i will remind you, two great figures from the wisconsin uprising, anne feeney and karen lewis, aheadhicago teachers union, both passed away in the last few days. we remember them because wisconsin uprising soft so much trillion solidarity and i believe both and and karen were embodiments of that. amy: people can go to our website at democracynow.org to see our interviews with kare lewis come the late, great head of the chicago teachers union. john nichols, thank you for being with us, "the nation's" national-affairs correspondent and host of the podcast "next left." next, authorities have raided the offices of the progressive news site newsclick. stay with us. ♪♪ [music brk] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. we turn now to india, where farmworkers are continuing to take to the streets to demand prime minister narendra modi repeal three highly contested agricultural laws. farmworkers say the laws, which seek to deregulate markets and allow large corporations to set prices, threaten their livelihoods. on saturday,

. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "union maid" by anne feeney. legendary pittsburgh folk singer died of covid at the age of 69. she died with family and friends at her side. her song "have you been to jail for justice" is featured in the documentary "this is what democracy looks like" about the protest that shut down the meeting of the world trade organization's summit in seattle, washington, in 1999. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined remotely by my co-host nermeen shaikh. nermeen: welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: the u.s. death toll from covid-19 has passed 450,000. over 3900 people died of the disease just wednesday alone. in another major milestone, data gathered by the covid tracking project shows vaccinations in the united states have eclipsed thnumber of people who have been infected with the coronavirus. more than 27 million have received a first shot and nearly 6 million have been given both vaccine doses. this

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