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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many of America's weaknesses, but it has also highlighted one of our country's greatest strengths: workers. From those who are risking their lives daily by working on the front lines, to those who are struggling to survive while waiting for a safe work environment, it is obvious that without labor, America would be reduced to nothing. As such, workers must be at the forefront of any and all decisions in the fight against COVID-19.
Some of the most important things states can do to protect public health are to ensure that workers have a voice in setting and enforcing public health standards, strengthen worker power, and support workers who are striking or joining together in other ways for mutual aid and protection. In exercising their emergency powers to reopen economies, governors and mayors would be wise to empower workers if they want to achieve results. This week, the Center for American Progress Action Fund released a number of actions that state governments, as well as many local governments, can take to support workers, promote safe working conditions, and protect public health during the pandemic.
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Demanding Justice |
As if pain inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic wasn't enough to endure, Black communities are also reeling from the tragic deaths of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Arbery's life was cut short on February 23, 2020, when he was shot twice by Gregory and Travis McMichaels while out for a jog. Taylor was shot and killed by police who entered her home unannounced while she slept on March 13, 2020.
While the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Ahmaud and Breonna differ, the pain felt by so many at this moment is shared. Here at the Center for American Progress, we will continue to work tirelessly to fight for police accountability, gun violence prevention, and the dismantling of systemic racism so that America can one day become what it has always claimed to be.
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Statement on Breonna Taylor
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Major Stories This Week |
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Save the Post Office and Democracy
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By expanding access to vote by mail and implementing at least two weeks of early voting, lawmakers can protect democracy by ensuring that all voters—including the elderly, people with disabilities, veterans, and more—are able to exercise their fundamental right to vote. And don't forget the important catch: the Postal Service must also survive COVID-19.
[Take Action to Save the Post Office]
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DACA Supreme Court Ruling
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If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the effects could be immediate. It is hard to imagine a worse time to do so than during a global pandemic, when more than 200,000 DACA recipients are working on the front lines across the country.
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Saving Public Higher Education
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Congress cannot wait. Every week, states are announcing massive cuts to public higher education and institutions are reporting significant losses—and things will only get worse. Absent sufficient emergency spending in the right places, public higher education in its current form may not survive. |
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Trump's Decisions Are Disastrous for Public Health and the Economy
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The administration and its allies appear content to accept a prolonged period of devastated public health and economic harm that is as a result of their mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis to date. This essentially condemns the nation to a greater toll from the virus itself and a much longer period of economic distress.
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COVID-19 Facts From CAP Experts
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