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'This Funding Should Be Non-Negotiable': CPC Co-Chair Pocan Joins Progressives to Demand Congress Allocate $4 Billion for Election Assistance "Failing to act now would put our democracy and the 2020 election at risk." Read more |
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'A Dangerous Idea': Public School Advocates Denounce Cuomo-Gates Plan Seizing on Pandemic to 'Reimagine' New York's Education System "I f you're looking for a bold new idea for New York public schools," wrote congressional candidate Jamaal Bowman, "how about you just try fully funding them for once?" Read more |
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After 'Encouraging' Results From Finnish UBI Experiment, Experts Say the Time for Such a Bold Idea Is Now "If there isn't a minimum income floor to fall back on when this kind of massive shock hits, people literally have no options." Read more |
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'We'll Fight This': Groups Outraged Over DeVos 'Gutting' Title IX Protections for Survivors of Sexual Violence "We refuse to go back to the days when rape and harassment in schools were ignored and swept under the rug." Read more |
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New 'Alarming' Research Shows Nearly 1 in 5 Children in US Going Without Enough Food Amid Coronavirus Crisis "Child and household food insecurity are off the charts." Read more |
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'The Movement Is Still Here': Sanders Allies Chart Next Steps in Fight for Medicare for All, Green New Deal, and a Just Future "Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign but you can't suspend a revolution. We have a lot of work to do." Read more |
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AOC Offers Hint on Why Wall Street Surges as Workers Suffer and Die From Covid-19: 'It Starts With a C and Ends With -apitalism' "This is what happens when Wall Street captures Congress and writes themselves bailout check after bailout check as working people die." Read more |
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Body Bags Instead of Requested Covid-19 Testing Kits for Native American Clinic Seen as Cruel Metaphor "Are we going to keep getting body bags or are we going to get what we actually need?" Read more |
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'Justice Demands That Arrests Be Made' After Video of Ahmaud Arbery's Killing Goes Viral "The reason that there has not been an indictment, in my opinion, is because these men were white, these men have strong law enforcement ties," said a lawyer for the victim's family. Read more |
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'Trump Death Clock' Unveiled to Spur Accountability for President's Fatal Covid-19 Failures "This suffering cannot be forgotten," says project's creator. Read more |
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'Outrageous': Major US Companies Hand Shareholders Hundreds of Millions in Dividends While Slashing Thousands of Jobs "Instead of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on dividends to enrich wealthy shareholders," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, these "corporations should be using this money to compensate the thousands of workers they laid off." Read more |
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"There'll Be More Death": Trump Says He Is Willing to Sacrifice Lives to Reopen US Businesses "He absolutely does not want you to view these deaths for what they are... a result of his abject failure to handle the pandemic in any logical way." Read more |
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In Leaked Audio, Texas Governor Admits Reopening Economy Will Lead to 'Increase and Spread' of Covid-19 "Abbott does not care about the lives of Texans... Our governor is morally bankrupt." Read more |
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Victory for 'Basic Democracy' as Judge Orders New York to Reinstate Sanders, Yang, and Others to 2020 Primary Ballot "I hope that the New York Board of Elections takes from this ruling a newfound appreciation of their role in safeguarding our democracy," Andrew Yang said in a statement. Read more |
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Explosive Whistleblower Complaint by Ousted HHS Official Says He Was Pressured to Give Contract to Trump-Friendly Pharma Firm Vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright was ousted from his HHS position last month in what he called a "retaliatory demotion." Read more |
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Despite CDC Prediction of Surging Death Rate to Come, Pence Confirms Trump's Coronavirus Task Force Winding Down "They are just going to declare victory, let thousands die, and hope nobody cares too much." Read more |
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As Gig Workers Struggle Amid Outbreak, California Sues Lyft and Uber for Refusing to Classify Drivers as Employees "Californians who drive for Uber and Lyft lack basic worker protections... Sometimes it takes a pandemic to shake us into realizing what that really means and who suffers the consequences." Read more |
