All News Articles for 2020-03-11
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'Unconscionable': Senate Republicans Block Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill as Experts Declare Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic "Every last one of them should lose their jobs." Read more |
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Denouncing Trump's Wealthy-Favoring Plan, Progressive Groups Demand Lawmakers Draft Just Economic Coronavirus Response Instead of payroll tax cuts, groups call for measures including boosted investment in safety net programs and guaranteed paid sick leave. Read more |
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Outcry After Supreme Court Stay Reinstates 'Depraved' Trump Administration Remain in Mexico Policy "Claiming one emergency after another, the government has recently sought stays in an unprecedented number of cases." Read more |
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Editorial Staff and Key Contributors at Progressive Media Outlet Truthdig Announce Work Stoppage "Truthdig has long provided an essential voice for the progressive movement. Together, we're calling on it to live up to its own values." Read more |
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Senate Committee Takes Up EARN IT Act Decried by Rights Advocates as 'Sneak Attack on Encryption' "That such a law is even being considered by Congress," says whistleblower Edward Snowden, "is a national disgrace." Read more |
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'Trying to Cover His Tracks'? Trump Reportedly Ordered Coronavirus Talks Classified "Classifying deliberations makes it harder for health experts in government without security clearances to be in key meetings. This is a disaster." Read more |
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'We Have Rung the Alarm Bell Loud and Clear': WHO Officially Declares Coronavirus a Global Pandemic Without naming specific countries, the World Health Organization's director general slammed the "alarming levels of inaction" from some governments in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more |
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As Italy's Hospitals Overwhelmed by Coronavirus, Top Health Official Says 'Worst Is Yet Come' for US "We will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now." Read more |
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Greta Thunberg Urges Strikers to 'Unite Behind Science' and Join #DigitalStrike for 'Best Interest of Our Common Society' "Keep your numbers low but your spirits high and let's take one week at the time." Read more |
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Bernie Not Going Anywhere Until He Has Chance to Ask Biden Some Vital Questions—And Get Some Serious Answers—on Key Issues "We have won the ideological debate, but we are losing the debate over electability," Sanders said Wednesday. Read more |
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Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison "He is going to jail—but no amount of jail time will repair the lives he ruined." Read more |
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UN Chief Warns World 'Way Off Track' on Tackling Climate Crisis as New Report Underscores Need for Bold Global Action "Let us have no illusions: the climate crisis is already causing calamity and more is to come," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. "This is a battle we can—and must—win." Read more |
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Accusing US of 'Medical Terrorism,' Iran Demands Trump Lift Drug Import Sanctions Amid Coronavirus Crisis "The oppressive and illegal American sanctions have affected public welfare and health in Iran." Read more |
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20 Top Economists Endorse Medicare for All as Best Plan to Cut Costs, Save Tens of Thousands of Lives Each Year "By eliminating insurance premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, and lowering overall healthcare costs, Medicare for All will result in enormous savings for almost all households, all except the richest households who will pay more in taxes." Read more |
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In 20 States in a Row, Majority of Democratic Primary Voters Support Medicare for All Over Private Insurance "Let's be clear: progressive ideas are winning regardless of who the nominee is," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Read more |
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With Big Wins for Biden and Sanders on the Ropes, 'A Very Dangerous Moment for the Democratic Party' Not bowing to the idea that Bernie's fight is over, supporters and campaign staff dismissed those treating his disappointing night—losing in Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, and Idaho—as the end of the line. Read more |