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News & Views | 8/18/20

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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Civil rights advocates vowed to continue fighting to thwart any attempt by the Trump administration to sabotage to U.S. Postal Service and the 2020 general election on Tuesday, after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced he would "suspend" changes to post office operations.

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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
According to a new analysis of FEC records, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy "has given tens of thousands of dollars to Republican senators up for re-election this November."



by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
Citing recent reporting, state Democratic committee members said they're concerned some party leaders "may have behaved unethically."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
New research from the Economic Policy Institute finds that CEO compensation grew by 1,167% from 1978 to 2019, "far outstripping" the growth of the stock market.


Greenpeace flew over Amazonas and Rondônia on August 16, 2020 states to verify the effectiveness of a fire ban imposed by the Brazilian government last month. (Photo: Christian Braga/Greenpeace)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Instead of combating criminal behavior and protecting Indigenous forest guardians already hit hard by Covid-19, this government continues to reduce environmental protection."


Protestors shared a laugh during a rally against the transgender bathroom rights repeal at Thomas Paine Plaza February 25, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rallies were also held across the country in support of the Affordable Care Act. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"The safety and lives of LGBTQ people, but especially transgender people, hang in the balance."



by Julia Conley, staff writer
Eleven Democratic senators said Monday that the Pentagon's refusal to provide details about its Covid-19 mitigation strategy at Guantanamo Bay, where 40 detainees are currently being held, only bolsters the case for shutting down the prison.



by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
More than 600 attacks against members of the press covering the ongoing protests have been reported to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This isn't just an attack against the fabric of our democracy: it's a personal attack against each and every American citizen."

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"American conservatism has been a scam since the 1920s and continues to be a scam that exclusively benefits the very White and the very wealthy in this country," writes Hartmann. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

by Thom Hartmann
Will Americans Buy It Again?


Tenants and housing activists gathered at Maria Hernandez Park for a rally and march in the streets of Bushwick, demanding the New York City administration cancel rent immediately as many New Yorkers remain strapped for cash and out of work.

by Sofia Lopez, Sara Myklebust
With fortunes inflated by corporate welfare, wealthy real estate owners can afford to cancel housing-related expenses and debts for millions of struggling American families.


The J.W. Westcott II is the country’s only floating ZIP code.

by Patty Heyda
A dismantled USPS erodes American social ties, neighborhoods and even families.


A group of Palestinians gathers in front of the UAE's Embassy in Berlin to protest against the UAE-Israel normalization deal, on August 17, 2020, in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

by Talya Wintman
They are officially leaving the Palestinians at the station.



by Mark Dudzic
Medicare for All has won the battle of ideas. Now we have to win the battle against entrenched economic and political power.

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