Elections2020
Turning point: Trump threatens military rule, turns country toward fascism
June 2, 2020The president’s ominous threats of military rule have echoes of fascism and suggest a dangerous escalation of the crisis following George Floyd's lynching.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker, others warn of Trump’s dangerous turn
June 2, 2020Pritzker was irate, saying afterwards that Trump “is strictly trying to make himself sound like a strong man – almost like a dictator.” HRF blasted Trump’s “frightening turn towards despotism.”
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Nationwide uprising against racist police violence
June 1, 2020Coast to coast, mass protests take place against killing of George Floyd. The people, shaken by pandemic and depression-level joblessness, say “enough is enough!”
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Biden and Obama: Floyd killing exposes systemic racism in U.S.
June 1, 2020That systemic racism expressed itself in the murder of Floyd when a heavy white cop, Derek Chauvin, kneed him in the neck for almost 10 minutes.
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Millions jobless, benefits hard to get – We need a federal unemployment system
May 29, 2020Unemployment under capitalism can happen to anyone. It is only fair to have the most humane and fair system in place.
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