coronavirus
San Quentin vigil says incarceration has become a death sentence
July 27, 2020The coronavirus infection spread rapidly through San Quentin. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation [CDCR], as of the date of the vigil, there were 928 active cases and eleven prisoners had died.
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Dr. Fauci: U.S. closed only half the country to battle the coronavirus
July 27, 2020WASHINGTON—The U.S. “shut down about 50% of the country” and is now paying the price in a rebound of daily coronavirus cases, the nation’s top expert on such diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says. And in that...
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GOP maneuvers to block Heroes Act will bring the roof down
July 27, 2020Millions more face poverty, suffering, and even death if the Heroes Act already passed in the House doesn’t become law.
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Trump threatens democracy with militarized police as polls suggest he’s in trouble
July 27, 2020Clearly, it is a desperate move to shore up his far-right base and divert public attention away from his criminal mishandling of the pandemic and resulting economic crisis.
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Trump’s fascist political strategy
July 27, 2020Since Trump's U.S. Senate allies protected him from prosecution during his impeachment, he has a powerful incentive to continue disobeying the law. There remain few forms of Constitutional authority to check his power.
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