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COVID-19
Mail-In Voting Must Be Made Accessible to Disabled Voters
A lawsuit filed by blind voters exposes holes in Michigan’s absentee system for voting during the pandemic.
Trump Is Ignoring Fears Over Reopening Because He Wants a “Great Fourth Quarter”
Despite current economic hardship, an overwhelming majority of Americans don’t want to “reopen” the economy right now.
Far Right Group Behind Boston’s “Straight Pride” Also Organized “Reopen” Protest
The event, labeled “The Liberty Rally,” was organized by the far right organization Super Happy Fun America.
Indigenous Leadership Points the Way Out of the COVID Crisis
Indigenous communities already operate informal economies set up to sustain them amid government ineptitude and neglect.
Following Mexico’s Worker Strikes, the US Steps in to Keep Border Factories Open
When workers protested the illegal operation of the factories, the law was changed to deem the factories “essential.”
Activists Demand Worker Safety Plans as COVID-19 Surges in Meat Plants
A coalition has announced a Meatless May Mondays campaign to draw attention to the conditions meat plant workers face.
Demanding Tax Cut in Next Stimulus Package, Trump Holds COVID Relief Hostage
The payroll tax cut would undermine Social Security and Medicare funding and offer no relief for 30 million unemployed.
The Pentagon Continues to Profit at Taxpayers’ Expense During Pandemic
It's time to reduce the defense budget and put more resources into the real crisis at hand.
Small Devices Can Detect Oxygen Deprivation Earlier From COVID-19
Pulse oximeters can be an early warning system to help detect the virus sooner, says one ER doctor.
Surviving Pandemics Is Indigenous Resistance
Kelly Hayes talks with Morning Star Gali about Native life and death in the age of COVID-19.