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The Supreme Court Is About to Make Seismic Rulings on Reproductive Rights
If the Supreme Court upholds Trump regulations, up to 126,000 people could lose birth control coverage from employers.
Trump and GOP Want COVID-19 Protections for Bosses — But Not Workers
Republicans want legal protections for employers as safety enforcement tumbles under President Trump.
Tennessee’s Secret to Plentiful Coronavirus Testing? Picking Up the Tab.
Ample testing, preferably including people who are not symptomatic, can help contain future outbreaks.
Why Veterans Are Particularly Vulnerable to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Veterans are among the most hard-hit, with heightened health and economic threats from the pandemic.
Praising Emissions Reductions Due to Coronavirus Plays Into Right-Wing Strategy
The right wants to equate any climate action with suffering, a loss of “freedom” or an attack on “liberty.”
Anti-Fascist Group Targeted for Murder by Far Right Won’t Back Down
For anti-fascists, the threat of violence is an unavoidable risk, especially when it involves protesting fascist events.
Your Employers Are Behind the Rush to Reopen
The bosses and politicians are forcing us to choose between two bad options: Either work unsafely or lose unemployment.
What New York City’s Cholera Epidemics Can Teach Us in the Age of COVID-19
Like COVID now, the city’s response to cholera in the 1800s was driven by the class and race of those who fell ill.
The US Has a Long History of Weaponizing Aid to Other Countries
There is a covert U.S. strategy in which humanitarian aid is weaponized not by withholding it, but by providing it.
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Our Health and the Economy
We can protect public health and economic security so we can quarantine safely and reopen when it is safe.