sjursen
In this pandemic-era, it has become increasingly clear that we are only
as healthy as the least insured—hence the poorest—in our society.
May Day 2020: Worker Unity in the Age of Pandemic
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by Peter Dreier
Is it finally time for "Solidarity Forever" to be sung in unison across
the United States?
ALEC Leading Right-Wing Campaign to Reopen the Economy Despite COVID-19
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by David Armiak , Alex Kotch
ALEC is attempting to use the national crisis to leverage movement on
its pro-corporate policy agenda.
Victory! ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital
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by Karen Gullo
The sale threatened to bring censorship and increased operating costs to
the nonprofit world.
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Newswire...
Physicians’ Group Welcomes Emergency Medicare Expansion Proposal During Crisis
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'Reckless' to Restart US-UK Trade Talks in Midst of Pandemic, Campaigners Say
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