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COVID-19
When Barnes and Noble Warehouse Workers Got Sick, They Organized and Won
The labor movement has great potential for power in this country if it brings in those who have long been excluded.
Undocumented Farmworkers Are Refusing COVID Tests for Fear of Losing Their Jobs
Anti-immigrant policies, a lack of basic labor protections and stigma could make outbreaks harder to contain.
Global Health Experts Alarmed at Signs US Has “Given Up” Fight Against COVID-19
Infectious disease specialists around the world are describing the U.S.'s handling of the pandemic as inexcusable.
The GOP Is Getting Back to Business as Usual — Trying to Gut Social Programs
For Trump and the GOP, maintaining a façade of prosperity is necessary to keeping power.
Trump Wants to Create Election Chaos by Killing the Post Office
The postal service is essential in securing fair U.S. elections.
Prisons Are Responding to COVID by Putting More People in Solitary Confinement
As many as 300,000 people nationwide have been subjected to solitary confinement in response to the coronavirus.
Trump Claimed Coronavirus Will “Fade Away” on a Day That Saw 26,000 New Cases
Only three states are “on track” to containing the spread of COVID-19 according to an independent report.
Pelosi Pushes Rule Requiring Masks at Congressional Hearings
The new rules could allow the sergeant-at-arms to expel those not wearing masks from committee hearings.
Post-COVID Economy May Have More Robots, Fewer Jobs and Intensified Surveillance
Millions who lost their jobs will not be reabsorbed into the labor force as technology takes over their former tasks.
Trump Administration Sued for Denying Loans to Small Business Owners With Record
Civil rights groups argue "the criminal-record exclusions are inconsistent with the text and purpose of the CARES Act."