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News & Views | 7/21/20

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This picture taken on December 26, 2011 shows the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Staff/AFP via Getty Images)

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Though our amendment didn't pass, progressive power is stronger than ever. We will keep fighting for pro-peace, pro-people budgets until it becomes a reality," said Rep. Mark Pocan.

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Demonstrators rally at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on April 23, 2019 to protest a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 census.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This is another attempt by Trump to use scaremongering against immigrants and rig the system," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren.


A crowd of about 1,500 protesters gather at the Multnomah County Justice center for a Black Lives Matter march on July 20, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Monday night marked 54 days of protests in the city. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"There is no positive delegation of authority in any law that makes the federal government's recent forays into general policing in Portland either legal or constitutional."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"It's 2008 all over again. Congress is bailing out Big Business and enriching CEOs while workers scrape by as the economy lurches downward in a pandemic."


An employee at the Utah County Election office puts mail-in ballots into a container to register the vote in the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Provo, Utah. (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It is #VoterSuppression during the #Covid19 pandemic."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There are people saying that we shouldn't be too hasty in leaving. Too hasty? It's been two decades."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday won praise from progressives when he unveiled the third portion of his "Build Back Better" economic program, this one focused on investing in caregiving for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. 



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Neal is one of the most powerful members of Congress, and it's clear he's using that power to benefit Wall Street fund managers instead of regular Americans."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Days before the expiration of unemployment benefits is expected to bring about a wave of evictions and food insecurity, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his personal wealth on Monday.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The plan put forth by Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans will do nothing but double down on the failed policies that put corporate profits before workers and families."



by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"They have cut funding for health, research, and climate, and failed to guarantee that public money won't go to polluting industries."

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May we choose another way. (Photo: Fibonacci Blue/cc/flickr)

by Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
The poetry of a movement to change this country.


The social mission of USPS is more important than ever as our country faces a health and economic crisis that is tearing apart families and communities. (Photo: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

by Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger, and Brian Wakamo
Despite a boom in package deliveries, the Postal Service is facing insolvency due to crisis-related drops in mail revenue and increased costs.


Federal police disperse a crowd of about a thousand protesters at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 20, 2020 in Portland, Ore. The federal police response to the ongoing protests against racial inequality has been criticized by city and state elected officials. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

by Thom Hartmann
Portland is a test... but only a test.

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