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'What Kind of Human Being Sees the Suffering Here... and Does That?': NYC Mayor Slams Trump Over Covid-19 Relief The New York City mayor said that the president was "putting partisanship ahead of the needs of the nation." Read more |
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Barring Covid-19 Testimony by Top Officials, President Dismisses House Oversight as 'Set Up' by 'Trump-Haters' "What is the White House hiding?" Read more |
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Democrats and Climate Groups Say Covid-19 Relief Must Not Include Legal Immunity for Fossil Fuel Industry "The nation's efforts to respond to one catastrophic global crisis should not be the occasion to immunize polluters from the legal consequences of helping create another catastrophic global crisis." Read more |
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Critics Warn Covid-19 Digital 'Privacy' Bill Is Really 'Anti-Privacy' Bill in Disguise "This bill is truly a privacy 'cure' worse than the disease." Read more |
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Nurses Call on Pelosi to Enact Remote Voting So House Can Deliver Urgent Covid-19 Relief " Our government has treated us as if we are expendable." Read more |
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'Simply Unacceptable': Progressives Condemn Apparent Mercenary Coup Attempt on Venezuela in Midst of Pandemic "The U.S. is looking for excuses to invade Venezuela, and that is why it uses mercenaries." Read more |
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In Another Record 'We Should Not Be Breaking,' Daily Average of CO2 Levels Hits High of 418.12 ppm "Where we are is bad enough. We can't let these levels grow. We need #ClimateAction!" Read more |
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A Life of Heat 'Near Unlivable' for More Than 3 Billion People in Just Decades, Climate Report Warns "Clearly we will need a global approach to safeguard our children against the potentially enormous social tensions the projected change could invoke." Read more |
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Pressley Applauded for 'Honest and Courageous' Message on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Joe Biden "I reject the false choice that my party and our nominee can't address the allegations at hand and defeat the occupant of the White House." Read more |
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WHO Says It Has Seen Zero 'Data or Specific Evidence' to Support White House Claim That Covid-19 Came From Wuhan Lab The Five Eyes intelligence network composed of the U.S. and major Western allies is also casting doubt on the unsubstantiated claim. Read more |
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Court Requests Probe Into Whether McConnell Unethically Pressured Judge to Retire to Pave Way for His Unqualified Protégé "Justin Walker's nomination was already controversial, but this emerging investigation means an even darker cloud is hanging over his appointment. The hearing on Walker's nomination should not go forward until we know the truth." Read more |
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'Outrageous, Callous, and Cruel': Seniors Rip Trump for Holding Covid-19 Relief Hostage to Push Social Security Cuts "Trump's actions are a war on seniors. He is insisting on threatening Social Security on which most seniors rely for their food, medicine, and other basic necessities." Read more |
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'Dangerous and Irresponsible': 40 Rights Groups Demand McConnell Stop Ramming Through Lifetime Judges During Covid-19 Crisis "Trump and McConnell are prioritizing their morally bankrupt agenda instead of addressing the impact of this public health crisis." Read more |
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As World Joins Forces to Raise $8 Billion for Global Covid-19 Fund, US Contributes This Much: $0 "It is a pity the U.S. is not a part of it. When you are in a crisis, you manage it and you do it jointly with others." Read more |
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To Counter Trump Inaction, Sanders-Khanna Bill Would Unleash $75 Billion for Emergency Manufacture of PPE, Covid-19 Testing "It's been three months, but somehow the Trump administration continues to drag its feet in ramping up the production of critical testing and protective equipment that our health care providers are begging for." Read more |
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Warnings of 'Pro-Corporate Agenda' on Eve of Post-Brexit US and UK Trade Talks "Our approach to trade policy needs to be fundamentally overhauled to benefit working families, not just the executives and large shareholders of multinational corporations." Read more |
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'Kind of Like Large Scale Negligent Homicide': As Trump Urges Reopenings, CDC Report Warns of Surge in Covid-19 Deaths Internal CDC document projects U.S. coronavirus deaths could reach 3,000 per day by June 1—nearly double the current daily death toll. Read more |
