coronavirus
Cuba helping the world fight COVID-19, despite U.S. government’s retaliation efforts
July 8, 2020While the U.S. tries to disqualify Cuba’s international medical cooperation, the list of brigades sent by the island to fight COVID-19 in different latitudes of the planet grows.
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Arizona teachers want to tax the rich for their students
July 8, 2020With support from labor, teachers, healthcare workers, prison reform activists, and the stoners backing legal marijuana, the grassroots have shown they can bust ass and build broad support despite the pandemic.
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Trump in ‘free trade’ talks with Brazilian right-wing authoritarian President Bolsonaro
July 8, 2020The talks may have hit a medical snag: Bolsonaro, who like Trump has actively sabotaged coronavirus response efforts, just tested positive for COVID-19.
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Frank Stearns, Veterans for Peace leader and CPUSA activist, felled by coronavirus
July 7, 2020Frank L. Stearns, a long-time activist and leader in Veterans for Peace who worked in the national office of the Communist Party USA, died of COVID-19 on April 3, 2020.
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Sewing for justice: Connecticut Communist makes and distributes over 4,000 masks
July 6, 2020"What touched my heart most and keeps me motivated is knowing that I am helping people be courteous to others by wearing the masks," says Marcey Lynn Jones.
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