Elections2020 – Page 56 – People's World

Millions kicked off unemployment, but Senate Republicans still won’t renew $600

September 24, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has killed the House-passed HEROES Act, which would have reinstated the $600 federal unemployment benefit and extended them through Jan. 31.

NBA players denounce decision not to charge Breonna Taylor’s killers

September 24, 2020 By Al Neal

“We feel like we’ve taken a step back, that we haven’t made the progress we were seeking,” said L.A. Lakers guard Danny Green. “Our voices aren’t being heard loud enough. But we’re not going to stop."

Ohio activist Morgan Harper didn’t make it to Congress, but she’s still fighting

September 24, 2020 By Anthony Parker And Anita Waters

Residents in Ohio's 3rd District hoped they might soon be represented in Congress by someone who endorses Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and student debt relief. But they'll have to wait, for now.

‘Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground’ on PBS on October 6

September 24, 2020 By Michael Berkowitz

Two-time Emmy nominee writer-director Bernardo Ruiz has cobbled together an impressive, entertaining hour-long montage of the current state of the Latino electorate.

Florida campaign underway to pay ‘poll taxes’ for the formerly incarcerated

September 24, 2020 By John Bachtell

Without Florida, Trump's re-election hopes are doomed. That's why GOP officials there are blocking the votes of as many people as possible.