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New jobless claims skyrocket to 6.648 million, double last week
April 2, 2020Welcome to the rerun of the Great Recession, if not the Great Depression, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and its spread through the U.S.
Read moreTrump regime’s threat to suspend Constitution draws flak
April 2, 2020“This disease will test our democracy. But it doesn’t have to undermine it.”
Read morePuerto Rico confronts COVID-19 alongside natural disasters and predatory debt
April 2, 2020As if natural disasters and financial ruin weren't enough, now Puerto Rico faces a global pandemic and an unprepared Washington.
Read moreTrump “has blood on his hands,” says Pulitzer-winning Boston Globe
April 2, 2020The editorial board cites the president for a “colossal failure of leadership” and says, “Come November there must be a reckoning for the lives lost.”
Read moreCOVID-19 voter suppression: Trump admits GOP can’t win if many vote
April 2, 2020As uncertainty and fear take hold, it's easy to forget a national election—a true life-or-death vote—is fast approaching in November.
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