coronavirus
Poor People’s Campaign mourns COVID dead, demands immediate help for workers
November 24, 2020“People shouldn’t have to choose between going back to work and having a chance to live,” Rev. Liz Theoharis declared.
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López Obrador dice en G20 que atenderse salud sin afán de lucro y ayudar a pobres
November 22, 2020"La salud es un derecho humano fundamental que el Estado tiene que garantizar, haciendo a un lado el afán de lucro. La atención médica, las vacunas y las medicinas deben ser gratuitas y de aplicación universal,...
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Iowa Tyson pork plant bosses bet on how many workers coronavirus would kill
November 20, 20201,000 workers sick, six dead, one big fat wrongful death lawsuit, and one very pissed-off union. No word on which plant boss won the betting pool.
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A Broader View: Those at risk on our streets
November 20, 2020Lives riddled with (preventable) poverty and injustice. Cause of death: the failures of politicians unable to address the severity of this pandemic.
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22 million jobless, Senate Republicans go home for Thanksgiving without passing aid
November 20, 2020The Democratic-run House tried twice to reinstate the $600 weekly checks with the Heroes Act, but Senate GOP leader McConnell killed it both times.
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