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BLS jobs report shows U.S. employment crash continues
July 2, 2020Donald Trump’s happy talk today notwithstanding, the nation’s current depression, the employment crash caused by closures forced by the coronavirus pandemic, continues.
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Already hollowed-out U.S. health system faces even more cuts
July 2, 2020The people who spend their lives working in public health say the temporary coronavirus funds won’t fix the eroded foundation entrusted with protecting the nation’s health as thousands continue to die.
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Farmworkers: Big California farm sickens workers, families with coronavirus
July 2, 2020Primex is only making a bad situation worse by bringing in replacement workers for its ill employees, from the outside and through labor contractors, a common tactic growers use to exploit workers in the nation’s farms...
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UN human rights chief brands Israel’s annexation of more Palestinian land illegal
July 1, 2020Annexation of Palestinian land is illegal, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said yesterday, urging Israel not to proceed along a dangerous path which will create shockwaves lasting decades.
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House Democrats unveil strong climate plan linked to racial justice
July 1, 2020"Turning this plan into reality will build a safer, healthier, and fairer America, restore our global climate leadership, enhance our national security, and provide a livable climate for today's youth and future generations."
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