New York Times publishes edition with names of 1,000 coronavirus victims
The total losses from the Covid-19 pandemic are, indeed, incalculable. The losses are greater than any illustration or description....
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Worldwide Launch Of COVID-19 Global Solidarity Manifesto
The COVID-19 Global Solidarity Coalition will launch on May 23, 2020, unveiling a Manifesto signed by thousands of people and...
read moreNetanyahu in the dock: Israeli PM finally faces corruption charges
If convicted on corruption charges, country’s longest-serving leader could be sentenced to more than a decade in jail Source:...
read moreDirty Tricks: Eight Falsehoods that Could Undermine the 2020 Election
Here are eight lies, misconceptions, and false arguments that we think voters will have to contend with in 2020:1. “Voter Fraud” Is...
read moreVirus ‘Does Not Spread Easily’ From Contaminated Surfaces or Animals, Revised CDC Website States
The coronavirus primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface. That is the takeaway from the...
read moreWhat’s the 2020 Democratic Message?
“The Heroes Act” is a symptom of a larger problem: in the face of Donald Trump ranting “Covid-19 is nothing to be...
read moreA Lasting Remedy for the Covid-19 Pandemic’s Economic Crisis
As catastrophic as it is, the Covid-19 pandemic offers a moment of reflection. If we set our sights high and not throw money at big...
read moreWhoever Is Elected, War Is the Policy
It appears that the reelection of Donald Trump will be a continuation of the Bill Clinton presidency, the George W. Bush presidency,...
read moreU.S. drops to 45 in ranking of countries based on freedom of the press
So much for that First Amendment right to freedom of the press. The U.S. has dropped to spot 45 in this year’s ranking of countries...
read moreThe 2020 Bernie Delegates Network Announces Launch as a Progressive Force for Democratic National Convention
Three progressive national organizations today announced formation of the 2020 Bernie Delegates Network, which will serve as a...
read moreThe CIA’s Murderous Practices, Disinformation Campaigns, and Interference in Other Countries Still Shape the World Order and U.S. Politics
No understanding of international or domestic politics is possible without a factual grasp of the CIA’s purpose. Source: The CIA’s...
read more‘Yet Another Dogwhistle to White Nationalists”: Jewish Advocacy Group Denounces ‘Good Bloodline’ Remark by Trump
“Make no mistake, President Trump knew exactly what he was doing.” Source: ‘Yet Another Dogwhistle to White...
read moreTrump’s Vaccine Chief Has Vast Ties to Drug Industry, Posing Possible Conflicts
Moncef Slaoui, a former pharmaceutical executive, is now overseeing the U.S. initiative to develop coronavirus treatments and...
read moreAlert: GOP ‘Plot to Gut Social Security Behind Closed Doors’ Gains Steam in Senate Covid-19 Talks
“With seniors most at risk from Covid-19, we need to be increasing Social Security’s modest benefits, not creating secret...
read moreAlert: Homelessness Could Rise 45 Percent in One Year Due to Unemployment Crisis
The analysis estimates that about 250,000 people could be left homeless as a result of skyrocketing unemployment. The Department of...
read moreMassive Corporate Deals Are Making Hospitals’ PPE Shortages Worse
Amid shortages of PPE to fight coronavirus, some hospitals aren’t taking donations because they’re contractually obligated to...
read moreTrump Ordered States to Open Churches. Can He Do That?
“The president doesn’t have that power,” said Rachel Laser of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. “The Tenth...
read moreThe next death wave from COVID-19 will be the poor, rural and white
Today, Trump, Fox and his followers think COVID-19 just kills the elderly, blacks and Hispanics—and they seem comfortable with...
read moreAlert: The Sickness in Our Food Supply
A series of shocks has exposed weak links in our food chain that threaten to leave grocery shelves as patchy and unpredictable as...
read moreUS Blocks UNSC Draft Resolution Denouncing Paramilitary Incursion Into Venezuela
The United States rejected a Russia-proposed UN Security Council (UNSC) draft condemning a recent coup attempt in Venezuela.During a...
read moreHere Are the Corporate Lobbyists on the DNC Committee That Blocked the Climate Debate
Ten of the 17 votes in the Resolutions Committee against holding a climate-focused presidential debate last year came from members...
read moreIranian petrol tanker arrives in Venezuela in defiance of US
The first of five ships laden with Iranian petrol crossed in to Venezuelan waters on Sunday in defiance of US sanctions, after Tehran...
