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Hundreds of Workers in Meat and Poultry Plants Test Positive for COVID-19
A plant responsible for 5 percent of U.S. pork production was shut down after over 350 workers tested positive.
Trump Ignored COVID-19 Warnings Until It Was Too Late
A new exposé in The New York Times shows what Trump knew about COVID-19 and when he knew it.
Thousands Still Have No Water in Detroit, a COVID-19 Hot Spot
The lack of water access comes as nearly 1,500 people in Michigan have died from COVID-19.
Chomsky on Trump’s Disastrous COVID-19 Response, Sanders and What Gives Him Hope
Noam Chomsky says frontline medical workers and the persistence of progressive activists are giving him hope.
Noam Chomsky: The Sanders Campaign Energized Millions, and Shifted US Politics
Chomsky reflects on how the Bernie Sanders campaign completely shifted the debate in the U.S.
Sanders “Broke the Spell” of Neoliberalism as Trump Pushes COVID-19 Capitalism
Bernie Sanders “opened up the window of what was possible politically in this country,” says journalist Naomi Klein.
Black People in Louisiana Account for 70 Percent of the State’s COVID-19 Deaths
Black people make up just 32 percent of Louisiana’s population.
More People Might Die Because Wisconsin GOP Forced Election
In Wisconsin on Tuesday, voters saw lines stretching city blocks and polling officials in hazmat suits.
Amazon Warehouse Workers Walk Off Job to Demand Safer Conditions During Pandemic
Workers in Staten Island walked off the job again to protest unsafe working conditions as online orders soar.
AOC Says Sanders’s Plans Highlight the Progressive Future We Need Amid COVID-19
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses plans for the 2020 election, and the need for single-payer and living wages.