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Environmental Watchdogs Failed Neighborhoods of Color During Pandemic
Agencies meant to protect residents are instead rolling back regulations and allowing industries to continue polluting.
George Yancy: To Be Black in the US Is to Have a Knee Against Your Neck Each Day
White existence is secured, protected and rendered “sacred” because Black existence isn't, says the philosopher.
Worker-Run News Outlets Are Good News for the Labor Movement
The publishers of Payday Report, a crowdfunded publication focused on labor issues, discuss worker-run journalism.
US-Backed Saudi Bombing in Yemen Continues as COVID-19 Spreads
The population, already devastated by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, faces growing hunger and aid shortages.
87 Face Felony Charges for Kentucky Sit-In for Breonna Taylor
If convicted on felony charges, protesters could face up to five years in prison.
Activists Fight to Cancel Rents as Pandemic Eviction Freezes Come to an End
As rent strikes proliferate nationwide, a coalition spread across 25 states plans to stage a “Strike for Black Lives.”
Thousands More Families May Face Separation as COVID Spreads in ICE Jails
ICE reports more than 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for COVID and at least three have died.
Disability Rights Activists Take on Twin Pandemics of Police Brutality and COVID
According to at least one study, up to one half of people killed by law enforcement in the U.S. have a disability.
COVID Crisis Highlights Urgency of Canceling All Student Debt
44 million student loan borrowers across the U.S. are increasingly vulnerable amid the pandemic and economic crisis.
Epidemiologist Slams Brazil’s COVID Policy as Bolsonaro Tests Positive
Brazil has gone almost two months with no health minister.