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News & Views | 6/1/20

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"He's describing fascism."

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People carrying banners march to protest over the death of George Floydan unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white police officer in Minneapolis—on May 31, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Local police and National Guard troops cracked down on demonstrations in cities across the country throughout the weekend as protests provoked by the killing of George Floyd continued against police brutality, systemic racism, and the militarization of local law enforcement.



by Julia Conley, staff writer
People around the world looked on in shock over the weekend as police in several major U.S. cities responded violently to demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer last week.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The across-the-board $600 increase in weekly unemployment benefits should be extended well past its expiration at the end of July—until unemployment is falling rapidly and is at a manageable level."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Civil rights advocates applauded a victory for voting rights Monday after a federal judge denied a right-wing, pro-voter suppression group's request to restrict the use of absentee ballots in Virginia.


U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"You'll see in the coming days a series of announcements not just from the State Department, from all across the United States government, that attempt to push back against what the ICC is up to," said the secretary of state.



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"What we found is consistent with what people saw. There is no other health issue that could cause or contribute to the death."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Police are rioting across the nation."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Militarizing local police forces doesn't make our communities safer."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is eerily symbolic of the Trump administration."

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In 1981, when Ronald Reagan ended the New Deal era, crushed labor unions, and massively cut the top personal and corporate tax rates, he kicked off the most massive and widespread looting of America since the 1920s. (Photo: Bob Daugherty/AP)

by Thom Hartmann
African Americans and Hispanics have been looted of trillions in reduced pay by racist employers and giant corporations, while their safety, lives and peace of mind have been looted by racist police.


Sanaa, Yemen. 30th Apr, 2020. A health worker wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant on the hands of people at a market in the old city of Sanaa, amid concerns of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo: Hani Al-Ansi/dpa/Alamy Live News.)

by Kathy Kelly
The policies of the United States are deeply implicated in Yemen’s suffering, including the sale of billions of dollars in munitions to Saudi Arabia and other countries that have intervened in the civil war.


Protesters march in Milwaukee on May 30. (Photo: Isiah Holmes)

by Isiah Holmes
City rocked by weekend of protests and clashes.


Health care workers, students, child care givers, food service workers, big box store employees, delivery drivers, mail carriers, and others are taking action to call out gross inequities and organize our society differently. (Photo: Shutterstock)

by Shailly Gupta Barnes
It has become crystal clear during this pandemic that working people fuel this economy, but they’re the ones bearing the cost.


UPS, FedEx and other private carriers are far more expensive than the USPS and much less efficient. (Photo: Bob Shand/Flickr/cc)

by Andy Piascik
A publicly-funded, national postal service is one of our country’s great achievements.


A woman holding her child looks at US soldier from the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment securing her house during a house to house assessment mission in Baghdad, 09 January 2008. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images)

by Caitlin Cawley
The coronavirus pandemic has made brilliant Iraqi occupation literature relatable for the first time to a wider American public living in quarantine.

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