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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.
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.”
By Refusing to Cancel In-Person Voting, Wisconsin GOP Weaponizes Coronavirus
Tuesday's elections are expecting to be mired in chaos, with fewer poll workers and polling locations available.
Trump Is Preparing the Ground for a Totalitarian Dictatorship
We can beat his lies if we get angry and stay angry.
Sanders Calls for Boldest Legislation in Modern History to Halt COVID-19 Crisis
Sen. Bernie Sanders released his demands for six key priorities that he said must be included in the next relief bill.
Trump Endangers Lives by Feuding With Governors and Withholding Health Insurance
It’s unconscionable behavior, but it’s all that this empty suit of a president seems to know how to do.
Mitch McConnell Blames Trump’s Failed COVID-19 Response on Impeachment
Trump ignored numerous early warning signs and sought to downplay the crisis long after he was acquitted in a trial.
Congress Must Reject Weakened Medicaid Protections in Next COVID-19 Bill
The pandemic hasn’t stopped some state policymakers from attempting to push harmful changes.
Trump Is Using the COVID-19 Pandemic to Wage a Partisan Civil War
Trump is ignoring blue-state Democrats who need supplies while making promises to GOP governors in swing states.
Neoliberal Austerity and Private Health Care Has Worsened US Pandemic
Gasping for air, gasping for care. What does global health justice look like?