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Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions and Pandemic Relief
This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers are calling out sick or walking out.
If We’re at War, the Weapons We Need Are Tests and PPE, Not Pork
Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to bar local governments from closing meatpacking plants around the U.S.
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Exposed the “Violence of Social Inequality”’
As more than 100 million people in cities worldwide could fall into poverty, can this crisis be a catalyst for change?
Head of Postal Union Says Mailed Ballots Are Best Way to Secure 2020 Election
Trump’s attacks on the U.S. postal service could threaten efforts to vote by mail.
Students Face Unequal Access During COVID-19 Shutdown
The way we're choosing to educate children during the pandemic will lead to an education crisis, says education scholar.
Fiona Apple on Her New Album and Acknowledging Indigenous Lands
The album includes an acknowledgment that it was “Made on unceded Tongva, Mescalero Apache, and Suma territories.”
As Trump Touts Dangerous “Cures,” Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments
Trump suggested that injecting disinfectants could help those with COVID-19. Doing so could lead to injury or death.
Planned Parenthood Condemns States Using Pandemic to Limit Abortion Access
Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson discusses red states' attack on abortion rights amid the pandemic.
New Relief Bill Lacks Funds for Food Aid, Rent Relief, Election Protection
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the sole Democrat to vote against the $484 billion relief bill, saying it falls short.
Georgia Reopens Nonessential Businesses Despite Public Health Warnings
Salons, tattoo parlors and massage therapists will reopen in Georgia despite a rising number of COVID-19 deaths.