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Public Distrust in Science Made COVID Worse. It Will Also Harm Climate Policy.
How will this winnowing of public trust in the scientific realm play out in ongoing efforts to tackle global warming?
Run-Down Schools in Low-Income Communities Face Long-Term Closures Amid COVID
The pandemic has drawn attention to the national crisis of deteriorating public schools.
Four People Stabbed After Pro-Trump Rally Attended by Far Right Groups in DC
Michael Flynn, Alex Jones and the Proud Boys were among the participants in Saturday's rally in Washington, D.C.
OSHA Is Helping Employers Get Away With Underreporting Health Care Worker Deaths
Workplace safety regulators have taken a lenient stance toward employers during the pandemic.
ICE Is Targeting Women in Sanctuary With Obscure Laws and Retaliatory Fines
Sanctuary activists have suffered retaliation under Trump. Now they are demanding relief from the Biden administration.
Paper Ballots Played a Key Role in Defending the Integrity of the 2020 Election
With their scanned electronic images, paper ballots have provided 2020’s vital bulwark against an anti-electoral coup.
New Book Highlights Need for Solidarity for Humans to Survive Global Collapse
Mark Schuller’s “Humanity’s Last Stand” offers concrete strategies for confronting global collapse.
Many Workers at Largest Corporations in US Depend on Federal Benefits to Survive
Walmart and McDonald's depend on taxpayers to subsidize the income of many workers because their wages are so low.
DeVos Is on Her Way Out, But Public Education Is Still Very Much Under Attack
The threat to democratically governed schools that preceded DeVos will continue during the Biden presidency.
SCOTUS Throws Out Texas Lawsuit Seeking to Flip Election Results for Trump
The court rejected a case from the GOP Texas Attorney General to stop four states from voting in the Electoral College.