Elections2020
Trump says “safe to re-open” as infection and death rates soar
May 4, 2020President calls protesters carrying military-style rifles, confederate flags, swastikas, and nooses “very good people who want their lives back.”
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30 million jobs lost so far, but many workers can’t access unemployment benefits
May 4, 2020The Economic Policy Institute says the real number is even higher.
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Hunger stalks the land: Parents skipping meals to feed their kids
May 4, 20201 in every 4 Americans are now projected to join the ranks of the hungry.
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Postal Workers’ Dimondstein: USPS collapse would disenfranchise tens of millions
April 30, 2020Voting by mail is a longtime cause of both the nation’s postal unions, but it’s even more urgent in the time of a coronavirus pandemic.
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China calls for cooperation rather than blame on COVID-19
April 30, 2020Leaked GOP memo shows Republicans to use attacks on China to deflect from their failures regarding pandemic control.
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