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Giroux: Growing Rebellion Will Breathe New Life Into a Transformed Social Order
Giroux says we must use the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink matters of politics, ethics, power and social change.
White House Testing Czar Says It’s Time to “Move On” From Hydroxychloroquine
A number of studies have demonstrated the drug yields no positive results for coronavirus patients.
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.
Mnuchin Justifies Slashing $600 Unemployment Boost With Debunked Talking Point
The treasury secretary claimed the $600 weekly boost in unemployment insurance created a disincentive to work.
White House Health Experts Warn Pandemic Is Entering “New Phase”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts 11,000 Americans could die weekly during August from COVID-19.
800,000 Low-Income Households May Have Had Electricity Disconnected Amid COVID
Power shutoff moratoriums in many states are reaching their expiration dates despite the worsening pandemic.
New COVID Cases in US Surged to a Record High in July
The numbers from July represent 42 percent of the country's total cases since the outbreak began.
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.
House Approves $740 Billion Pentagon Budget While Millions Can’t Afford Rent
Anti-war voices decried the amount apportioned to the Pentagon budget amid the pandemic as “inhumane.”
Black Teen Jailed for Not Doing Her Online Schoolwork Is Released
A Michigan teenager who had been detained since mid-May after not doing her online schoolwork was released on Friday.