Good news from a left-wing perspective
Taxpayer dollars are going to an unproven therapy for the coronavirus. And it’s not just the BOP making the orders. Source: The...
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It is surreal that the United States—during the COVID-19 global pandemic—chooses to put its efforts into this ridiculous,...
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In Latin America, where feminicide and crimes associated with gender discrimination are a frequent social problem, this phenomenon is...
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“We are both heartbroken and outraged to learn that our client, who was held on Rikers Island for a technical parole violation, has...
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Back in January and February, Fox News’ coverage of the coronavirus pandemic often downplayed the severity of the virus and claimed...
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“I think the best thing that a lawyer can do with their license is get an innocent guy out of prison,” lawyer Ellen Eggers says in...
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“Self-regulation when it comes to animal movement, slaughter, and meat inspection is bad news.” Source: Food Safety...
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In a series of viral tweets Monday, Mark Levine, the chair of the New York City Council Committee on Health, claimed that officials...
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To limit the spread of the coronavirus in jails statewide by limiting the number of inmates, California’s Judicial Council moved...
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After removing Captain Brett Crozier from command of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt—and making an expletive-filled speech to the...
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Activists are mobilized to win back this crucial swing state. But they’re not excited by Biden. Source: Biden Is a Problem for...
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Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper agreed to proceed with US withdrawal of Open Skies Treaty despite pandemic, sources say Source: Trump...
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Wisconsin’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked an executive order by Gov. Tony Evers (D) that attempted to delay in-person voting...
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As Trump twists and stumbles and makes a fool of himself and the rest of us, Joe Biden is utterly absent, showing every sign of...
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In addition to lung damage, many COVID-19 patients are also developing heart problems — and dying of cardiac arrest.As more...
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a disturbing dissent on Monday as the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court intervened...
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Republicans were the only subgroup in which a majority of respondents said the system works for everyone. Source: As Coronavirus...
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“Data erasure and the manufacture of mass confusion have already begun.” Source: US Government’s Handling of...
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Critics slammed the Trump administration for considering “rewarding vulture capitalists profiting off a crisis.” Source:...
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The investigative news site Sludge reports a top Trump backer’s advocacy group, fueled with funds from Big Pharma, “has been pushing...
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With 291 confirmed cases, the jail is experiencing one of the largest outbreaks inside a U.S. correctional facility.CBS News spoke to...
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The full scale of economic disaster stemming from almost countrywide closures of businesses in various industries — from...
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In several GOP-led states, politicians are trying to ban abortion as a “nonessential” procedure. “We’re clear,” she says, “that women...
read moreThis article breaks down the new US federal ‘distance-learning’ regulations that are being proposed by the DeVos...
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Reporter Robert Costa revealed that Jared Kushner has been coordinating the distribution of medical supplies with Republican...
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Johnson was admitted to the hospital on Sunday for what Downing Street called “routine tests” because his condition had...
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Sanders has called on Congress to pass a new package including Medicare for All, salary guarantees for Americans put out of work by...
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Nadia, along with six other big cats, is thought to have been infected by an asymptomatic zoo keeper. Source: Coronavirus: Tiger at...
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At a time when the structural failures of a corporatized society have never been more glaring and deadly, we desperately need...
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“Who you are — and I mean in terms of your race, your gender, where you live — will have a major role in how you...
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“No one should underestimate the danger of this pandemic, but neither should we underestimate the threat to our liberty arising from...
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Decarbonizing will cost trillions of dollars, but it’s an investment that will have big return — for the economy and the...
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Thanks to the leadership vacuum left by the White House, the likes of Gavin Newsom, Andrew Cuomo, and Mike DeWine have stepped in,...
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The Fed has evidently abandoned its vaunted “independence” and is now working in partnership with the Treasury. In some sense, it has...
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We don’t need a “Punch and Judy” show between Trump and Biden. But that, along with corporate tyranny, is what we seem...
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“The president’s attempts to rid the government of those who would provide appropriate oversight and accountability for...
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Faced with the shattering 2008 crisis, Obama and his key advisers largely sought to restore the wobbly pre-crisis status quo. Source:...
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While the ex-veep said a convention was necessary, it may not be feasible to have thousands of people publicly gather this summer....
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The GOP’s decade-long war on voting rights is making it harder to hold fair elections as COVID-19 spreads Source: Red America Is...
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Nonviolent offenders, the medically vulnerable and those near the end of their sentences should be released. Those who remain deserve...
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The failure of the U.S. to recognize Covid-19 as a serious problem follows years of efforts to dismantle federal programs designed to...
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Israeli forces confiscated food parcels that were due to be distributed to quarantined families in Sur Baher, a village south of...
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In county where every child qualifies for free school meals, a superintendent embarks on a project — driving 6,000 meals a day...
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Some prison officials are releasing pregnant people and new mothers early; advocates say this needs to occur nationwide. Source: As...
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Amidst a COVID-19 outbreak, around 100 detained migrants at a private, for-profit prison in Farmville, VA, have collectively gone on...
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Chesa Boudin’s vision is simple: Lock up fewer people.That means not prosecuting so-called “quality of life”...
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Alteon Health rolled back cuts to vacation and retirement benefits for emergency room doctors and medical professionals after...
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Dozens of detainees at Cook County Jail were bailed out Friday by a national nonprofit group that launched an emergency response to...
