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Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19
Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender and disability justice.
Congressional Republicans Use COVID Relief as a Pawn in Fight for Power
The long consequences of hate, fear and greed have come to a head here in the United States.
COVID-19 “Microschools” Are Betsy DeVos’s Latest Privatization Scheme
One school district nixed a proposed pilot with a Koch-backed microschool, but the model is spreading amid the pandemic.
If the Fed Can Bail Out Wall Street, It Can Rescue Public Education
Progressive economist Gerald Epstein discusses how the Federal Reserve can step in to save schools.
If We Reopen Schools, We Admit That Community Safety Is Not Our Priority
All over the country, school districts have been utterly abandoned.
As Some States Reopen, People in Prison Continue to Face Harmful Lockdowns
States are beginning to reopen, but many incarcerated people remain confined to their cells for up to 23 hours a day.
GOP Stimulus Bill Shows McConnell and Trump Are Perfectly Happy to Watch You Die
The only thing inevitable in life is death, and thanks in large part to Republicans, it’s knocking on our national door.
Trump and DeVos’s Plan to Reopen Schools Hides a Sinister Agenda
Turning schools into hotbeds of infection is in line with Betsy DeVos’s plan to undermine the public school system.
Environmental Watchdogs Failed Neighborhoods of Color During Pandemic
Agencies meant to protect residents are instead rolling back regulations and allowing industries to continue polluting.
Trump Now Has Free Rein to Cook the Books When It Comes to COVID
If Trump’s brazen action is not thwarted, we could enter this dangerous winter deeper in the dark about COVID’s spread.
Republicans Are Afraid to Attend Their Convention But Want Your Kids in School
They want kids back in school to help Trump win in November.