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News & Views | 5/6/20
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'This Funding Should Be Non-Negotiable': CPC Co-Chair Pocan Joins Progressives to Demand Congress Allocate $4 Billion for Election Assistance
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Failing to act now would put our democracy and the 2020 election at
risk."
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'We'll Fight This': Groups Outraged Over DeVos 'Gutting' Title IX Protections for Survivors of Sexual Violence
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Advocacy groups that support survivors of sexual harassment and assault
are vowing to fight against federal rules set to take effect in August
governing how all public and private U.S. schools, including higher
education institutions, must respond to allegations involving students.
'A Dangerous Idea': Public School Advocates Denounce Cuomo-Gates Plan Seizing on Pandemic to 'Reimagine' New York's Education System
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Public education advocates on Wednesday rejected New York Gov. Andrew
Cuomo's pledge to work with billionaire entrepreneurs to "reimagine" his
state's school systems once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
New 'Alarming' Research Shows Nearly 1 in 5 Children in US Going Without Enough Food Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Child and household food insecurity are off the charts."
After 'Encouraging' Results From Finnish UBI Experiment, Experts Say the Time for Such a Bold Idea Is Now
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If there isn't a minimum income floor to fall back on when this kind of
massive shock hits, people literally have no options."
In Leaked Audio, Texas Governor Admits Reopening Economy Will Lead to 'Increase and Spread' of Covid-19
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Abbott does not care about the lives of Texans... Our governor is
morally bankrupt."
'The Movement Is Still Here': Sanders Allies Chart Next Steps in Fight for Medicare for All, Green New Deal, and a Just Future
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign but you can't suspend a
revolution. We have a lot of work to do."
AOC Offers Hint on Why Wall Street Surges as Workers Suffer and Die From Covid-19: 'It Starts With a C and Ends With -apitalism'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is what happens when Wall Street captures Congress and writes
themselves bailout check after bailout check as working people die."
Body Bags Instead of Requested Covid-19 Testing Kits for Native American Clinic Seen as Cruel Metaphor
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we
actually need?"
Victory for 'Basic Democracy' as Judge Orders New York to Reinstate Sanders, Yang, and Others to 2020 Primary Ballot
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I hope that the New York Board of Elections takes from this ruling a
newfound appreciation of their role in safeguarding our democracy,"
Andrew Yang said in a statement.
'Outrageous': Major US Companies Hand Shareholders Hundreds of Millions in Dividends While Slashing Thousands of Jobs
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on dividends to
enrich wealthy shareholders," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, these
"corporations should be using this money to compensate the thousands of
workers they laid off."
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Beware! Cuomo Adds Another Billionaire to "Reimagine" Post-Pandemic Public Education
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by Diane Ravitch
The pandemic is turning into a grand opportunity for the foxes to raid
the henhouse under cover of darkness.
Chinese Americans' Connections With China Are Not the Threats; They Are American Assets, Especially During Covid-19
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by Yu Zhou
Buried by the news cycles are stories of how Chinese-American doctors,
researchers, and community members are standing on the frontline in
America's fight against Covid-19.
Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Asks if Safer at Home Order Is 'Tyranny'
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by Ruth Conniff
The state's conservative justices raise issue of Japanese internment
camps while discussing Governor Tony Evers's order.
What's the Difference Between Corporate CEOs and Pigs?
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by Jim Hightower
For starters, pigs are remarkably intelligent animals with a sense of
social responsibility to the common good of the group.
We Created the Anthropocene, and the Anthropocene Is Biting Back
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by Alastair Gee, Dani Anguiano
It's clear from a recent litany of disasters—from the coronavirus
pandemic to America's deadliest wildfire in a century—there are forces
that cannot be domesticated.
Coronavirus and the Banality of Evil
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by Catherine Rottenberg, Nira Yuval Davis
The UK government's failure to respond swiftly and effectively to the
pandemic can and should be considered evil.
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Newswire...
National Nurses United Demands Optimal COVID-19 Protections, Honors Fallen Nurses During National Nurses Week
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First COVID-19 Death in Immigration Detention a Result of Continued Dehumanization of People by ICE
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Defense Department Undercounts Civilian Casualties in New Reporting
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CPC Co-Chair Rep. Pocan, Progressive Advocates Demand Congress Allocate $4 Billion for Election Assistance
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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Future of Birth Control Coverage
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