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Trump Won’t Back a National Mask Mandate. Three-Quarters of Americans Want One.
The poll also shows that close to 7-in-10 Americans disapprove of Trump's COVID-19 response.
AOC Rejects Yoho’s Non-Apology in Iconic Speech “I Am Someone’s Daughter Too”
The congresswoman told her colleagues Yoho's words were not just used against her, but toward every woman in the U.S.
“This Is Abhorrent”: Portland Mayor Tear Gassed by Federal Officers
The mayor described the federal agents' actions toward demonstrators as an “egregious overreaction.”
Wells Fargo Reported Giving Only One Large PPP Loan to a Black-Owned Business
The bank processed more than 12,000 loans over $150,000. It reported giving only one to a Black-owned company.
GOP Floats Slashing Boosted Unemployment Payments to $100 Per Week
Enhanced unemployment benefits are set to expire just as the federal eviction moratorium comes to an end.
Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown and Deployed Staff to Quash BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons to deploy militarized units to confront protesters in D.C.
Confronting White Supremacy Can’t Come Through Top-Down “Justice”
Our best hope lies in grassroots, community-led truth and reconciliation processes based in restorative justice.
Trump and DeVos’s Plan to Reopen Schools Hides a Sinister Agenda
Turning schools into hotbeds of infection is in line with Betsy DeVos’s plan to undermine the public school system.
Philadelphia DA Says Trump’s Police Will Be Arrested If They Assault Protesters
Legal experts say the president's attempts to send federal agents to U.S. cities sits on flimsy legal standing.
Trump’s Reelection Strategy Involves Terrorizing Us With Secret Stormtroopers
Trump has successfully normalized the unthinkable, and in places like Portland, he appears to be doing it to get votes.