Elections2020
Bronx’s first gay city council member likely wins in NY-15
June 29, 2020Progressives and liberals in the NY-15 congressional district can take a deep breath.
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Pandemic Pride: LGBTQ struggle continues, learns from Black Lives Matter
June 26, 2020The early lessons of the movement are being re-learned: “Our own liberation is inextricably bound to the liberation of all oppressed people.”
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CDC chief Redfield: 24 million may have coronavirus
June 26, 2020WASHINGTON—The head of the federal Centers for Disease Control now estimates that 24 million people in the U.S., ten times the actual numbers recorded, may be ill from the coronavirus. CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield provided...
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On California’s November ballot: Restoring affirmative action, letting parolees vote
June 26, 2020Though both measures needed to pass each house of the state legislature by a two-thirds majority, voters can approve them with a simple majority in November.
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Obamacare upgrade: House Democrats roll out Affordable Care Act improvements bill
June 25, 2020Opinion polls show majority support for Medicare For All. That’s not what House Democratic leaders unveiled; instead they pledged to improve the ACA.
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