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COVID-19
Amid COVID-19, NYC Subway Closures Force Unhoused People Into Packed Shelters
This month, New York City began shutting down its subway system overnight for the first time in its 115-year history.
Amid Floods and Pandemic, Trump Threatens Michigan’s Funding Over Mail-In Voting
Trump confused Michigan’s absentee ballot applications for ballots and revived unproven allegations about voter fraud.
Workers Are Afraid of Returning to Work. Will There Be a General Strike?
Calls for a general strike are growing as millions of people consider going back to work after months of quarantine.
Trump Is Willing to Let Boosted Unemployment Expire for 36 Million Out of Work
President Trump told GOP senators on Tuesday that he is willing to let expanded unemployment expire at the end of July.
Hit Hard by Toxic Smoke and COVID-19, This Chicago Neighborhood Fought Back
Kelly Hayes talks with activist and organizer Juliana Pino about environmental racism in the time of COVID-19.
Trump’s “VERY Promising” Vaccine Is at Least a Year Away, Leaked Memo Suggests
The leaked Pentagon memo warns that a vaccine won't likely become available until “at least the summer of 2021.”
US Is Using Pandemic as an Excuse to Send Asylum Seekers Back Into Harm’s Way
The U.S. is using the pandemic as a pretext to further shut down asylum, while spreading the virus through deportations.
As Pandemic Cuts Ravage Newsrooms, Diversity Is “First Thing That Goes”
At a time when many journalists are risking their lives to cover the coronavirus, media companies are slashing jobs.
As States Rush to Reopen, Lack of COVID-19 Testing Is “Achilles Heel” for US
All 50 states are preparing to partially reopen by Memorial Day as the U.S. COVID-19 death count tops 90,000.
Trump’s HHS Secretary Accidentally Admits Racism Is Driving COVID Policy
Alex Azar's comments were hateful -- and honest, exposing the racist logic behind the entire Trump movement.