Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county. Source: Covid in...
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As Stimulus Runs Out, 56% of US Household Are Worried About Affording Food
More than half of households in the United States are not “very confident” that they can afford to put food on the table as the...
read moreCrippling Common Good Worldwide, Landmark Study Shows $427 Billion Lost Each Year to Tax Dodging by Corporations and the Rich
“Now more than ever we must reprogram our global tax system to prioritize people’s health and livelihoods over the...
read moreWhy Democrats Will Keep Losing Elections
I watched my hometown devolve from an industrial powerhouse into a Rust Belt hellscape that eventually became ground zero for...
read moreBiden’s COVID Plan Is Better Than Trump’s, But Still Far From Sufficient
The pandemic is a structural problem. To truly fight it, we must take on capitalism, agribusiness and racial inequity. Source:...
read moreProgressive Groups Launch Grassroots Efforts To Lobby Against Corporate Cabinet, Release List of Corporate Insiders Biden Should Reject
Today, five progressive organizations led by the Demand Progress and the Revolving Door Project launched the “No Corporate Cabinet”...
read moreSenate GOP Shatters 123-Year Tradition to Approve Even More Trump Judges
Judicial nominees of presidents who lost their reelection have not been confirmed after an election since 1897. Source: Senate GOP...
read moreThe Colossal Problem of Publicly Funded Vaccines in Private Hands
As Pfizer and Moderna prepare to roll out their COVID 19 vaccines, the problems associated with publicly funded vaccines in the hands...
read moreThe Supreme Court’s “Breathtakingly Radical” New Approach to Election Law
The justices won’t end up deciding the 2020 presidential race, but they have set the stage for a massive rollback of voting rights....
read moreBiden Doesn’t Need the Senate to Act on Economy and Climate
What Democrats can actually accomplish in the next few years, even in the face of steadfast Republican opposition. Source: Biden...
read moreBiden is already letting us down
He’s snubbed Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, walked back promises about student debt, and appointed some disappointing members...
read moreFrance Defies European Court Ruling Upholding Right To Boycott Israel
The court found that the convictions against the activists for calling on shoppers to boycott Israeli goods violated the European...
read moreThe disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it.
It’s time for journalism to stand for something — or lose its audience to the excitement of burgeoning lies. Source: The...
read moreBeyond COVID-19: The Power Struggle Over Alternatives For Health Care Reform
The profit-driven medical-industrial complex continues to lead the way on the S & P 500 as the “system” raises prices to what the...
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