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News & Views | 10/30/20
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As Covid-19 Infections Skyrocket, House Report Slams Trump's Pandemic Response as Among "Worst Failures of Leadership" in U.S. History
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"This report exhaustively documents what has long been clear: the Trump
administration's response to the coronavirus crisis has been a tragic
failure."
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Experts Warn Trump HHS 'Endangering People' by Covering Up Key Covid-19 Hospitalization Data
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"We're now in the third wave, and I think our only way out is really
open, transparent, and actionable information."
'Banking for the People': Tlaib and Ocasio-Cortez Unveil Bill to Foster Creation of Public Banks Across US
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"It's time for an option that works for the people and not solely
privatized profits."
In Bid to Beat 'Public Health and Economic Crises,' Senate Dems Urge Utilities to Suspend Shutoffs During Pandemic
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Minority and low-income families who have disproportionately borne the
brunt of the current economic crisis are particularly at risk."
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'Truly Sociopathic Behavior': After Mother Beaten by Philly Cops, Fraternal Order of Police Use Photo of Terrified Toddler as Propaganda
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The conduct of Philadelphia police officers and their national union on
Thursday amounted to what one journalist called "an extraordinary mix of
police violence and disinformation," after it was revealed that officers
beat a young mother and then used her toddler's image in pro-police
propaganda.
EPA Sued for 'Once Again Putting Corporate Interests Over Public Health or the Environment' by Reapproving Herbicide Atrazine
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"We're not going to just stand by and watch another generation get
poisoned by one of the most dangerous pesticides still in use."
Days After Hypothermia Fiasco, Add Heat Stroke to 'Things You Can Get at a Trump Rally': Supporters Hospitalized During Event in Florida
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Trump campaign goes into home stretch by infecting, freezing, and
burning its own supporters."
Unions Representing Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Prepare for General Strike If Trump Subverts Election Results
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
Dozens of labor unions have resolved to consider a general strike after
Nov. 3 should President Donald Trump refuse to accept the results of the
election or sabotage the counting of ballots, with organizers calling a
work stoppage "the most powerful tool the movement has" to protect
democracy.
Minnesota Democrats Implore Voters to 'Drop Off Your Ballot' in Person After Last-Minute Court Ruling
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon called the court's decision a
"tremendous and unnecessary disruption to Minnesota's election, just
days before Election Day."
'This Is Trump's Failure': US Reports Record 90,400+ Covid Cases in Just 24 Hours—Equivalent to One New Infection Every Second
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Another record day of Covid cases. Not because of testing—but because
President Trump has given up on controlling the virus and his
administration has failed the American people."
Under Trump, Households Making $30 Million Nine Times Less Likely to Face IRS Audit Than Working Poor Making Less Than $25,000
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by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
If U.S. police detected murders at the same .03% rate that America's
richest families are audited, writes journalist David Cay Johnson, "they
would become aware of just five of the 16,214 reported homicides."
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Post-Election We Need a Bold Plan for Journalism
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by Victor Pickard
Ultimately, the market won't save us. Nor will rich benefactors. We need
a systemic fix, a public media option that's dedicated to universal
service in its true meaning: all Americans must have access to high
quality news and information.
Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst: Why We Must Be Ready to Protect the Vote
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by Leah Greenberg, Sean Eldridge
Trump is laying the groundwork to dispute the valid election results.
That's not hyperbole, Trump has said it clearly.
A Feminist Blueprint for Saving Democracy in the US—and Beyond
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by Yifat Susskind
If Trump refuses to step down after the election, we'll need to unite,
mobilise and resist. Feminists from Belarus to Sudan can show us how.
Trump's Politicized Supreme Court Has Lost Legitimacy. 2021's Dems, Do Something!
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by Will Bunch
A Democratic Congress and White House could expand the Supreme Court by
just three seats—the same number as appointed by Trump during a
presidency that history may regard as essentially invalid.
The Class of 2020, Another Lost Generation
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by Amira Al-Subaey, Parker Breza
The solution that matches the scale of the crisis is full student debt
cancellation, without leaving anyone behind.
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US Paris Exit a Gift to Big Polluters at Continued Expense of Climate Frontlines
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With 9 Million COVID Cases, Trump Has Given Up
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