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News & Views | 5/14/20
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'Slap in the Face': As Bezos Wealth Jumps $30 Billion Amid Pandemic, Amazon to End $2 Per Hour Hazard Pay for Workers
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It just shows how very little regard Amazon has for its overworked
employees."
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'No Excuse': Senate Slammed for Reauthorizing Government Spy Powers Without Crucial Privacy Protections
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The vast majority of Democrats and Republicans in the GOP-controlled
U.S. Senate were lambasted by rights groups Thursday for an 80-16 vote
to reauthorize sweeping government surveillance powers until December
2023 without key amendments to improve privacy protections.
Bad News for Biden as New Battleground States Poll Shows Trump Could Lose Popular Vote But Win White House—Again
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Really getting 'reliving the exact same nightmare all over again' vibes
lately."
We Need 'Single Payer Like Yesterday': Medicare for All Case Made as 16.2 Million Lose Employer-Tied Insurance
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In just two weeks, the number of Americans estimated to have lost their
health insurance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic grew by nearly
four million, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Demanding 'Unprecedented' Action From Congress, Sanders Says HEROES Act Must Include Medicare Expansion and $2,000 Monthly Payments
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Senate must improve this legislation if we are to adequately
address the two most urgent needs facing working families right now:
healthcare and economic security."
Trump Accused of 'Weaponizing' Pandemic as Administration Weighs Extending Ban on Border Asylum Claims Indefinitely
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This ban was never about the pandemic, and it was never about public
health."
'Trapped in a Nightmare Situation': Philippines Typhoon Offers Glimpse of Climate Disaster Amid Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus is now dovetailing with another
grave global threat: increasingly hazardous extreme weather due to the
climate crisis.
140+ Global Leaders Call for Free "People's Vaccine" to Put Human Lives Above Corporate Greed in Fight Against Covid-19
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Diplomatic platitudes are not enough—we need legal guarantees, and we
need them now."
Government Watchdog Sounds Alarm Over Appointment of Former Pharma Executive to Trump's Covid-19 Vaccine Task Force
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Government watchdog Public Citizen on Thursday raised alarm over the
Trump administration's reported appointment of a former pharmaceutical
executive to the White House's task force aimed at swiftly developing a
Covid-19 vaccine.
Downplaying Threat Covid-19 Poses to Children, Trump Calls Fauci's Cautions Over Reopening Schools 'Unacceptable'
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This isn't complicated. Dr. Fauci is a highly decorated scientist and
doctor, a respected medical expert who spent his life leading American
efforts to fight infectious diseases. Trump is a compulsive liar who
suggested we could fight Covid-19 by injecting people with bleach."
'We Are Going to Have More Deaths,' Warns Wisconsin Governor as State Supreme Court Strikes Down Stay-at-Home Order
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We are in the wild west," said Democratic Gov. Tony Evers following the
court's ruling.
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The Democratic Party Cannot Defeat Trump by Returning to Past Failures
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by Winnie Wong
What we need now is a new vision for America to repair the damage done
to our nation, and transform this country into a more equal and
compassionate democracy.
In Just Two Months, More Than 33 Million Americans Have Filed for Unemployment
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by Heidi Shierholz
Congress must act.
The Sanders Campaign Was About "Us"—Not Bernie—Remember?
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by Norman Solomon
It is vital that grassroots activists in upcoming primary states take
the initiative and get out the vote for Bernie.
Iranian Women Squeezed By US Sanctions, COVID-19 and Their Government
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by Medea Benjamin, Sussan Tahmasebi
"The Iranian women's movement is more isolated today than it has ever
been in all my years of activism."
Gender Equality Out of Reach During COVID-19?
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by Jess Tomlin, Jessica Houssian
We don't buy it.
The Democratic Party's Hand Is Weak. Only Progressives Can Strengthen it.
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by Alan Minsky
Only a progressive New Deal-like response can address the people's
needs.
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Newswire...
Burr Must Be Completely Removed From the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Senate Passes PATRIOT Act Reauthorization without Key Privacy Protection
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Patriot Act Reauthorization Bill Passes the Senate with Some New Privacy Safeguards. The House Needs to Add More.
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Stroman’s Murky Postal Service Departure is a Direct Assault on the Reliability of America’s Vote-By-Mail Elections
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Sanders Responds to House Democrats' New Coronavirus Legislation
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