read moreAlert: US Military Planners Advise Expanded Online Psychological Warfare Against China
Military analyst David Maxwell, a former Special Ops soldier himself, advocated for a widespread culture war, which would include the...
read moreAlert: Virus may be spreading uncontrolled in 24 states, study suggests
The coronavirus could be spreading uncontrolled in 24 states in the U.S., particularly in the South and Midwest, according to new...
read moreA Swedish catastrophe: Conservatives’ favorite pandemic policy turns out to be quite deadly
The country’s per capita death toll is among the highest in the world, according to a report by Johns Hopkins University earlier this...
read moreBetsy DeVos openly admits she’s ‘absolutely’ using the pandemic to impose her ‘faith-based schools’ agenda
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos admitted that she was trying to use the ongoing coronavirus crisis to push through her private...
read moreStudy Finds Supreme Court Almost Always Rules in Favor of Police in Excessive Force Cases
“It’s a widely accepted belief that the legal system will almost never hold police officers accountable for their...
read moreAlert: Trump to pull US out of third arms control deal
The Open Skies Treaty allows Russia and western nations to conduct observation flights Source: Trump to pull US out of third arms...
read moreBlack Americans are in an abusive relationship with the Democratic party
An offensive comment by the Democratic presidential candidate is a reminder that black people — all people — deserve...
read moreU.S. Brags About Health Aid to Africa While Bombing Some of Its Most Vulnerable Nations
Libya and Somalia, where U.S. forces have spent hundreds of millions on airstrikes, have fared especially poorly when it comes to...
read moreAlert: US security officials ‘considered return to nuclear testing’ after 28-year hiatus
The Trump administration has pulled out of three arms control agreements, the latest this week with an announcement that the US will...
read moreFBI Says It Will Investigate Breonna Taylor Shooting Death as Police Chief Announces Retirement
Breonna Taylor’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Louisville Metro Police Department, the lawsuit...
read moreCuba Goes a Week Without a Single Coronavirus Death
“Cuba has gone a week without any coronavirus-related deaths, health officials said Wednesday, as the numbers of cases in the...
read moreWhy We Should Commandeer Hotels to House the Homeless
Homelessness is a humanitarian crisis in plain sight and a bleak indictment of capitalism. Now the capitalists have a chance—a...
read moreSwing-District Democrats Link With Progressives to Back Paycheck Bill Pelosi Rejected
After House speaker Nancy Pelosi excluded a plan to keep unemployment down by subsidizing firms to keep workers on payrolls from her...
read moreLancet Study on Hydroxychloroquine Shows Trump ‘As Usual, Is Dangerously Wrong’ on Covid-19 Guidance
“If there was ever hope for this drug, this is the death of it.” Source: Lancet Study on Hydroxychloroquine Shows Trump...
read moreAlert: Republicans in Missouri Are Trying a New Kind of Gerrymandering
A Missouri initiative would undo voters’ preference for nonpartisan legislative districts — and perhaps shift representation itself....
read moreA Simple Solution for the Coronavirus Crisis in Prisons
Expanding early release programs isn’t simply a smart public policy decision. It’s an acknowledgement that people in prison were...
read moreDetroit Students Sued For Literacy And Won
Following A Historic Lawsuit Brought By Seven Black Students, The State Of Michigan Will Put More Than $94 Million Into A State-Wide...
read moreCuomo Order That Sent Estimated 4,300 Covid-19 Patients to Nursing Homes Denounced as ‘Single Dumbest Decision Anyone Could Make’
“It was a death sentence.” Source: Cuomo Order That Sent Estimated 4,300 Covid-19 Patients to Nursing Homes Denounced as...
read moreCoronavirus live updates: Worldwide cases reach 5 million, including more than 1.5 million U.S. cases
More than 1.5 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the United States; the death toll will likely reach 100,000 by the end...
read moreUnderscoring ‘Grotesque Nature of Unequal Sacrifice,’ Richest Americans Have Added $434 Billion in Wealth Since Pandemic Hit
“While millions risk their lives and livelihoods as first responders and frontline workers, these billionaires benefit from an...
read moreReverend Barber Organizes “Poor People’s Digital March on DC” for June 20
e look at the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Black, Brown and poor communities, and the next steps officials...
read more1.1 Million Children Could Die as COVID Interrupts Food and Medicine, Study Says
Over 1 million children under five could die within the next six months due to secondary impacts of the pandemic. Source: 1.1 Million...
read morePoll: Older voters slip from Trump; younger voters turn away from Biden
President Trump is running next-and-neck with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the latest Hill-HarrisX...
