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Reopening the Economy Now Will Send Us Deeper Into Hell
The threats ahead are mass immiseration and hunger on a scale unseen since 1933.
New Poll Shows Nearly 90 Percent of Democratic Voters Support Medicare for All
The poll has stirred fresh calls for presumptive nominee Joe Biden to end his opposition to universal health care.
Wildfires Can Reduce Biodiversity. Can Biodiversity Be Used to Reduce Wildfires?
A biodiversity experiment in Australia showed animal species can help reduce flammable leaf litter by 24 percent.
I’m Native and Disabled. The US Government Is Sacrificing My People.
Resources for Native people were limited before the pandemic. Now, they are even more so.
Don’t Bail Out Oil and Gas — Use the Money for Environmental Cleanup Instead
Environmental advocates say that we need a bailout plan for cleaning up idling or abandoned oil and gas wells.
Trump Demands Postal Service Increase Prices Fourfold for Customers
The president is threatening to withhold future COVID-19 relief from the USPS unless it raises shipping prices.
Millions of People Will Face Stimulus Check Delays Simply Because They Are Poor
The tax preparation industry, which survives off of high fees on its customers, is getting in the way of stimulus funds.
Reopening Economies Will Worsen the Spread of COVID-19 Through the Rural South
Rural residents will be increasingly exposed to the virus if they are forced to resume commutes to jobs in urban areas.
Despite COVID-19, Trump Keeps on Gutting Protections for Workers
Plummeting labor standards and enforcement under Trump has made workplaces even more dangerous during the pandemic.
Facing Near Total Loss of Customers During Pandemic, Street Vendors Need Relief
As street vendors struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, activists are organizing to throw them a lifeline.