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'A Shameful Moment': Trump Announces Formal Withdrawal From WHO as Covid-19 Cases Climb
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Epidemiologists and public interest groups were among the critics on
Tuesday who expressed grave concern as the White House announced the
U.S. is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization, five
weeks after threatening to do so.
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'Prolonged Recession' Could Be on Horizon as Covid Economic Crisis Leads to State and Local Budget Shortfalls
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We know from the experience of the recovery following the Great
Recession just how powerful the economic drag from state and local
austerity can be."
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Covid-19
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The announcement comes three days after the right-wing leader was
photographed without a mask with the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil.
60+ Environmental Justice Advocates and Groups Issue Coronavirus Call to Action Demanding End to 'Sacrifice Zones'
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Over 60 U.S.-based advocates and organizations on Tuesday released an
open letter calling for "an immediate and sustained response to
inequities causing Covid-19 to infect and kill a disproportionate number
of people subjected to systemic racism and the denial of
self-determination throughout the United States."
CFPB Director Urged to Resign Over New Rule Exposing Consumers to Predatory 'Debt Traps' in Middle of Pandemic
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Kraninger just stamped an official seal of approval on one of the worst
practices of payday lenders."
As Arctic Burns, New Data Shows June 2020 Capped Off Year Tied for Hottest on Record
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
European researchers revealed Tuesday that July 2019 to June 2020
effectively tied with another recent 12-month period as the hottest year
on record based on global surface temperatures, bolstering calls from
activists for international bodies and governments across the globe to
take immediate action to tackle the climate crisis.
'Neal Is in Trouble': $300,000 Ad Campaign Targets Powerful Congressman Over Stonewalling of Anti-Surprise Medical Billing Proposal
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A new $300,000 ad campaign launched by an anti-monopoly non-profit group
is taking aim at longtime Rep. Richard Neal, airing in his home district
in Western Massachusetts and drawing attention to his stonewalling of
anti-surprise medical billing legislation—in favor of a proposal that
would have benefited one of his top donors.
'Historic Victory for Working People': Seattle City Council Passes Progressive Tax on Big Business to Fund Relief
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Working people and our movement have to unapologetically claim victory
for what we've won, because we want to spread these victories to other
cities."
'Dangerous Complacency': UN Expert Issues Scathing Report Denouncing Global Failures to Tackle Poverty Even Before Covid Pandemic
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Poverty is a political choice and it will be with us until its
elimination is reconceived as a matter of social justice."
'24 Hours. 3 Dirty Pipelines Delayed': Supreme Court Rejects Trump Effort to Greenlight Keystone XL Construction
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The movement to put people before profits, and Indigenous rights before
oil companies, is winning."
'Alarming': Some Small Businesses Received Just $1 in Covid-19 Relief Loans as Kushner Family, Wall Street Investors Raked in Millions
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Serious questions remain about whether PPP funds were equitably
distributed to minority-owned businesses, and there is an alarming rate
of small-dollar loans."
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The Racist Underpinnings of the American Way of War
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by Walden Bello
The deadly interplay of racism, genocide, and denial at the heart of
American white society has been reproduced in the country's wars.
Police, Prisons, and the Pentagon
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by William Hartung
Defunding America's wars at home and abroad.
Pandemic Capitalism
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by Chris Oestereich
Pervasive inequality is a chosen catastrophe. It's time for a rethink.
The War on Logic: Contradictions and Absurdities in the House’s Military Spending Bill
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by Richard Eskow
There is simply no logic to it—other than the inexorable logic of war
profiteering and global control.
Will the New NAFTA Make the Pandemic Worse for Mexicans?
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by David Bacon
For Mexican workers, farmers, and the poor, the pandemic and the new
treaty replacing NAFTA are a devastating one-two punch.
Why Trump Wants To Kill The Biggest Environmental Law You've Never Heard Of
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by Adam Carlesco
NEPA is one of the biggest federal policies ever enacted to protect our
environment. But Trump is out to gut it—here's why.
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Elevating the Conversation Around COVID-19 & Drug Policy
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Lawsuit Over Israel Boycott Should Be Dismissed as SLAPP, Academics Argue
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Trump, DeVos Ignore Educators On What It Will Take to Reopen Schools Safely
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Tomorrow, July 8: Nationwide #SenateFail Day of Action Demands Action on COVID While Senators Go On Vacation
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Companies That Received Millions In Taxpayer-Funded Bailouts Have Extensive Federal Violations
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