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News & Views | 7/15/20
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Warnings of Possible Cover-Up in Progress as Trump Orders Hospitals to Stop Sending Coronavirus Data to CDC
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"While many governments suppress the virus, the U.S. suppresses
information about the virus."
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'We Will Sue,' Vow Green Groups After Trump Guts Nation's Key Environmental Law
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
A number of environmental protection groups on Wednesday announced their
intention to bring the Trump administration to court directly after
President Donald Trump announced his finalized plan to roll back the
National Environmental Policy Act.
National Academy of Sciences Emphasizes Need for 'Significant' Government Investment as Trump and DeVos Push to Reopen Schools
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The bottom line is that without a comprehensive plan that includes
federal resources," says a union leader, "we could be putting students,
their families, and educators in danger."
101 Organizations Call on Congress to Enact $1.5 Trillion Student Debt Jubilee as Part of Covid-19 Relief
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This is a time to be bold."
Defying 'Logic and the Law,' HHS Inspector General Allows Trump's Vaccine Czar to Maintain Big Pharma Investments
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Ethics watchdogs on Wednesday slammed a ruling this week that Moncef
Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive now heading the Trump
administration's coronavirus vaccine task force, does not have to
disclose or divest his investments in the industry.
'The Real Fiscal Cliff': McConnell Drags His Feet as 30 Million Are Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits in 10 Days
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's time for the Trump administration and Senate Republicans to get
their act together and extend supercharged unemployment benefits. Our
whole economy depends on it."
'Pandemic Has Been Very Good for Insurance Companies': UnitedHealth Posts Largest Profit—By Far—Amid Covid-19
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Incredible—as hospitals are furloughing workers and cutting wages as
budgets are squeezed, UnitedHealth's profits soar."
'Attempted Murder of Your Post Office': Outrage as Trump Crony Now Heading USPS Moves to Slow Mail Delivery
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The deliberate delaying of Americans' mail delivery would be a stunning
act of sabotage against our Postal Service."
Failing Test for Green Recovery, Tracker Shows G20 Nations Pumping $151 Billion Into Fossil Fuel Industry Amid Pandemic
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"G20 leaders keep lying to themselves and their citizens as they prop up
coal, oil, and gas with public money in the name of private financial
return."
Citing 'Callous Disregard for Human Life,' Groups Urge Trump and Pence to Hand Covid-19 Response Over to Health Experts
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Under your failed leadership, the Executive Branch's response to the
pandemic has been inept and incoherent in nearly every respect."
On Tax Day, Analysis Shows Billionaire Wealth Growth Since Start of Pandemic Exceeds Total Budget Deficits of 23 US States
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
" Billionaire wealth is booming during the pandemic while states are
drowning in red ink. "
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Corporate Media Give Trump Powers He Doesn’t Actually Possess
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by Joshua Cho
Far from serving to hold power accountable in the US, such credulous
coverage functions more to legitimize abuses of power.
Bradley Foundation Bankrolled Right-Wing Reopen Effort Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases
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by David Armiak
The political pressure generated by the lobbying and litigation efforts
of Bradley-funded groups and President Trump led many states to
prematurely roll back stay-at-home safety measures and reopen
businesses.
Media Conceal—or Celebrate—Depriving Syrians of Food and Medicine
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by Gregory Shupak
US media coverage has endorsed, downplayed or ignored the harm the
sanctions will inflict on Syria's civilian population, and the misery
years of previous sanctions have already inflicted.
The 'Letter on Justice and Open Debate' Should Be Seen as a Stance Against Trumpian Authoritarianism
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
The suggestion that we can do with a little less censoriousness should
be welcomed so that we can focus a bit more of our attention on the
actual political work of defending democracy and defeating Trumpism.
A Message to the Bosses: Share the Profits!
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by Robert Reich
It's impossible to predict what kind of America will emerge from the
crises we're now experiencing, but the four-decade trend toward higher
profits and lower wages is unsustainable, economically and politically.
Hospitals Should Tell Trump to Shove His Orders and Send Their Data to the CDC Anyway
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by Charles P. Pierce
This is nuke-the-moon-to-control-the-tides crazy.
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With NEPA Changes, Trump Administration Puts Public Health at Risk for Private Gain
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Trump Guts Bedrock Environmental Law
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Patriotic Millionaires Mark Tax Day 2020 With Call to Tax the Rich
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Decision to Rollback NEPA Is Misguided and Dangerous
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Walmart Associates: What Took So Long for Walmart to Mask Up?
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