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News & Views | 8/31/20
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Health Experts Horrified as New Trump Covid-19 Adviser Pushes 'Herd Immunity' Strategy That Could Kill 2 Million Americans
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not edgy, contrarian," one public health expert said of the "herd
immunity" approach. "It's dangerous and terrifying."
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'White House Cover-Up': Covid-19 Task Force Reports Withheld From Public Reveal Trump Knew of Threats as He Spread Lies
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Rather than being straight with the American people and creating a
national plan to fix the problem, the president and his enablers kept
these alarming reports private while publicly downplaying the threat to
millions of Americans."
California Bill to Help Prisoner Firefighters Find Work After Release Awaits Governor's Signature
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
As the Golden State burns amid a firefighter shortage, AB 2147 would
expedite criminal record expungements so ex-inmates can apply for EMT
licenses.
'Relief is Due!': Uprisings Against Evictions Planned for September 1 in Cities Across US
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Workers, families, small businesses, and communities desperately need
the Senate to act in our interests—now. We'll be in the streets and at
their doors on September 1st to tell them that #ReliefIsDue."
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"Is There No End to Big Oil's Evil?" Campaigners Condemn Industry Plan to Pour US Plastics Into Africa
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Anti-pollution advocates responded with alarm to the American Chemistry
Council's reported efforts to influence a pending U.S.-Kenya trade deal.
Despite Poll Showing Aggressive Climate Action a Winning Issue, Biden Boasts 'I Am Not Banning Fracking'
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
In response to Trump's claims Biden would ban fracking, the Democratic
presidential nominee assured a crowd in Pennsylvania that he will not do
away with the practice.
DeVos Slammed for Arguing Pandemic Ultimately a 'Good Thing' for US Public Education
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by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"Calling Covid-19 a 'good thing' for our schools just goes to show you
how divorced this administration is from reality."
In Wake of Laura's Devastation and Amid Pandemic and Heat Wave, Calls Emerge to 'End Climate Silence'
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Hurricane has left residents without power during a deadly heat wave
while lack of running water and offline air quality monitors intensify
Covid-19 threat, yet climate change is not mentioned once by ABC, CBS,
and NBC.
'Photo-Op for White Nationalist President Isn't Helpful,' Says Wisconsin Dem as Trump Plans Kenosha Visit Despite Calls to Stay Away
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
In a letter to Trump on Sunday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers warned the
president's visit "will only delay our work to overcome division and
move forward together."
'A Necessary Step': House Democrats to Subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for Withholding Documents
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"He has repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness to share documents and
information with Congress, and we don't have time to wait for him to
find a moral compass."
Public Health Experts Sound Alarm Over FDA Willingness to Roll Out Covid-19 Vaccine Before Finishing Phase 3 Trials
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Circumventing clinical trials would place huge numbers of people at
risk," warned one leading virologist.
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The Post-Capitalist Hit of the Summer
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by Yanis Varoufakis
Ever since COVID-19 collided with the enormous bubble governments have
been using to re-float the financial sector since 2008, booming equity
markets became compatible with wholesale economic implosion. That became
clear on August 12 in London and New York.
The F-Word: No Other Way to Describe Trump’s Fascism 2.0
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by Mark Green, Ralph Nader
If Trump's lengthy rap sheet of lies, threats, obstruction, and
incitement doesn't add up to fascism, then what would?
All the Latest on Trump’s War on Our Public Postal Service
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by Sarah Anderson
The House passed legislation to defend the Postal Service, but unless
the Senate takes action, the Postmaster General will be free to continue
policies that have slowed the mail and raised concerns about mail-in
voting.
A Tale of Two Teens: When White Killers Are Treated Better Than Black Victims
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by Hana Kiros
Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, was killed for walking home at
night—Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teenager, is being defended by
Republicans after murdering two BLM protesters.
In the Age of Covid, Elder Care Should Be an Election Issue
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by Ann Klosinski
The pandemic has made it clearer than ever that we need better care that
honors everyone's humanity.
How a Biden Win Can Sink One of Mcconnell's Top Priorities
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by Fred Wertheimer
A President Biden could make public financing of elections happen early
next year—and end the quest he began almost five decades ago.
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Common Cause Urges FEC Rulemaking to Prohibit Billionaires from Evading Limits on Contributions to Party Committees as Michael Bloomberg Did
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Lawsuit Launched Challenging EPA Decision to Dismiss Pesticides’ Harms to Endangered Species
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