“We bring you Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s full address from the floor of the House when she excoriated her Republican colleague, Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida, after he verbally attacked her earlier in the week on the steps of the Capitol and used a sexist slur overheard by a reporter, calling her a “fucking bitch,” then…
“A hundred days from now, Americans will vote for the next president. The latest polls show that President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate is up for grabs and the pandemic will play a major role in shaping and deciding the race. Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan with the latest on…
“In the U.S., child care was expensive and difficult to obtain long before the pandemic. But coronavirus has closed schools, forced parents to work from home and shuttered some care facilities for good. With COVID-19 surging in much of the country, many parents may not be able to return to the workforce full-time. Paul Solman…
“Amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across the United States, the Latinx community has been hit especially hard in places like California, where many Latinx workers fill essential jobs as farmworkers and meatpackers. “Latino and people of color basically do the scut work that keeps the state going, its economy going, but get…
“With Congress back in session, lawmakers are considering another round of coronavirus relief. Two of the major sticking points are prolonging increased unemployment benefits and protecting against coronavirus-related lawsuits. What do Americans think about these two issues, as they grapple with the pandemic’s economic fallout? We hear some of their opinions.” Find more from PBS…
“As President Trump continues to push for schools to reopen even as COVID-19 rates skyrocket in many states, teachers are revolting. “I love my students, and I know that the best place for them to learn is in classrooms where they can collaborate and collectively solve problems,” says Seattle high school teacher Jesse Hagopian. He…
“A disagreement between city and state authorities over which test result constitutes “positive” in Texas is complicating the state’s case count, with cities like San Antonio adding over 5,000 cases in one day due to the backlog created by the discrepancy. Joey Palacio of Texas Public Radio joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the situation in…
“As health experts warn that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in 41 states and many governors reimpose restrictions after attempts at opening up the economy, President Trump continues to call for schools to open. John Barry, a public health historian, cautions in a New York Times op-ed that “The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much…
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“The coronavirus pandemic has shed new light on racial disparities in American health outcomes. Economic disadvantage is one reason Black people in the United States are on average less healthy than white people — but there are other causes, including the ongoing stress of systemic racism. Paul Solman reports in the second of a two-part…