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Public Transit in Crisis
Public transit, like the rest of our society is in an extraordinary crisis …
Month: July 2020
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Remembering the Legacy of John Lewis, Civil Rights Activist
John Lewis was a civil rights leader and activist that fought to end racial segregation in the United States …
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Videos of Townhall: COVID-19: A Natural Event But a Human Made Catastrophe, with Epidemiologist Rob Wallace
While viruses do occur naturally, there is very little that is natural about the COVID-19 pandemic. …
Baltimore Events
Online Townhall with Economist Jack Rasmus: Sat. Aug. 22 4pm (PDT), 7pm (EDT) – Zoom opens at 3:50pm (PDT)
Economist Jack Rasmus Speaking About “What Lies Ahead” The response to COVID-19 by those in …
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Biden’s Climate Plan Won’t Save Us
Joe Biden recently announced his policy proposals for addressing climate change. So what does this supposedly revolutionary plan entail? …
Editorials
Reopen the Schools? Our Health vs Profits
As the U.S. COVID-19 death count approaches 145,000 people, Betsy DeVos, the Federal Secretary of …
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Only One Abortion Provider in the Whole State!
In West Virginia, there is only one abortion care clinic to serve the population of the entire state …
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Removing Racist Team Names is Long Over Due: What’s Next?
For nearly ninety years, Native Americans have protested that a racist slur was the name and mascot of the Washington, D.C. NFL team …
In Brief
PG&E: When Criminals Rule
We’re only halfway through the year and 2020 is already expected to break global temperature records. …
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We Can Only Depend on Ourselves, Not the Courts
At the height of the recent Black Lives Matter protests, the Supreme Court ruled that doctors performing abortions did not have to have admitting rights at a nearby hospital …
Reports from the Frontlines
Highland Workers Walk Out
Workers at Highland Hospital are walking out for the safety of their patients and themselves …
In Brief
Trump Sends Federal Agents in Unmarked Vans to Arrest Protesters
In Portland, Trump has taken advantage of ongoing demonstrations against police brutality to send in officers from the Department of Homeland Security …
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Who to Blame for California’s New Lockdown?
On Monday, July 13, with coronavirus cases in California rising steeply, Governor Gavin Newsom reintroduced some restrictions on the reopening …
In Brief
International Students Still Face Risks
On July 10, Trump’s administration announced that international students had the option of either taking in-person classes or losing their student visa …
In Brief
COVID-19 Is Not a Hoax!
At Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, a 30-year-old man who attended a so-called “COVID party” died after being infected with the virus …
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Maquilas and Coronavirus: Mexican Workers Fight U.S. Corporations and Government for the Right to Live
The southern side of the U.S.-Mexico border is dotted with maquilas – companies contracted with U.S. corporations to run factories employing workers at poverty wages …
In Brief
Millions Deprived of Health Coverage When We Need It Most
5.4 million people lost health insurance coverage in the U.S. during the pandemic between February and May …
Baltimore Events
Online Townhall with Epidemiologist Rob Wallace: Sat. July 25, 4pm (PDT), 7pm (EDT)
COVID-19: A Natural Event But a Human Made Catastrophe While viruses do occur naturally, there …
In Brief
Energy Secretary Credits Activists for Shutting Down Pipelines
It was recently announced that the Dakota Access Pipeline, the largest oil pipeline out of North Dakota, will be shut down, as well as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. …
In Brief
Trump Administration on the Pandemic: “People Will Get Over It”
The administration is “of the belief that people will get over it or if we stop highlighting it…the public will learn to accept 50,000 to 100,000 new cases a day” …
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Supreme Court Fast-Tracks Oil and Gas Pipelines. Our Power to Stop Them Is Through Mobilizing.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of oil and gas companies on Monday when they approved fast-track permitting for pipeline construction …
In Brief
Brazil’s President Tests Positive for COVID
Jair Bolsonaro, has just tested positive for COVID-19. …
In Brief
Students Organize in Solidarity as ICE Announces it will Deport Students in Online Classes
ICE has announced that they will deport any immigrant on a student visa in the US who is enrolled only in online classes this fall …
In Brief
South Pole Warming Three Times Faster Than the Rest of the Earth
The South Pole is warming at a rate three times faster than the rest of the globe. …
In Brief
Walk Out at Whole Foods: Standing Up for Black Lives!
Workers at a Whole Foods in MA staged a walkout on July 1 to protest management’s decision to not allow employees to wear Black Lives Matter masks …
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San Francisco General Strike 86 Years Ago: The Power of Worker Solidarity
Eighty-six years ago, longshore workers all along the Pacific coast were on strike. …
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The 4th of July – Independence for Whom?
July 4, the United States celebrates Independence Day. But what does that mean? And independence for whom? …
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Bringing down the Statues that Glorify Racism
people across the country are focusing their anger on tearing down and demanding the removal of monuments and other symbols of the Confederacy …
In Brief
Second Week of Shipbuilders’ Strike
On June 22, shipbuilders at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, went on strike due to a contract dispute …
