All News Articles for 2020-04-27
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Growing Number of COVID-19 Cases in Wisconsin Fuels National Demands for Vote-by-Mail "Congress is running out of time to ensure that the chaos that happened in Wisconsin doesn't unfold on a national scale come November." Read more |
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WATCH: Bernie Sanders to Host Livestream Discussion on the Coronavirus Pandemic and Undocumented Immigrants Sanders has called for a robust coronavirus relief package that would include direct monthly payments for undocumented people, who were left out of the CARES Act. Read more |
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'Democracy is Dead,' Declare Sanders Supporters After Bernie Taken Off New York Ballot The decision was made by the New York Board of Elections, one of whom described holding the primary as a frivolous "beauty contest" for the Vermont lawmaker's supporters. Read more |
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Coronavirus 'Effectively Eliminated' in New Zealand Following Comprehensive Approach of Jacinda Ardern's Government The country boosted healthcare spending to allow for contact tracing and enforced a nationwide lockdown in late March. Read more |
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'Environmentally Just' Move Will Open 100 Miles of NYC Streets to Pedestrians as Social Distancing Enters Warmer Months Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement of the new policy on Monday. Read more |
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Citing Pandemic, UN Human Rights Expert Urges US to Release Migrants 'Held for Processing' "Alternatives to widespread immigration detention in the U.S. would also ensure that migrants are not arbitrarily detained." Read more |
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'Irresponsible and Unethical': IRS Calls 10,000 Employees Back to Work But Will Not Provide Protective Equipment "The IRS should not require any employees it deems essential to report to work until it is able to provide those individuals with the protective equipment they are required to wear." Read more |
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'Bad for Democracy': New York Board of Elections Removes Bernie Sanders From Primary Ballot "It has a chilling effect on democracy as we know it, because the ability of the people to weigh in was stripped from them before they had an opportunity to cast a ballot." Read more |
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Without 'Transformative Change' to Global Economic Systems, Humans Risk Causing More Deadly Pandemics "There is a single species that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic—us... We have a small window of opportunity, in overcoming the challenges of the current crisis, to avoid sowing the seeds of future ones." Read more |
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'Halt This Madness': US Drove Last Year's Over $1.9 Trillion in Global Military Spending "The COVID-19 crisis has made clearer than ever the flaws in our system, one that prioritizes military spending and global instability over the well-being of our people." Read more |
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FBI-Affiliated Group Warned of Danger of Anti-Vaccine Movement During Pandemic in 2019 Some experts, while acknowledging danger, noted the limited reach of the movement said a "lack of proper government preparation" to the pandemic is a bigger threat to public health. Read more |
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'Outrageous': Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Wants to Let Payday Lenders Obtain Small Business Loans "Payday lenders exploit millions of working families through predatory practices. Congress shouldn't prop them up during this crisis." Read more |
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'Grotesque, Deadly Failure': Trump USDA Under Fire for Allowing Millions of Pounds of Produce to Rot as Food Insecurity Surges "The Agriculture Department took more than a month to make its first significant move to buy up surplus fruits and vegetables." Read more |
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Sanders Legal Team Protests Possible 'Involuntary Erasure' of Senator From New York Primary Ballot "Senator Sanders wishes to remain on the ballot, and is concerned that his removal from the ballot would undermine efforts to unify the Democratic Party in advance of the general election." Read more |