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Progressives Helped Defeat Trump. They’re Readying Bold Demands for Biden.
Progressives have pledged to push Biden and Harris to embrace policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
Chomsky: Voting Is Not the End of Our Work. It’s Only the Beginning.
The work to build a better world will continue long past the task of removing Trump from office, says Noam Chomsky.
COVID Needs Are Urgent, But Many Cities Are Prioritizing Police Funding Instead
Many mid-sized cities are continuing to fund police and policing programs even as crucial support programs are cut.
Unemployment Falls to 6.9 Percent — But Don’t Expect Improvements to Last
With COVID-19 numbers hitting new records almost daily, the future is anything but certain when it comes to employment.
COVID Infections Hit New Record in US on Heels of Election
On top of the surge in cases nationwide, coronavirus hospitalizations are also soaring in more than a dozen states.
As COVID Surges, States Attempt to Adapt With Drive-Through and Curbside Voting
Voters are heading to the polls in an election shadowed by the threat of disease and disenfranchisement.
Trump Suggests He May Fire Fauci After the Election
The president and the nation's top infectious diseases expert have clashed at numerous points during the pandemic.
Politicians Should Stop Assuming Immigration Is the Only “Latino Issue”
A majority of Latinos are citizens with an important stake in the economy and they are decidedly not one-issue voters.
COVID Stimulus Checks Have Still Not Reached as Many as 12 Million People
Some of the people who need financial assistance the most during the pandemic never received their checks.
Trump’s Rallies Are Connected to at Least 700 COVID Deaths and 30,000 Infections
“The communities in which Trump rallies took place paid a high price in terms of disease and death,” a new study finds.