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'Results May Be Catastrophic': Concerns Grow as Trump Shuns Global Cooperation on Covid-19 Treatment "Trump's refusal to participate in a coordinated global effort to respond to COVID19 is the 21st century equivalent of the U.S. not joining the League of Nations." Read more |
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Citing 'Vein of Toxicity' and Firing of Whistleblowers, Amazon VP Resigns in Disgust "This is a really big deal. This kind of courage is what we need right now, in every workplace and walk of life." Read more |
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'Time for the Agency to Come Clean': FCC Ordered to Release Detailed Data From Fake Net Neutrality Comments "Journalists wanted to get to the bottom of this mess. The FCC told them go away. But a court just told the FCC to stop hiding from the press." Read more |
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'A Travesty': Trump Restricting Covid-19 Relief Funds From Hospitals Serving Nation's Poorest "Trump is using hospital bailout fund money to disproportionately help high revenue hospitals, and leave safety-net systems in the lurch." Read more |
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Trump Says He Won't Approve Covid-19 Package Without Tax Cut That Offers Zero Relief for 30 Million Newly Unemployed "'Payroll tax cut' is code for 'gut Social Security and Medicare's dedicated funding, then demand benefit cuts.' Democrats must stand strong and continue blocking Trump's terrible idea." Read more |
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'Serial IG Purges' by Trump Fuel Dems' Call for Anti-Corruption Provisions in Next Covid Package "There must be expanded transparency about who is receiving bailout funds and how that money is being used." Read more |
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'Belongs in The Hague': Online Disgust Follows Glowing Praise for George W. Bush's Covid-19 Message Key aspects of the 43rd president's administration were highlighted this weekend after Trump critics appear to have whitewashed Bush's legacy. Read more |
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Progressives Boost Call for 'Peoples Agenda' With Eyes Towards Next Relief Package "No more waiting for 'next time.' Next time is now." Read more |
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'Milestone Moment' as JPMorgan Chase Announces Former Exxon CEO to No Longer Be Lead Director of Bank's Board The ousting of "America's #1 climate denier" from the leadership position on the board of the largest global lender of fossil fuels is being welcomed by the climate movement. Read more |
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White House to Oust DHHS Inspector General Whose Report Drew Trump Fury "Don't let anyone tell you that the Trump administration is wholly incompetent. They are really good at undermining independent oversight and democratic norms." Read more |
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2 Weeks After Nova Scotia Massacre, Canada Bans Assault Weapons. 7 Years After Sandy Hook in the US—And Still Nothing "Republicans in the U.S. Congress—what are you waiting for?" Read more |
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As Millions Stripped of Health Coverage Amid Covid-19, House Dems Unveil Bill for Emergency Expansion of Medicare and Medicaid "Our nation's for-profit, employment-based healthcare system did not make sense before Covid-19 struck, and it is proving dangerous and deadly during the crisis." Read more |
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"I'll Never Lie to You," Vows Trump's New Press Secretary at First Regular Briefing in Over a Year—Then Starts Lying "To start with these words is a 100% guarantee that you WILL be lied to on an EPIC scale." Read more |
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'A New Low': Betsy DeVos Sued for Garnishing Wages of Nearly 300,000 Student Loan Borrowers During Pandemic "The Trump administration is taking money from borrowers who are living on the edge of poverty, in the middle of a pandemic, and in violation of the law." Read more |
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Echoing Praise for Charlottesville Neo-Nazis, Trump Calls Armed Anti-Lockdown Fanatics 'Very Good People' "Trump is using a tactic of authoritarians who pretend that they have no influence over the actions of private militias or thug squads. This is failed state stuff right here." Read more |
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'This Is What a Disaster Looks Like': Ocasio-Cortez House Bill Would Allow FEMA to Provide Pandemic Relief "FEMA needs to begin immediately dispersing aid to individuals hurt by Covid-19." Read more |
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"Can't Pay, Won't Pay": Tens of Thousands Take Part in Covid-19 Rent Strike Across US on May Day "People aren't striking because they don't feel like paying rent. They're striking because they can't pay rent." Read more |
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On May Day, Pro-Worker Groups Demand Protections for Frontline Whistleblowers Who Expose Corporate Disregard for Labor Safety "The current crisis has elevated workplace whistleblowing and collective action to a matter of national health." Read more |