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Too much of our national life is now quarantine melodrama and content-free hero worship, stretching back well before we were all in...
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Some experts say the nature of the current crisis underscores the urgent need for simpler, lower-cost ventilators. Source: Company...
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Reports indicate that after a nine-month moratorium on new fracking permits being issued in California, state regulators began...
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“I can’t be out on the street right now,” a woman in Jackson, Mississippi, said. Source: Renters In Turmoil As Federal And State...
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It was the first resolution adopted by the 193-member world body on the coronavirus pandemic. Source: UN Unanimously Adopts...
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Lessons from Taiwan, Canada, South Korea, Georgia, and Iceland show that the coronavirus can be stopped. Source: Success Stories: The...
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The vulnerabilities of the United States’ election system are highlighted in the unnerving new trailer for the documentary, Kill...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders released his demands for six key priorities that he said must be included in the next relief bill. Source:...
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“None of us know how long this pandemic will last, and no American should have to choose between protecting their health and...
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Only people who test positive are counted. Source: Coronavirus death toll: Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being...
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Joe Biden has again declared that he does not back Medicare for all — and said that it would not have made a difference in dealing...
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“The national health insurance system is crumbling more with every day that passes.” Source: ‘Drop the Medicare...
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Republicans for the Rule of Law, a group of anti-Trump conservatives who backed the president’s impeachment, has released a brutal...
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I hope that President Trump expands his economics team by adding more experienced, top-notch economists who can help him navigate...
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Not only are pandemic profiteers setting 50 states and the federal government bidding against each other in a process that is costing...
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“Oh, so we have to pay our rent, but now Big Oil doesn’t have to pay anything for destroying our public lands? Cool,...
read more“The post office has the ability to deliver democracy,” one elections expert told Insider. “That’s what we...
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If a person can be shown to have developed those protections against reinfection, they could potentially reenter society — and...
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Ice detainees isolated after one had Covid-19 symptoms tell the Guardian that cries for help and protection have gone ignored Source:...
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The Democratic presidential frontrunner says US has moral obligation to aid those in need regardless of where they live. Source:...
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“All throughout the coronavirus crisis, the rich have been accidentally making the argument that they need less money as soon...
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Their cramped living and working conditions threaten their health and the nation’s food supply. Source: Opinion | What Happens if...
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Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society...
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“Even in a pandemic, some Republicans are looking to suppress the vote for partisan political advantage. But the biggest power...
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Krystal Ball: Biden so WEAK establishment already blaming Bernie for his loss. youtube.com/watch?v=B5UkNoCJGg4 Source: Article: These...
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It is a form of censorship. Journalists trying to cover COVID-19 are not allowed to talk with many federal health researchers or...
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In the first transaction of its kind, France, Germany and Britain have sent medical goods to Iran under a trade mechanism set up to...
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Kushner’s task force, composed of a team of allies from within the government and representatives from private industries, has...
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Trump is using the strictures necessary to control the virus as a form of participation in mass passivity. In her classic book, “The...
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In The Belt And Road Framework, China Is Supplying Much Of The World Including Virus-Hit Europe With Medicine And Healthcare Items....
read moreOver the plast few weeks, local and state governments across the United States have reduced their jail and prison populations in an...
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to the hospital for tests as a “precautionary step” as his...
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“Corporate-run health insurance isn’t about saving lives. It’s about making as much money as possible. With...
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For some, the COVID-19 pandemic is an inconvenience, says a former Lehman Brothers executive. For others, it’s life and death....
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U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman of the Southern District of New York said he was “powerless” under federal law to...
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There must be a significant increase in the number of tests in Arab communities. Source: Israel’s Refusal to Test Its Arab...
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Many people who lack a car also lack internet access, so ordering food online is not an option. Source: How Do People Living in a...
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The undocumented workers who pick the nation’s food are excluded from the CARES Act. Source: America’s Farmworkers...
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‘Our goal is to prolong lives — to save lives, in fact.’ Source: Medical Device Company’s Israel Division to Provide...
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Here’s some coronavirus relief your bank or home loan servicer might not be telling you:New federal coronavirus relief measures...
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Trump in essence tells the military: War crimes are okay, but truth-telling is not. Source: Navy’s firing of Capt. Brett Crozier...
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Even people without symptoms can infect others just by speaking but a simple cloth covering can stop us spreading harmful droplets...
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The High Commissioner for Human Rights points out that in Venezuela some hospitals “experience a lack of medicines, equipment, soap...
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Even as hospitals overflow with ICU patients and makeshift morgues are built, the Secret Service signed a brand new contract with...
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“We are asking people to call on the White House and Congress to enact relief for the people that Jesus cared about,” say...
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Presidential elections are usually when advocates want to bring new people into the political process. Source: Coronavirus Cripples...
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“The DNC is delaying a convention that was set to take place in Wisconsin in July. But the Democratic governor and Republican...
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While much of the world moved swiftly to lock down crucial medical supplies used to treat the coronavirus, the U.S. dithered,...
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In a signing statement attached to the bill, Trump warned that he will treat as optional the provisions mandating that the inspector...
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But as the first economic impacts of the coronavirus took hold, new benefit claims soared by 70,000 three weeks ago, hit a...
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In the U.S. – a country that is infamous for the unequal outcomes of its health system – hospitals find themselves...
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called for an immediate halt to “warmongering during the coronavirus outbreak” as U.S....
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