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Subject: We Need Medicare for All': Coronavirus Job Losses Expose Failure of
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News & Views | 3/26/20
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'We Need Medicare for All': Massive Coronavirus Job Losses Expose Obvious
Failure of Employer-Based Insurance
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
As economists warned that millions of Americans abruptly lost their jobs this
month due to the coronavirus Medicare for All advocates pointed to the crisis
as the latest evidence that the U.S. must abandon the for-profit healthcare
system.
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Top CDC Official: Staggering Spike in New York 'Just a Preview' of What's
Coming Elsewhere
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I think what we're seeing in New York City and New York state right now is a
real warning to other areas about what may happen or what may already be
starting to happen."
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'Era of Blank Checks for Corporations Needs to End': House Dems Urged to
Remove $500 Billion Mnuchin-Controlled Slush Fund
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by Jon Queally, staff writer
"Instead of forcing American taxpayers to spend $500 billion subsidizing a fund
for Secretary Mnuchin, that money would be far better spent going directly back
to the people."
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'World Leaders Seem in Denial': Demands for Radical Global Action on
Coronavirus as Virtual G20 Summit Ends With Vague Promises
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Only the most radical reset, akin to a post-world war overhaul of the
international economy, will allow us to rebuild the international economy in a
way which means we can tackle future pandemics."
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'Tip of the Iceberg': Economists Warn Record 3.28 Million Jobless Claims Could
Signal Coming Depression
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"We are about to experience something we cannot really imagine."
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WATCH: In Fiery Floor Speech, Sanders Rips GOP for Relentless Efforts to
'Punish' Poor People
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Meanwhile, these very same folks had no problem a couple years ago voting for
a trillion dollars in tax breaks for billionaires and large profitable
corporations. Not a problem."
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Because Working People 'Deserve a Rent Holiday as Much as the Cheesecake
Factory,' Demand for Relief Grows
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"Raise your hand if you think humans deserve a rent holiday as much as the
Cheesecake Factory does."
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'For Common Benefit of All,' Ireland Nationalizes Hospitals for Duration of
Coronavirus Crisis, Sparking Demand for US to Follow Suit
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"How wonderful is this. A beautiful silver lining."
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'Looting of America by Big Corporations': Progressives Appalled as Senate
Unanimously Passes Largest Bailout Bill in US History
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A transfer of wealth and power to the super rich from the rest of us, with the
support of both political parties—a damning statement about the condition of
American democracy."
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'Big Win': Caving to Pressure Campaign, Gilead Sciences Relinquishes Monopoly
Claim for Promising Coronavirus Treatment
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
The government watchdog Public Citizen celebrated a victory Wednesday after the
pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences backed off its monopoly claim for a
promising drug that may treat the coronavirus which has sickened more than
487,000 people worldwide.
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House Democrats Urged to Remove 'Insidious Attack' on Social Security Hidden
Within Senate Coronavirus Bill
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The only way to escape this trap is to avoid stepping into it in the first
place. That's why the House must remove the cut to Social Security's dedicated
funding before this bill passes."
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Senate COVID-19 Relief Bill Put Corporations First – Now, Let’s Take Care of
People
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by Debra Gore-Mann, Adam Briones
The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated glaring structural and racial inequities
in American society. What the Senate has put forth is not nearly good enough.
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Never in Our Lifetimes Has There Been a Call for Compassion Like This
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by Chema Vera
The time is now for the G20 to help save millions of lives and kick-start the
future that humanity needs to hope again. Only a compassionate and collective
global response will do.
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The Coronavirus Effect: Pandemic Exposes Structural Violence of US Ruling
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by Kenny Stancil
The inadequate preparation for and callous response to the unfolding health and
economic crises puts brutal inequalities and distorted priorities on full
display.
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Bernie Sanders in the Age of Coronavirus: We Need Him Now More Than Ever
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by Tom Gallagher
Does anyone here seriously believe we’d be hearing a loud call for party unity
if it were Bernie Sanders leading in the delegate count?
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Release Prisoners Now to Slow Coronavirus' Spread
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by Jesse Jackson
This peril is immediate and pressing. There are 2.2 million Americans locked up
at any one time, but over 11 million go through prison or jail gates in any one
year.
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Organizing in the Time of Social Distancing
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by Tarah Walsh
Now more than ever, we need to make our digital campaigns meaningful.
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Nation’s Nurses United Condemns Congressional Inaction on Protecting Nurses,
Other Health Care Workers From COVID-19
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New Group Launches to Safeguard Elections During Coronavirus Pandemic
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"World Leaders Are in Denial: Only the Most Radical Reset Can Help Us Deal
With Coronavirus Fallout", Say Campaigners in Response to the Emergency G20
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Senate Coronavirus Bill Prioritizes $500 Billion Mnuchin-Trump Slush Fund Over
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Women’s Group Says Senate Stimulus Package is Insufficient for Women Who Are
Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Pandemic
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