All News Articles for 2020-04-02
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'Nightmare Scenario That Everyone Predicted': As Millions Struggle to Meet Basic Needs, Trump Organization Requests Financial Relief " I'd be interested in knowing what help Trump and Jared are extending to their tenants as they ask for help themselves." Read more |
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"We're Running Out of Time to Get This Right": Congress Urged to Move Swiftly to Protect 2020 Elections From Pandemic's Mayhem "None of us know how long this pandemic will last, and no American should have to choose between protecting their health and exercising their right to vote." Read more |
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'The Poor, the Sick, the Homeless, the Children, the Low-Wage Workers': Moral Leaders Demand Coronavirus Relief for Most Vulnerable "We are asking people to call on the White House and Congress to enact relief for the people that Jesus cared about," say the Poor People's Campaign co-chairs. Read more |
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As DNC Postpones Milwaukee Convention From July to August, Critics Say 'Absolutely Foolish' to Hold Wisconsin Primary Next Week "The DNC is delaying a convention that was set to take place in Wisconsin in July. But the Democratic governor and Republican legislature there won't move—or cancel the in-person portion of—a primary that's happening there next Tuesday." Read more |
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Trump Labor Department Accused of Quietly 'Twisting the Law' to Slash Paid Sick Leave Amid Pandemic "The Trump administration is robbing workers of the paid sick days and paid leave Congress passed into law for them. That is unconscionable." Read more |
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'Government Needs to Step In': Food Banks Across US Report Unprecedented Demand—and Shortages—as Coronavirus Pandemic Ravages "We're seeing people from every socio-economic level because the majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck." Read more |
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In Nation Without Medicare for All, 3.5 Million Workers May Have Lost Employer-Provided Insurance Over Last Two Weeks "The COVID-19 pandemic lays bare the cruelty of tying health insurance coverage to employment." Read more |
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Big Brother in the Age of Coronavirus: 100+ Groups Warn Against Exploiting Pandemic to Permanently Expand Surveillance State "These are extraordinary times, but human rights law still applies." Read more |
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'Still Ahead of His Time': New Video Details Bernie Sanders' Prescient Warnings About Pandemic Threat and Need for Medicare for All "Voters are watching in real time as Bernie Sanders' platform—Medicare for All, a federal housing guarantee, paid leave for everyone, and much else—is looking more and more like a common-sense solution to huge problems." Read more |
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'How Does It Feel to Sell Your Soul to the World's Richest Man?': Obama Aide Turned Amazon Exec Ripped Over Fired Workplace Organizer "Your boss is the richest person on Earth, and he just became $3.4 billion richer last month dumping stock in anticipation of this pandemic. How much does he pay you to pretend he can't afford to give his workers PPE and a sane paid sick leave policy?" Read more |
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Decline in Fossil Fuel Emissions Due to Coronavirus Lockdowns No Substitute for Climate Action, Advocates Say "If this were what climate success looked like, I wouldn't want to vote for it," wrote NYU professor Gernot Wagner. "I care about climate change because I care about people, and people are dying right now." Read more |
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As Pandemic Paralyzes Global Economy, World Is 'Awash in Seas of Oil' With Nowhere Left to Store It "How about we #KeepItInTheGround?" Read more |
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Delaying #COP26 Over Coronavirus, Say Green Groups, 'Is Not an Excuse to Postpone Climate Ambition!' Activists urged world leaders to learn from the pandemic "about the importance of listening to science and the need for urgent collective global action." Read more |
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'Never Seen Anything Like It': Economists Warn 6.6 Million New Jobless Claims Portend Unparalleled Crisis "A portrait of disaster. Unemployment insurance claims for the last two weeks are mind-blowing." Read more |
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'Not Enough': Trump Reversal on Coronavirus Relief Payments Still Leaves 'Unacceptable' Barrier for Millions "They're still requiring SSI recipients and veterans receiving pensions to file a tax return before receiving their coronavirus stimulus payments." Read more |
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'Moving to Rob Us Blind in Broad Daylight'? Trump to Hold In-Person Meeting With Big Oil CEOs to Discuss Coronavirus Relief "Right now money is needed for people's health, direct relief, and making sure we have a resilient future—not bolstering the fossil fuel industry." Read more |
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As Trump Lobs Threats and Deploys Missiles, Iran Demands Halt to 'Warmongering During Coronavirus Outbreak' "What kind of maniac risks such a war in the middle of a global pandemic? Answer: President Donald Trump, aided and abetted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser Robert O'Brien." Read more |