read moreRev. Barber: Corporate COVID bailouts a moral failure of all involved – YouTube
National co-chair of The Poor People’s Campaign, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, explains why the group is making a push for reforms...
read moreNew Model Finds Shutting Down US Even One Week Earlier Could Have Cut Death Toll in Half
As the U.S. begins to restart portions of what was daily life before the arrival of the coronavirus, a new model on the virus’s...
read moreCoronavirus second wave: Parts of Texas, Florida, Iowa and Nebraska risk case spikes
Dallas, Houston, Southeast Florida’s Gold Coast, the entire state of Alabama and several other places in the South that have been...
read moreIt’s past time for Congress to give inspectors general and whistleblowers additional protection
Congress has let its oversight powers deteriorate. It needs to stop the hand-wringing and act. Source: It’s past time for Congress to...
read moreTrump Condemned for Ditching Treaty That Has ‘Helped Prevent Nuclear War for Nearly Three Decades’
“Once again, Donald Trump’s belligerent approach to foreign policy has put us all at risk.” Source: Trump Condemned...
read more“We’re Ready for Whatever, Whenever,’ Says Maduro as Venezuela Vows Navy Escort to Protect Iranian Oil Tankers from US Threats
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warns that the U.S. government “must give up bullying on the world stage and...
read moreIs Trump Setting the Stage to Dismiss the 2020 Election Results?
The president—who has repeatedly lied about widespread voter fraud since winning the 2016 election—threatened to cut federal funding...
read more60 Million People Could Be Driven Into Extreme Poverty Due to the Pandemic
new report finds that as many as 60 million people could be reduced to living on less than $2 a day as a result of the coronavirus...
read moreWarren Tops MoveOn Survey for Preferred Biden VP Pick
The new poll shows 73% of the group’s members would be more likely to vote for the former vice president if Sen. Elizabeth...
read more‘This Is My Retirement’: Trump’s Covid-19 Vaccine Czar Refuses to Sell Stock Holdings of Major Drug Company
“If he retains stock in companies that are investing in the development of a vaccine,” said government watchdog CREW,...
read moreThe ‘See-No-Evil’ Phase Of Russiagate
The press vastly over-invested in the Russiagate narrative from the first, and now appears set to throw yet more money after all the...
read moreAnother Big Job-Loss Wave Looms: State and City Workers
Just as in the Great Recession, a steep downturn in the private sector is poised to cause big job losses in state and local...
read moreMichael Cohen and Paul Manafort Got to Leave Federal Prison Due to COVID-19. They’re The Exception.
Just a small fraction of federal prisoners have been sent home. Many others lack legal help and connections to make their case....
read moreAn ‘assault on checks and balances’: Trump removes IG investigating Transportation Secretary Chao — and Mitch McConnell already vetted their successor
Steve Linick, former inspector general for the U.S. State Department, isn’t the only watchdog who has been fired or demoted by...
read morePompeo Used Elite Taxpayer-Funded Dinners to “Cultivate a Donor Base”
The secretary of state’s exclusive “Madison Dinners” have featured guest lists heavy on influencers but light on...
read moreAlert: Dems Aim To Subsidize the Opponents of Progressive Change
The party’s stimulus bill is designed to funnel public money to the corporate political groups that vilify the left and block...
read moreBillionaires Are The Biggest Threat To Public Schools
For Education “Disruptors” Like Bill Gates And Betsy DeVos, COVID-19 Isn’t A Crisis—It’s An Opportunity. Source: Billionaires...
read moreAlert: McConnell vows to block extension of boosted unemployment benefits while pushing for corporate legal immunity
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed in a private call with House Republicans Wednesday that the enhanced unemployment...
read moreThe Growing Outbreak Of Discontent In The US Military
The declining morale was already an unfolding process before the pandemic broke out. As the slow-burning foreign interventions, proxy...
read moreBiden the ‘Mensch’ fires annexation warning shot across Bibi’s bow
Biden’s statements against Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned West Bank annexation accurately reflect the Democratic Party’s position as...
read moreAs Trump Says ‘Voting Is An Honor’ in Rant Against Mail-In Ballots, Progressives Respond: ‘Voting Is a Right’
“Voting isn’t a gift given by leaders. Citizens have the right to vote.” Source: As Trump Says ‘Voting Is An...
read moreAmerica’s Cold War Crimes Abroad Are Still Shaping Our World
In the twentieth century, the United States engaged in brutal, sadistic interventions all over the world, from Indonesia to Brazil,...
