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News & Views | 7/17/20

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They want to see what they can get away with before launching into other parts of the country."

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As teachers and parents across the U.S. express outrage over the federal government's expectation that public schools are to fully reopen in the next few weeks for the fall semester, some educators are tapping into the activist energy which led to the Red for Ed movement in 2018. 


Protesters rallied in support of immigrants in New York City in 2017. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Parents must be released with their children to preserve family unity, as family separation is not in the best interests of the child."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is where we are now because of Trump. The Republican Party isn't just unfit to govern but a threat to your life and the lives of your family."


Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on April 19, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"She must resign or be removed."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Simply put—there have to be better ways to accomplish the goal of incentivizing mask wearing."


U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House on May 19, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The U.S. State Department's effort to cherry-pick rights in order to deny some their human rights is a dangerous political stunt that could spark a race to the bottom by human rights-abusing governments around the world."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"The science is clear: Wearing a mask not only saves lives, but the widespread use of masks will get Americans back to work sooner and reunite families who have stayed apart."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
On MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show," Mary L. Trump warned viewers that anything less than a "resounding" victory for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in November will make it all the more likely that President Donald Trump, refuses to leave the White House.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Authoritarian governments, not democratic republics, send unmarked authorities after protesters. These Trump/Barr tactics designed to eliminate any accountability are absolutely unacceptable."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I swear every time I see a 'Breaking News' about RBG's health, I get an unpleasant sinking in my stomach."

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It is important to note that right now, and for the foreseeable future, we are in a demand-constrained economy, not a supply-constrained economy. (Photo: Getty Images)

by Josh Bivens
In a demand-constrained economy like the U.S. economy during the coronavirus pandemic, debt provides no countervailing drag on growth.


The United States, writes Whitehouse, "must adopt a recovery plan that addresses the intersecting crises of economy, climate, and justice through policies that speed the transition to clean energy, train unemployed workers for jobs in energy efficiency and renewable energy, make communities healthier and more resilient, promote smart growth and electric transit in cities, and restore biodiversity and soil health in rural areas." (Photo: Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)

by Tim Whitehouse
As the U.S. government strives to put the economy back on its feet, it won't be able to return to business as usual, and it should not try.


More sobering news is that Israel’s traditional stronghold over the country’s Jewish communities is faltering—and quickly so. (Photo: Screen shot / Twitter)

by Ramzy Baroud
T he age of total dominance of Israel over the US Congress is likely over, and hopefully, this time, for good.


State leaders and school administrators across the nation should look to cities like Atlanta, San Diego, and Los Angeles which have already made the decision to only offer online schooling in the fall. (Photo: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

by Kelly D. Holstine
We should not rush into having in-person school this fall—we need to do what’s best for teachers, staff members, and students.


The nuclear testing now being considered by the Trump administration is designed with the same purpose that weapons have traditionally had in world affairs: to intimidate other nations. (Photo: Scott Howe/DVIDS)

by Lawrence Wittner
There is no military necessity for nuclear test resumption.


Nationally, Black Americans die at 2.5 times the rate of whites, and in the states seeing rising rates right now, the disparities are especially stark. (Photo: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

by Laura Flanders
The racist reality of who is dying of Covid-19 and the institutionalized bias that reflects is even more of a national shame—or it should be—than that distractor-in-chief, our president.

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