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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Dec 8, 2020

Policy experts: Incrementalism is not the answer in an emergency

As advocates call for immediate relief, conservative critics argue for less urgent philanthropic reform — The Covid-19 pandemic threw millions into poverty while the world’s largest corporations and wealthiest individuals enjoyed soaring profits. Philanthropic giving has increased as the coronavirus crisis has ravaged the world, but inequality watchdogs, including The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and Patriotic Millionaires, are lobbying congress to enact an Emergency…

Philanthropy

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Policy Experts: Incrementalism Is Not The Answer In An Emergency
Policy Experts: Incrementalism Is Not The Answer In An Emergency
Philanthropy

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 29, 2020

In ‘Strikingly Political Intervention,’ Trump Officials Pressured CDC on Public Health Messages to Support School Reopenings

One former aide said she saw “senior White House political staff actively undermine the doctors by attempting to manipulate scientific data on the virus and force changes to CDC guidances.” — In yet another revelation regarding the Trump Administration’s concerted effort to downplay the threat of Covid-19 to the American people, new reporting shows top White House officials pressured the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to encourage in-person schooling, despite scientific evidence that the virus is airborne and can be…

Covid 19 Crisis

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In ‘Strikingly Political Intervention,’ Trump Officials Pressured CDC on Public Health Messages to…
In ‘Strikingly Political Intervention,’ Trump Officials Pressured CDC on Public Health Messages to…
Covid 19 Crisis

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 28, 2020

As Major Outlets Ignore Assange Extradition Hearing, Ai Weiwei Demands Freedom for WikiLeaks Founder

“He truly represents a core value of why we are free — because we have freedom of the press,” Weiwei said. — Artist and Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei staged a silent protest Monday outside the Old Bailey Court in London as critics pan the media for largely ignoring the extradition hearing of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose trial enters its fourth week of witness testimony. “He truly represents a core value of…

Julian Assange

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As Major Outlets Ignore Assange Extradition Hearing, Ai Weiwei Demands Freedom for WikiLeaks…
As Major Outlets Ignore Assange Extradition Hearing, Ai Weiwei Demands Freedom for WikiLeaks…
Julian Assange

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 25, 2020

‘This Is How You Normalize a Madman’: Scholars, Press Watchdogs Call on Corporate Media to Treat Trump Like the Authoritarian Threat He Is

“Our democracy is at stake. Trump is trying to steal an election, and the press should say so, every day until Election Day.” — Major news outlets failed the American people, critics say, when they chose to bury coverage of President Donald Trump’s Wednesday comment that he would not commit to a peaceful transition of power—a statement watchdogs say demanded above-the-fold, front-page headlines that simply did not materialize.

President Trump

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‘This Is How You Normalize a Madman’: Scholars, Press Watchdogs Call on Corporate Media to Treat…
‘This Is How You Normalize a Madman’: Scholars, Press Watchdogs Call on Corporate Media to Treat…
President Trump

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 25, 2020

Absent Collective Action, WHO Warns Global Covid-19 Deaths Could Surpass Two Million Before Vaccine Is Ready

“The real question is: Are we prepared, collectively, to do what it takes to avoid that number?” — If world leaders don’t act to slow the spread of Covid-19, the global death toll from the virus could top two million before a successful vaccine is circulated, the World Health Organization warned Friday. “It’s certainly unimaginable, but it’s not impossible,” Dr. …

Coronavirus

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Absent Collective Action, WHO Warns Global Covid-19 Deaths Could Surpass Two Million Before…
Absent Collective Action, WHO Warns Global Covid-19 Deaths Could Surpass Two Million Before…
Coronavirus

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 24, 2020

Covid-19 ‘Has Not Left Rural America’: Healthcare Advocates Urge Congress to Save Small Hospitals as Pandemic Loans Come Due

“Not being reimbursed by Medicare would be crippling — akin to a household losing nearly half its income.” — Rural healthcare advocates are urging lawmakers to extend payment deadlines or consider loan forgiveness as part of Covid-19 relief efforts. “We’re trying to stress to members of Congress that the Covid-19 pandemic has not left rural America,” Mason Zeagler, government affairs senior associate at the National Rural Health Association (NRHA)…

Covid 19 Crisis

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Covid-19 ‘Has Not Left Rural America’: Healthcare Advocates Urge Congress to Save Small Hospitals…
Covid-19 ‘Has Not Left Rural America’: Healthcare Advocates Urge Congress to Save Small Hospitals…
Covid 19 Crisis

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 24, 2020

Averaging Two Per Day Since Being Sworn In, Trump Has Racked Up 3,403 Conflicts of Interests Since Taking Office

“It is a gross abuse of public trust, and with each conflict, he becomes more complicit in the destruction of the ethical norms that form the cornerstone of a working democracy.” — In its continuing research into President Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest, a government watchdog group released a new report Thursday that shows the commander-in-chief has engaged in 3,403 conflicts of interest since taking office-an average of more than two conflicts per day since being sworn in in January of 2017.

President Trump

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Averaging Two Per Day Since Being Sworn In, Trump Has Racked Up 3,403 Conflicts of Interests Since…
Averaging Two Per Day Since Being Sworn In, Trump Has Racked Up 3,403 Conflicts of Interests Since…
President Trump

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 23, 2020

‘These Are the Actions of a Fascist’: Press, Rights Advocates Warn of Dangerous Pattern as Trump Again Lauds Violence Against Journalists

“An American president does not praise violence against a reporter for doing his job. That is what an ugly, insecure two-bit dictator does.” — Free speech advocates warned against President Donald Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric demonizing journalists following a speech at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday in which the commander-in-chief celebrated violence against members of the press. “Trump has been inciting hatred of reporters for years,” Mark Follman, national affairs editor for Mother Jones…

President Trump

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‘These Are the Actions of a Fascist’: Press, Rights Advocates Warn of Dangerous Pattern as Trump…
‘These Are the Actions of a Fascist’: Press, Rights Advocates Warn of Dangerous Pattern as Trump…
President Trump

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Published in Politically Speaking

·Sep 23, 2020

‘This is My Country’: Rep. Ilhan Omar Rebukes and Ridicules Trump After Latest Racist Attack

“I fled civil war when I was eight,” said the Minnesota Democrat. “An eight-year-old doesn’t run a country even though you run our country like one.” — Congresswoman Ilhan Omar fired back at President Donald Trump Tuesday night following a speech the United States president gave at a rally in Pennsylvania, where he once again aimed his racist rhetoric at the Minnesota Democrat lawmaker to cheers from a mostly maskless crowd.

President Trump

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‘This is My Country’: Rep. Ilhan Omar Rebukes and Ridicules Trump After Latest Racist Attack
‘This is My Country’: Rep. Ilhan Omar Rebukes and Ridicules Trump After Latest Racist Attack
President Trump

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Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Sep 22, 2020

‘Shameful Reality Stops Today’: Indigenous Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of Bills to End Epidemic of Missing and Murdered Native Women

“This legislation passing means I won’t have to have those whispered conversations with my daughters about how the government turns its back on our Native women,” one advocate said. — As lawmakers Tuesday celebrated the U.S. House’s long-overdue passage of two bills aimed at helping local and national law enforcement agencies track and prosecute crimes against Native American women and girls, tribal advocates-while pleased the measures are moving forward-cautioned that there is more work ahead.

Indigenous

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‘Shameful Reality Stops Today’: Indigenous Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of Bills to End…
‘Shameful Reality Stops Today’: Indigenous Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of Bills to End…
Indigenous

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