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Following Supreme Court Rulings, Trump Attacks the Independence of the Judiciary
The administration is showing an increased willingness to find any way around a court decision that it does not like.
Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing COVID Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs
Anti-immigrant policies, a lack of basic labor protections and stigma could make outbreaks harder to contain.
Sex Workers Have Never Counted on Cops. Let’s Learn From Their Safety Tactics.
Sex workers have kept each other safe outside the purview of the state for decades, and probably centuries.
The Stock Market Is Recovering. We Are Not. Congress Is to Blame.
In the present crisis, both congressional action and inaction suggest that its priority is preserving capital.
Police Departments Attempt a Charm Offensive Amid Uprisings
Kneeling in “solidarity” with protesters is another attempt by police to gaslight people’s lived experience of policing.
Surrounded by Liars and Lickspittles, Trump Dares COVID to Kill Him
Trump’s fact-starved obsession with reelection and his racist disinterest in COVID have reached a collision point
We Need a Green New Deal to Confront the Economic Crash and Climate Crisis
Our post-pandemic world needs not recovery but rebuilding with a vision of racial, environmental and climate justice.
Spiraling Eviction Crisis Threatens More Renters With Homelessness
The patchwork of legal protections for renters that emerged at the start of the pandemic is unlikely to stem the crisis.
Cuomo and de Blasio’s Feud Highlights Democratic Fractures Over Floyd Protests
As Democrats co-opt the debate about police, we must continue to resist the white supremacist logic behind policing.
Police Are Building Surveillance Networks of Private Security Cameras in Cities
Some cities even have rebate programs for residential security cameras, provided they are registered with local police.