Politics
Illinois Gov. Pritzker, others warn of Trump’s dangerous turn
June 2, 2020Pritzker was irate, saying afterwards that Trump “is strictly trying to make himself sound like a strong man – almost like a dictator.” HRF blasted Trump’s “frightening turn towards despotism.”
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George Floyd’s murder: The spark for a powderkeg of racism
May 29, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
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‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’: Trump revives segregationist war cry
May 29, 2020In 1967, racist police chief Walter Headley rained bullets down on Black protesters. Trump just revived his declaration of war.
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Unions: $500 billion went to corporations, Postal Service got nothing
May 28, 2020The need for a functioning and financed Postal Service “is even stronger in this emergency,” said Dimondstein.
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Trump steps up deadly drive to reopen at all costs
May 27, 2020The fight for truth, science, and the leading role of public health officials, is a front-line fight against the pandemic.
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