Lack of Paid Sick Leave Makes It Difficult for Many Workers to Comply with CDC Advice to Stay Home
“As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States passes 1,300 cases with 38 deaths, more than 30 million workers lack access to paid sick leave. President Trump addressed the nation...
Immigrants in WA Detention Center Demand Protection From Coronavirus
“As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we look at how the Trump administration’s immigration policies may put everyone at risk. We go to Seattle, Washington, not far from the Life...
“Supreme Inequality”: Author Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court’s 50-Year Battle Against Justice
“The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch in 2017...
The New Poll Tax? Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations
“Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting...
Death Toll Rises in Iran Amid US Sanctions & Gov’t Negligence
“The official coronavirus death toll in Iran, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East, has risen to at least 54 — the highest number of fatalities outside of China, where...
Elementary School in NJ Latinx Community Fights Displacement
“In New Jersey, hundreds rallied at the New Brunswick Board of Education meeting Tuesday night against plans to demolish a public school to make way for Robert Wood Johnson Hospital and Rutgers...How Trump Dismantled the U.S. Pandemic Response Infrastructure
“Trump’s decision to appoint Vice President Mike Pence to lead the task force on U.S. coronavirus response is the latest in an attempt to hastily piece back together the national pandemic...
On Socialism: Debate Between Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman & Socialist Economist Richard Wolff
“As Bernie Sanders’s runaway win in Nevada cements his position as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, the Democratic Party establishment and much of the mainstream media are...