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News & Views | 5/25/20
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Chomsky Says Trump a 'Sociopathic Megalomaniac' Who Made US 'Singularly Unprepared' for Pandemic
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
New comments from the renowned academic come after he accused Trump of
wanting "to destroy the prospects for all organized human life... in the
near future."
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Nearly 200 Groups in Canada Vow to Fight for Covid-19 Recovery That Puts Human and Ecological Health First
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"The choices we make now about how to recover from this pandemic will
shape not only our health and economic future, but also the future of
human life on this planet."
$3,278 ER Visit for Coughing Fits and Fever Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Highlights Failure of For-Profit System
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A $3,278 bill that Timothy Regan received after coughing fits and a
low-grade fever sent him to a Denver emergency room in early April—as
the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the United States continued to
climb—garnered national media attention Monday as an example of how much
the nation's for-profit healthcare system is costing Americans,
particularly in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
'Watershed Moment in Election Law' as Judge Rules 'Modern Day Poll Tax' in Florida Unconstitutional
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Civil liberties advocates celebrated after a federal court on Sunday
struck down as unconstitutional a Florida law that would have denied the
right to vote to nearly a million recently enfranchised state residents
with past felony convictions until they paid all outstanding legal fees,
fines, and restitution.
'Here We Go Again': Richest Hospitals Sitting on Billions in Cash Got Golden Bailouts Compared to Those Serving Poorest
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"If you ever hear a hospital complaining they don't have enough money,
see if they have a venture fund."
'It Was Me Who Shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate,' Says Trump to Defend Golfing Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"A poignant Memorial Day tribute by President Trump."
Iran Warns US Not to Interfere with Venezuelan Oil Flotilla
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by Common Dreams staff
"We hope the Americans will not make a mistake."
As Nation Mourns 100,000 Dead, Trump Goes Golfing
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by Common Dreams staff
"100,000 Americans dead. 40,000,000 unemployed. So let's go golfing."
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Let's Honor Fallen Workers on Memorial Day, Too
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by Richard Eskow
Covid-19 has shown us how many different kinds of workers are needed to
keep us safe, housed, and fed. Many of them face danger every day, just
as soldiers do.
A Spontaneous Rebellion of Low-Wage Workers Is Rising Up Amid Pandemic
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by Michelle Chen
Workers are fighting for their lives—even as they save ours.
Remembering Slain Peace and Justice Activists on This—and Every—Memorial Day
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by Matthew Rothschild
Let us remember those who died fighting for human rights and a better
world.
Sea-Level Rise Could Sink the US Southeast: How to Fight It as Individuals
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by Meena Miriam Yust, Arshad M. Khan
A Memorial Day For Lies?
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by Laura Flanders
A History of News and Justice in the Americas
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by Mirna Wabi-Sabi
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Federal Court Blocks South Carolina Witness Requirement That Would Put Voters at Risk During COVID-19 Pandemic
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Court Strikes Down Florida Poll Tax as Unconstitutional in Landmark Victory for Voting Rights
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Federal Court Rules Florida Law That Undermined Voting Rights Restoration Is Unconstitutional
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