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Supreme Court Blocks Absentee Ballot Extension in Wisconsin as COVID-19 Spreads
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warns that the right-wing majority's ruling will result in massive disenfranchisement.
People Are Fleeing to Appalachia to Escape COVID-19. That Needs to Stop.
Wealthy urbanites escaping COVID-19 are overstressing already poor communities, and likely bringing the virus with them.
Who Cares for Care Workers During the Pandemic?
This pandemic exposes the urgent need for a major transformation in how we think about and support care workers.
African Americans Have Contracted and Died of COVID-19 at an Alarming Rate
Some states' unwillingness to publicly track the virus by race could obscure this crucial underlying reality.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism
Decades of neoliberal policies have deeply eroded the notions of public good, social contracts and solidarity.
Trump’s Former Lawyer Had Million-Dollar Contract With Hydroxychloroquine Maker
Is there a financial reason why the president may be pushing an unproven drug for coronavirus treatment?
Prisoners Plea for Release, Protection Amid Skyrocketing Infection Rates
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to grant anyone freedom despite a number of confirmed cases among prisoners.
Trump Silenced Own Infectious Disease Expert to Peddle Unproven COVID Treatment
Trump refused to let Dr. Fauci speak when a reporter asked about hydroxychloroquine at a COVID-19 briefing Sunday night.
Harlem Hospital Nurses Demand Better Protection Amid Pandemic
At Harlem Hospital Center, health care workers are expected to use one mask for five 12-hour shifts.
Team Trump Won’t Let a Pandemic Get in the Way of Its Far Right Agenda
Thousands are dying but the administration is pushing regulatory rollbacks and new “emergency powers.”