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'A Complete Waste of Money': Fossil Fuel Industry Takes At Least $50 Million in Covid Aid Despite Financial Struggles Long Before Outbreak "W e need to be getting checks directly to workers, including in the fossil fuel industry—not hoping money 'trickles down' through corrupt companies that consistently prioritize their CEOs." Read more |
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Texas Forges Ahead With Reopening Day After State Sees Highest Covid-19 Deaths Yet "Workers should not have to choose between their livelihoods and their physical safety in a workplace." Read more |
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Calls to Break Up 'Big Meat' as Nearly 900 Workers at Single Tyson Processing Plant Test Positive for Covid-19 "The pandemic is exposing the big lie of industrial agriculture." Read more |
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Civil Society Groups Celebrate 'Stunning Victory' in Effort to #SaveDotOrg From Private Equity Takeover "Privatizing resources established for the public good has a poor track record... and privatizing control of the .org domain would have been catastrophic." Read more |
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As Covid-19 Shoots US Unemployment to Great Depression Levels, Europe's Worker Safety Net Stems Mass Layoffs "The European response guarantees that most full-time employees will see only limited drops in their income." Read more |
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Biden Must Do Better, Say Women's Groups as Former Vice President Denies Sexual Assault Allegation "He spoke for the first time about the allegations by Tara Reade, and issued yet another blanket denial of the assault, without any reflections on how women, and survivors of all genders, are treated in our society." Read more |
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As Trump Claims US Has Best Covid-19 Testing in the World, Capitol Physician Says He Lacks Capacity to Test All 100 Senators "So, we have all the great, perfect tests we need, millions of them, no one is complaining and if they do they're lying... But we can't do 100 tests of U.S. senators all at once." Read more |
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'America In the Age of Trump': Armed Gunmen Enter Michigan Capitol Demanding End to Covid-19 Lockdown "You aren't allowed to bring in posters to the Michigan State Capitol, but you can bring guns and rifles." Read more |
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Expansion of Fed Lending Program Blasted as Bailout for 'Toxic and Reckless' Fossil Fuel Industry "Rescuing fossil fuel production is absolutely the wrong direction for public health amid a global pandemic." Read more |
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'Anyone But Elizabeth': With Bernie Out, Big-Dollar Biden Donors Aim to Nix Warren as VP Choice "Wall Street donors are pressuring Joe Biden not to pick Elizabeth Warren for VP. That's as good a reason as any to do it." Read more |
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In 'Terrifying' Indictment of For-Profit System, 12.7 Million Workers Estimated to Have Lost Insurance Due to Coronavirus " If we take anything away from this pandemic, it's that health care should not be tied to employment." Read more |
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Ahead of May Day, 500+ Groups Worldwide Demand Just and Visionary Recovery From Covid-19 "This virus proves how interconnected we are. The solutions we come up with now must ensure that no one is left behind." Read more |
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Polling Shows Two-Thirds of Americans Back Funding for Postal Service in Next Coronavirus Relief Package "The public expects members of Congress and the White House to show appreciation for the importance of USPS and to ensure that essential postal services continue." Read more |
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'We Should All Be Alarmed': McConnell to Bring Senate Back Not to Fight Covid-19 But to Confirm More Trump Judges "McConnell cares more about ushering his unqualified 38-year-old crony onto one of the country's highest courts than about ensuring Americans' health in the middle of a pandemic." Read more |
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Slashing US Meat Consumption by Half Could Cut Diet-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 35%: Study "While a diet shift isn't a silver bullet, it could play an important role in curbing climate change." Read more |
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"We Need a Working People's Bailout": Unemployment Claims Hit 30 Million as Many Struggle to Afford Necessities " The relief and recovery packages passed so far are not enough, and more aid is crucial." Read more |
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Greta Thunberg Advances Fight Against Another 'Child-Rights Crisis' With UNICEF Campaign to Support Kids Impacted by Covid-19 "I'm asking everyone to step up and join me in support of UNICEF's vital work to save children's lives, to protect health, and continue education." Read more |
