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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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Meatpackers sue OSHA demanding virus safety enforcement at Maid-Rite plant
July 24, 2020The workers said in their lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg that even though OSHA has known about conditions at the plant since early April, it’s done nothing.
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Welcome back baseball! Players kneel for Black Lives; Fauci tosses first pitch
July 24, 2020WASHINGTON (AP)—In a joint demonstration of support for the Black Lives Matter movement, players, managers and coaches of the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals knelt in unison before the opening game of the 2020 baseball...
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Op-Ed: Trump’s closure of China’s Houston consulate a desperate, boneheaded move
July 24, 2020With outright blaming China for the pandemic proving to be a dud, the U.S. government is ratcheting up tensions in other ways.
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Whole Foods workers sue: Amazon fired us for supporting Black Lives Matter
July 24, 202014 workers are suing after being fired or driven off the job for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks and other apparel.
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