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COVID-19
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.
Trump’s Mount Rushmore Event Denounced as Racist, Dangerous and Disrespectful
Tribal leaders have slammed the planned fireworks ceremony for June 3 as “an attack on Indigenous people.”
Despite Job Gains in June, Recovery Will Slow Without Congressional Action
We are still very far from a situation that is anything close to normal.
New Study Suggests Thousands of Deaths Are Missing From Coronavirus Toll
Numbers observed in the U.S. from March to May could mean as many as 27,000 deaths are missing from the official tally.
Trump Does U-Turn Stating He’s “All for Masks” as Case Numbers Soar
The president has previously said he viewed some people wearing masks as a political statement against him.
Trump Says COVID Is “Going to Sort of Just Disappear” as New US Cases Top 50k
The U.S. reported 52,982 new COVID-19 cases, the largest single-day total since the pandemic began.