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Florida Data Chief Claims She Was Fired for Refusing to Tamper With COVID Data
Rebekah Jones says she was fired for declining to “manually change data to drum up support for the plan to reopen.”
Amid Floods and Pandemic, Trump Threatens Michigan’s Funding Over Mail-In Voting
Trump confused Michigan’s absentee ballot applications for ballots and revived unproven allegations about voter fraud.
Workers Are Afraid of Returning to Work. Will There Be a General Strike?
Calls for a general strike are growing as millions of people consider going back to work after months of quarantine.
Trump Is Willing to Let Boosted Unemployment Expire for 36 Million Out of Work
President Trump told GOP senators on Tuesday that he is willing to let expanded unemployment expire at the end of July.
It’s Possible to Run for Office as an Unapologetic Socialist and Win
Chicago’s elected officials are using their office to stoke more grassroots organizing.
Roe of “Roe v. Wade” Says Christian Right Paid Her to Be Anti-Choice Mouthpiece
McCorvey was paid more than $450,000 in “benevolent gifts” to be an anti-abortion spokesperson.
Trump’s “VERY Promising” Vaccine Is at Least a Year Away, Leaked Memo Suggests
The leaked Pentagon memo warns that a vaccine won't likely become available until “at least the summer of 2021.”
US Is Using Pandemic as an Excuse to Send Asylum Seekers Back Into Harm’s Way
The U.S. is using the pandemic as a pretext to further shut down asylum, while spreading the virus through deportations.
Trump’s HHS Secretary Accidentally Admits Racism Is Driving COVID Policy
Alex Azar's comments were hateful -- and honest, exposing the racist logic behind the entire Trump movement.
Trump Sends Letter Threatening Permanent Freeze of US Funding to WHO
Much of Trump's critique of WHO's handling of the pandemic applies to the White House's handling of the crisis.