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COVID-19
Natural Disaster Survivors Still Fighting for Relief Now Face Delays From COVID
The patchwork system of federal and local relief already tangled up in bureaucratic delays has come to a standstill.
As COVID Ravages the US, Trump’s Campaign Insists It’s “Totally Harmless”
Though deaths from COVID-19 are around 130,000 and growing, Trump will push the narrative that it's a minor worry.
Trump’s Reelection Kick-Off Fell Flat. Does He Really Want to Be President?
Trump laid down his marker on stolen land this weekend, and intimidated precisely nobody.
Sanders Calls on “Do-Nothing” Senate to Pass Sweeping COVID Stimulus Legislation
Sanders urged the Senate to approve relief that includes $2,000 monthly checks, rent cancellation and expanded Medicare.
Trump’s Racist Mt. Rushmore Celebration Violated Indigenous Sovereignty
Indigenous scholar and activist Nick Estes discusses the significance of the the Black Hills for Indigenous people.
Agonizing Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant People and Babies at Risk
The CDC released a study with sobering findings, and experts say the data gaps are almost as worrisome as the results.
Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
Spending by state and local public health departments has dropped by 16 to 18 percent per capita since 2010.
Coronavirus Is Creating a Crisis of Energy Insecurity
With unpaid bills and energy shutoffs rising during the pandemic, we need to act now to avoid another health emergency.
Minor League Teams Could Be Latest Casualties of COVID’s Disaster Capitalism
We may be looking at a dramatic and pro-corporate restructuring of baseball as an industry.
No One Should Have to Die in Prison
Thousands languish and die in prison because of bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of political will to fix the system.