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IEA Projects Demand for Renewable Energy to Surge Post-Pandemic While Fossil Fuels Collapse "Only renewables are holding up during the previously unheard-of slump in electricity use." Read more |
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#FireChrisHayes Trends as MSNBC Anchor Attacked for Covering Biden Accuser Story Journalist Glenn Greenwald said the reaction to Hayes reporting on a news story which reflects poorly on the former vice president "shows what MSNBC has cultivated." Read more |
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Cashing In on Pandemic? Documents Show Lawmakers Made 1,500 Stock Transactions Worth $158 Million as Covid-19 Spread "As Covid-19 cases began to increase, senators and representatives from both parties traded securities—many related to the pandemic itself." Read more |
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Progressives Urge Congress to Stop 'Disgraceful' GOP Effort to Grant Corporations Immunity From Covid-19 Lawsuits "This is obscene. Mitch McConnell thinks the most pressing threat facing our nation right now is that people might need to take a company to court for doing something dangerous or illegal during this pandemic." Read more |
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"It's Gonna Go, It's Gonna Leave": Trump Claims Covid-19 Will Disappear Even Without Vaccine as US Cases Top 1 Million "Magical thinking and downplaying of the virus has led to over 61,000 American deaths. Saying the virus is gonna leave doesn't make it go away." Read more |
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Calling Economic Crisis 'Five-Alarm Fire' for Millions of Families, 600,000 Sign Petition Demanding Rent and Mortgage Cancellation "Congress needs to act at the scale of the crisis, and they should start by canceling rent, mortgage, and utility payments for the duration." Read more |
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Workers Gear Up for Major May Day Strike in Pushback Against Unsafe Conditions Amid Pandemic One organizer explained that the goal is to "push back with large numbers against the right-wing groups that want to risk our lives by reopening the economy." Read more |
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As Covid-19 Deaths Mount in Retail, Walmart Workers Take Matters Into Own Hands With Contact-Tracing Plan "We can't wait for more half-measures—we're taking matters into our own hands to get the information we deserve to know." Read more |
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Calls Mount for Congress to Provide 'Robust Relief' to USPS as Covid-19 Kills Mail Clerks and Carriers As one union leader put it: "The Covid pandemic is having a huge, devastating, dire impact on postal revenue." Read more |
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'Unscrupulous' Tech Company Rebuked for Pushing Facial Recognition Tool for Authorities to Track Coronavirus "Absolutely the fuck not." Read more |
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Millions of Pigs and Chickens in US Factory Farms Face Cruel Deaths as Covid-19 Sparks Mass Cullings "Plants that don't treat animals well often don't treat workers well." Read more |
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UN Labor Agency Warns 1.6 Billion Workers at Risk of Having Their 'Livelihoods Destroyed' by Pandemic "As the pandemic and the jobs crisis evolve, the need to protect the most vulnerable becomes even more urgent," says International Labor Organization Director-General Guy Ryder. Read more |
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Trump Labor Department Says It May Actively Defend Meatpacking Companies Over Workers in Covid-19 Lawsuits "We have a president forcing hazardous meat plants to reopen, threatening workers' health. We have a Labor Department siding with corporations over workers' safety. Disgusting." Read more |
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'What a Threat!': In Latest Effort to Exploit Pandemic, Trump Indicates He May Condition State Coronavirus Aid on Sanctuary City Policies " No matter what issue the solution is the same for Trump, Miller, Kushner and other white nationalists. Build walls, end immigration, punish sanctuary cities..." Read more |
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"Only in Trump's America": Despite Covid-19, Employees in Texas and Iowa Told to Get Back to Work or Lose Unemployment Benefits "I feel like either I'm going to lose my business and everything I worked for, or I'm going to get sick." Read more |
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On Frontlines Against Covid-19, Healthcare 'Heroes' Across US at Risk From Underlying Illness, Poverty, and No Insurance " Health care workers don't need lip service. They need raises, health benefits, and paid sick leave." Read more |
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100+ Economists Push Pelosi to Urgently Boost Relief for Workers, Stem Massive Surge in Unemployment Demanding measures that match the scale of the Covid-19 crisis, the experts call for improving the federal short-time compensation program and passing the Paycheck Guarantee Act. Read more |