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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.
COVID-19 Is Turning Prisons Into “Kill-Boxes”
Activists are calling for large numbers of people to be released from jails, prisons and immigrant detention.
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.
It’s Impossible to “Distance” in ICE Detention. Doctors Say Free All Detainees.
A person's immigration status should not put them at greater risk of dying of COVID-19.
To Survive Systemic Failure Induced by COVID-19, We Need Mutual Aid
Mutual aid efforts catalyzed by the pandemic show us the ways we can challenge the systems that have failed us.
Historic Injustices Against Native People Put Them at Greater Risk of COVID-19
While U.S. politicians bail out corporations, their promises to fund Indigenous health care remain empty.
Right-Wing Austerity Set New Orleans Up to Be a Coronavirus Disaster Zone
Louisiana law bans cities like New Orleans from raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick leave for workers.
How Do People Living in a Food Desert Feed Themselves Amid a Pandemic?
Many people who lack a car also lack internet access, so ordering food online is not an option.
Fox News Has Been Lying Its Aging Viewers Into Early Graves
Florida's Republican governor balks at protecting his aging population because it'd make Trump look bad.
Amid Pandemic, Workers Walk Out, Building Momentum Toward General Strike
Instacart, Whole Foods and Amazon workers are walking off the job to demand better pay and protections amid COVID-19.
Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism
Obama ordered more ventilators, but corporate profit motives derailed the effort, leaving us unprepared for COVID-19.