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Warning Pelosi and Schumer Against 'Inadequate Half-Measures,' Progressives
Demand People-First Coronavirus Relief
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is a crisis of unprecedented scale, and Democrats need to use the full
power of the House to advance solutions that match the needs of the moment."
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'Why the Unnecessary 6?': Medicare for All Advocates Warn Biden That Lowering
Age to 60 Solves Nothing
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"These policies are what I would expect from Republicans. This is not a 'big
overture' by any stretch of the imagination."
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'Extremely Alarming': Coronavirus Stimulus Law Allows the Federal Reserve to
Hold Secret Meetings on Corporate Bailouts
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That provision's a body blow to transparency when we need it most."
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'Important Step' as Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Detained Immigrants at
Heightened Risk for COVID-19
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a ruling celebrated Thursday by rights advocates seeking the liberation of
as many detained immigrants as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, a
federal judge in San Francisco ordered the release of four men whose respective
ages and medical conditions make them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
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Without Urgent Aid, Warns Oxfam, Coronavirus Could Throw Half a Billion People
Into Poverty Worldwide
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
"We can only beat this virus through coming together as one...Rich country
governments must massively upscale their help."
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After 'Civic Catastrophe' in Wisconsin, Congress Urged to Fully Fund National
Vote-by-Mail for November
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Calls are mounting from rights advocates for Congress to fully fund a
nationwide shift to mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic after a
"civic catastrophe" in Wisconsin Tuesday, when the state's Republican
legislative leaders and Supreme Court forced people to vote in-person despite
the serious threat to public health.
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Ocasio-Cortez Decries Trump Halt to Federal Funding of Coronavirus Testing as
'Completely Irresponsible' Amid Pandemic
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If anything, we should err on the side of testing 'too much'—we're *nowhere*
near that."
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MSNBC Cuts Into Briefing So Doctor Can Refute Trump's "Mystifying" Claim That
Zinc Can Treat Covid-19
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"There's no evidence I've seen in the literature suggesting zinc in addition to
hydroxychloroquine would be helpful."
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US Unemployment Claims During Coronavirus Pandemic Soar to 'Truly Shocking'
16.8 Million
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a development described as "absolutely staggering," the U.S. Department of
Labor announced Thursday that 6.6 million Americans filed unemployment claims
last week, bringing the three-week total to roughly 16.8 million—meaning about
10% of the nation's workforce has become jobless during the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic.
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'Imagine Having Ability to Do This All Along, and Choosing Not to': Eli Lilly
Cuts Cost of Insulin Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
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by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Good of them to help diabetics who will die without insulin while their lives
at risk from coronavirus. Unlike all those other times when their lives are
simply at risk from harmless diabetes."
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New 'Appalling' Rejection of Asylum-Seekers Shows Trump Admin Using Covid-19
to Do What It 'Always Wanted'
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This is cruel and unnecessary."
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A Mother in ICE Detention Pleads for Her Life
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by Tatalu Helen Dada
No one deserves to die from COVID-19 because of government abuse and
indifference. The government has a duty to adequately and humanely care for
those it has taken and detained.
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Trump: Postal Workers Don’t Deserve a Financial Lifeline
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by Sarah Anderson
Trump and leaders in Congress must immediately fill the gap in the stimulus
bill with direct relief on the scale needed to save our public Postal Service
and the many businesses and families that depend on it.
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12 Ways Communities Are Taking Care of Each Other During the Pandemic
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by Ruth Terry
The efforts range from a Slack chat community connecting people around the
world to suggestions about what to do with your stimulus check.
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What COVID-19 Reveals About Incarceration and How We Can Transform the Prison
System
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by Zoe Weil
We are being offered an opportunity to carefully examine a destructive,
expensive, punitive system and transform it into one that could be just,
restorative, and good for individuals and society as a whole.
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Ventilators Not Bombs, Humanitarian Aid Not Sanctions, Cooperation Not Regime
Change
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by Kevin Martin
The pandemic has shown how unsustainable our economy is, particularly
continuing to forego investment in our human, physical and environmental
infrastructure to feed a voracious war machine.
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Bernie’s Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender
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by Norman Solomon
In these important battles we wage, we will often lose—but we must not give up.
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Catholic Bishops Urge President Trump to Lead Global COVID-19 Debt Relief
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Trump Administration Plan Expands Fossil Fuel Extraction Across Southwestern
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Federal Judge Orders ICE to Release Four Detained Immigrants at Risk of
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Stand Up America: Senate Dems’ Relief Plan Falls Short Without Election
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ACLU Ramps Up Advocacy to Release Vulnerable People in Prisons and Jails With
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