Politics
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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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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Progressives rack up impressive victories in June 23 Democratic primaries
June 24, 2020In New York, AOC wins blowout victory and 32-year incumbent Engels is defeated; in Kentucy and North Carolina, Trump-backed Republicans lose GOP primaries.
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Health experts blast Trump order to cut down coronavirus testing
June 23, 2020White House staff and campaign officials tried to say the president was joking. He refuted those claims, saying on Tuesday: "I don't kid."
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