American Federation of Teachers President Discusses the COVID-19 School Crisis

AUDIO: Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
(Washington, DC, Friday, September 11, 2020) – We’re in the midst of a public health crisis the likes of which we’ve never experienced in our lifetimes. In the last two weeks of July, 97,000 kids...

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Employee Ownership Is Key to Rebuilding Small Businesses and the Economy

AUDIO: Hilary Abell, Co-founder, Project Equity
(San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, September 9, 2020) – Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, making up 99.7% of all firms and providing 48% of jobs nationally. According to a poll by the U.S....

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Friends Committee on National Legislation Urges Americans to Get Out the Vote

Wednesday,  September 9, 2020 Dear PSA Director, The November 2020 election will be one of the most important elections of our lives. Before November, the Quaker organization, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) is trying...

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Friends Committee on National Legislation está Tratando de Conseguir que Cientos de Votantes Adultos Jóvenes Registrados Vayan a Votar

Miércoles, 9 de septiembre 2020 Estimado(a) director(a) de PSA: Las elecciones de noviembre 2020 serán una de las elecciones más importantes de nuestras vidas. Antes de noviembre, el Comité de Amigos de la Legislación Nacional...

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For Families Impacted by Disasters, Help Is More Important Than Ever

Gail J. McGovern, President & CEO, American Red Cross
(Washington, DC, Thursday, September 3, 2020)  –This year, the U.S. has already been impacted by devastating weather events, including wildfires in California, extreme wind and rain from Hurricane Laura, tornadoes, floods, and even a heartbreaking...

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Newly Diagnosed COVID-19 Patients Needed to Participate in At-Home Clinical Trial

AUDIO: Dr. Jean-Claude Tardif, Director of the Research Centre at the Montreal Heart Institute and Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal
(Montreal, QC, Thursday, September 3, 2020) – At the moment, there is no available, FDA-approved treatment that can be given to patients at home to prevent them from worsening illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19...

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Facebook Announces New Steps to Protect US Elections

AUDIO: Robert Traynham, Director of Public Affairs for Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Thursday, September 3, 2020) – Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new steps Facebook will take to help secure the integrity of the US elections by encouraging voting, connecting people to authoritative...

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Instando A Los Residentes De Houston A Obtener Un Seguro Contra Inundación En El Tercer Aniversario Del Huracán Harvey

AUDIO: Paloma Alaniz, Oficina de Recuperación de Texas de la Región seis de FEMA
(Washington D.C., Jueves 3 de Septiembre, 2020) – En agosto del 2017, el huracán Harvey generó más de cinco pies de lluvia a lo largo de la costa de Texas. La tormenta causó inundaciones devastadoras...

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Urging Houston Residents to Secure Flood Insurance on Third Anniversary of Hurricane Harvey

AUDIO: Paloma Alaniz, FEMA Region VI Texas Recovery Office
(Washington D.C., Thursday, September 3, 2020) – In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey dropped more than five feet of rain along the coast of Texas. The storm caused widespread flooding that damaged more than 200,000 homes...

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American Nurses Association President Discusses New Survey Findings on PPE Shortages, Unsafe Decontamination Practices

AUDIO: Dr. Ernest Grant, PHD, RN, FAAN, president, American Nurses Association
(Silver Spring, MD, Wednesday, September 2, 2020) – For nurses in many areas of the country and across health care settings, personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages persist six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and PPE...

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