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News & Views | 7/28/20

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Republicans have wasted months coming up with a proposal that, remarkably, would make the pandemic and economic pain even worse—especially a corporate immunity provision that would be a literal death sentence to countless Americans."

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U.S. Attorney General William Barr testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Congressional Auditorium at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 28, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The public needs to know whether Attorney General Barr thinks President Trump can conduct mass surveillance of protesters without congressional authorization."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Republican proposal is nothing less than a policy of mass evictions, mass homelessness, mass poverty, and mass hunger."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Just how twisted is the Senate GOP coronavirus bill you ask? It includes $686 million for new F-35 fighter jets."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"There is absolutely no reason for this," said immigration rights activist Erika Andiola. "Nothing. Not a legal reason. Not a political reason. Just hate."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's like opposing the New Deal during the Great Depression. Unforgivable."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Mr. Barr... I'm starting to lose my temper."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Senators can no longer ignore the calls of voters, local elected officials, and economists who have repeatedly called for this relief."


Protesters march through lower Manhattan over the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police on June 19, 2020.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
A new Gallup survey shows that 65% of U.S. adults support the protests.


On July 25 at 3:50 am EDT, the MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite revealed very powerful thunderstorms (yellow) around Hanna's center. (Image: NASA/NRL)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Citing his pre-season forecast predicting as many as 20 named storms, the expert now warns that "if anything, that might be too low..."



by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This provocation is resulting in direct physical harm to our communities and must end."

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Federal police officers stand guard during a protest in Portland, Oregon, on July 23, 2020. The officers fired tear gas. (Photo: Ankur Dholakia / AFP Getty Images)

by Jesse Jackson
The excuse for sending federal police here is to protect federal property. The reality is that this is a cynical re-election ploy aimed at earning support for a law-and-disorder president.


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens as President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House July 20, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

by Thom Hartmann
What if we ignored corporations and their billionaire CEOs and owners altogether, gave them nothing, and instead directed all our efforts to providing unemployment and other benefits to individual human beings?


"History teaches a clear lesson," writes Cohen. "The fact that our nation is the only advanced industrial country without universal healthcare cannot be blamed on Republican obstruction alone. It was also caused by Democratic leaders who've spent decades catering to corporate interests (while collecting their campaign donations)—and refusing to fight for universal coverage." (Photo: Joe Brusky/Flickr/cc)

by Jeff Cohen
This history of Democratic obstruction and vacillation to corporate interests and the greed of insurance companies must come to an end. The need for Medicare for All has never been more clear than it is today.


Cutting drug prices presents a bigger challenge than cutting out drug advertising, but the rewards would be huge. (Photo: Chris Potter/flickr/cc)

by Dean Baker, Gerald Scorse
Solution: slash the prices and kill the ads.


Afghan villagers sit on the back of a vehicle carrying dead bodies to a hospital following an airstrike, in Lashkar Gah the capital of Helmand province on September 23, 2019. Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in the airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province, officials said on September 23. (Photo: Noor Mohammad/AFP/Getty Images)

by Brett Wilkins
No matter the administration in Washginton, impunity and lack of accountability have been constants in the so-called War on Terror.


It doesn’t raise SNAP benefit levels even though 26 million adults reported that their households, which include millions of children, often or sometimes didn’t have enough to eat in the last seven days, according to Census data from early July. (Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

by Robert Greenstein
The Senate Republican proposal fails to come close to meeting the scale and nature of the challenges we face.

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