News | Environment & Health Trump’s Botched Response to COVID Draws High Praise at Virtual RNC Nearly 3 in 4 Republican voters believe things are going well when it comes to how the U.S. is dealing with coronavirus. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 25, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Nursing Homes Will Receive Fast, Cheap COVID Tests — With a Catch Experts say the administration’s approach with antigen tests could add cost and risk for the most vulnerable patients. By Rachana Pradhan , KaiserHealthNews August 25, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Pelosi Warns Trump Against “Cutting Corners” on New Unproven Vaccine From UK A new report details how Trump officials briefed Congress on a possible (but unreliable) COVID vaccine from the U.K. By Chris Walker , Truthout August 24, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Postmaster DeJoy Has Undermined Faith in Election, Postal Historian Says Historian Philip Rubio says decades of political interference have caused a “manufactured crisis” at the Postal Service. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! August 24, 2020 Truthout
News Analysis | Politics & Elections Judges Are Buying the GOP’s Lie That Mail-In Voting Causes Fraud Republicans are forcing voters to choose between being safe and exercising their fundamental right to vote in November. By Penny Venetis , TheConversation August 24, 2020 Truthout
News | Racial Justice Border Town Links Fight Against Trump’s Wall to the Black Lives Matter Movement Residents say the half-billion being poured into the wall should instead be used to address real crises on the border. By Candice Bernd , Truthout August 24, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Families and Advocates Call for Evacuation of Prisons Amid California Wildfires Some of California's prisons are located in areas under evacuation orders. By Lisa Newcomb , CommonDreams August 22, 2020 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Corporate Landlords Get Big Tax Breaks. They Should Pay Our Rent During COVID. The real estate industry, led by some of the richest people in the world, can't be allowed to further exploit renters. By Sofia Lopez & Sara Myklebust , Inequality.org August 22, 2020 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor If Trump Had Followed Vietnam’s Lead on COVID, US Would Have Fewer Than 100 Dead The U.S. has much to learn from Vietnam, which has recorded just 22 COVID-related deaths, says economist Robert Pollin. By C.J. Polychroniou , Truthout August 22, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Biden Isn’t a Progressive. The Question Is How Far He Can Be Pushed. If political momentum among Democrats continues to move leftward, Biden may be movable. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout August 21, 2020 Truthout