March 3, 2020
Centrists Will Still Be Split on Super Tuesday, Thanks to Mike Bloomberg
WILLIAM RIVERS PITT, TRUTHOUT
Joe Biden's big win in South Carolina -- his first such victory in three presidential attempts -- has his allies in the media celebrating, and his large donors have returned to the fold. But Biden's seeming surge back into relevance faces a daunting test today. That test is Mike Bloomberg. Bloomberg's presence threatens to turn Super Tuesday into 40 miles of bad road for the former vice president.
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😈 Texas Closed Hundreds of Polling Sites in Black and Latino Communities IGOR DERYSH, SALON
Texas has shuttered more polling places than any other state since 2012 and most of the closures disproportionately hit Black and Latino areas. The 50 counties that saw the highest growth in Black and Latino population had 542 polling sites close between 2012 and 2018, while the 50 counties with the lowest Black and Latino population growth saw just 34 closures.
Read the Article → 👀Unions Fighting Single-Payer Are Fighting Against Their Workers' Interests MICHELLE CHEN, TRUTHOUT
Leaders of unions, which collectively represent about 1 in 10 workers nationwide, are divided on Medicare for All. Many labor organizations have deep economic and political stakes in the health insurance industry, often because they help provide health care to members under multiemployer insurance plans. However, if private health insurance were replaced by a state-run system, unions would be challenged to shift the value of their contracts into other types of compensation.
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