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COVID-19 Brings Back Andrew Yang's Universal Basic Income Idea: Analysis
Remember when entrepreneur Andrew Yang exploded onto the political scene, making presidential debate stages and surpassing career politicians in the race for the Democratic nomination? He did it with a combination of personality, populism and policy, but the key proposal that defined him was universal basic income. Yang’s proposal was to give $1,000 a month to every qualified American over…
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Campaigning in the Pandemic: Joe Biden's Search for Attention
Running against an incumbent President is tough enough as it is. For better or for worse, Donald Trump can garner a national audience whenever he wants. Joe Biden cannot. Donald Trump is President of the United States during one of the most trying times in U.S. history, and Joe Biden is trying to take that job when most households...
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Nurse Practitioner at Boston Field Hospital Has Car Stolen With PPE Inside
A Boston nurse practitioner working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic says her car was stolen while she was sleeping Saturday night. Molly MacKay lives in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood and bought a 2019 Maxda CX-5 two months ago. MacKay, who grew up on Nantucket and works for Atrius Health in Plymouth, was recently assigned to the Boston…
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‘We Were Praying for Miracle': Son Recalls Father's Final Moments Before He Died From Coronavirus
Health care workers are not the only ones who have been taking risks to help people amid the coronavirus pandemic. Grocery store employees were deemed essential workers and have been given the same testing clearances as first responders. Why? They’re exposed to people every day, and some of them have lost their lives because of it. The latest was...
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How the Coronavirus is Impacting the Presidential Election
Remember “Super Tuesday”? Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Less than a month ago. But really a lifetime ago. You could say, “My how the world has changed,” and without coronavirus, people would assume that you’re talking about how the race for the Democratic nomination is down to two candidates: Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. But we all know how the world…