read moreTrump very worried about losing Michigan Electoral College votes and, by the way, criminal immunity
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, has decided that every Michigan resident should get a mail-in ballot so that they have the option...
read moreWorkers Need OSHA Representation During the COVID-19 Crisis
Workers who encounter something that is an immediate threat to health and safety have few good choices for action. Source: Workers...
read moreHow U.S. Dollar Policies Lead to Food Crises and Conflicts Worldwide
Emergency monetary policies produce an unintended consequence: rising food prices around the world. Source: How U.S. Dollar Policies...
read moreBrazil Is The New Epicenter Of The Global Coronavirus Pandemic
Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s denial and incompetence have led to a predictable surge in cases. Source: Brazil Is The New...
read more“Tom Perez’s Worst Nightmare”: Newly Elected DNC Member RL Miller to Push Dems on Climate
The longtime activist has set her sights on the party’s platform, fossil fuel industry donations, and a climate debate in the...
read moreA dark milestone: More than 1,000 migrants in ICE custody now have the coronavirus
The new figures show 49% of those who tested were positive for the coronavirus. Source: A dark milestone: More than 1,000 migrants in...
read moreWisconsin woman ‘kind of mad’ at Trump after she gets COVID-19 despite taking hydroxychloroquine
A woman from Wisconsin is feeling annoyed at President Donald Trump after she contracted the novel coronavirus while taking...
read moreRent Is Still Due in Kushnerville
Government stimulus checks and a temporary ban on evictions are tiding over the suddenly jobless residents of housing complexes owned...
read more‘Snap back’? Jacinda Ardern snaps forward with a four day week: no wonder she’s popular
Ardern’s idea upends four decades of neoliberal insistence that workplace ‘flexibility’ is the purview only of employers Source:...
read moreRenewables Surpass Coal in U.S. and U.K. in Historic Firsts
April 2020 was the first month ever that renewables generated more electricity than thermal coal in the United States every single...
read moreLibertarian journalist explains the links between QAnon and fundamentalist Christianity
Although QAnon isn’t known for being a religious movement per se, The Atlantic’s Adrienne LaFrance has reported on QAnon-minded...
read moreWith Covid-19 Raging, Warnings of Worse-Than-Usual Hurricane Season Point to Trouble Ahead
“Hurricane season is about to start and its risks will only grow and potentially compound any impacts from the pandemic.”...
read moreApple and Google release phone technology to notify users of coronavirus exposure
Software can be used to develop apps that detect when a user has spent time near another user who later tests positive for the virus...
read moreNaomi Klein and Arundhati Roy Help Launch Global Green New Deal Project With Worldwide Invitation
“The time to build the future we deserve is now, and international solidarity is the tool we need to begin its...
read moreCoronavirus live updates: Every state reopened, U.S. death toll hits 90,000 with 1.5 million cases
America has the most confirmed coronavirus cases in the world. “I view it as a badge of honor,” President Trump said, noting that “it...
read moreUkraine to investigate leaked calls between Joe Biden and ex-president
Recordings containing edited conversations between the two while in office published by Ukrainian associate of Rudy Giuliani Source:...
read moreSwing-District Democrats Join Progressives to Back Paycheck Bill Pelosi Rejected
AFTER HOUSE SPEAKER Nancy Pelosi excluded a plan to keep unemployment down by subsidizing firms to keep workers on payrolls from her...
read moreCivil Rights Groups Vow to Fight Back as GOP Builds Massive Voter Suppression Machine for 2020 Election
“We will use every tool in our arsenal to block efforts aimed at discouraging participation by eligible voters this election...
read moreAmerica Is Woefully Unprepared for a COVID-19 Election—And More Than a Million Votes Are at Stake
Between anemic funding, poor voter education, and zero precedent, November’s election is shaping up to be a voting disaster, experts...
read moreHypocritical HEROES Act Provision Would Give Rich Americans $75 Billion Tax Windfall
Republicans are the ones usually derided for passing tax cuts that cater to the rich. But with the passage of the HEROES Act by the...
read morePreventing a Great Depression Will Cost $10 Trillion
Don’t think of that number as “big” or “bold.” Just think of it as the appropriate dosage for a once-in-a-century economic...
read moreThe Way Out of the COVID-19 Crisis Is a Green New Deal
This crisis has reinforced what we already know—our current economic system is leading us down a path of destruction. Source:...
read moreIran Vows ‘Decisive Response’ To US Threats
Tehran has issued a formal warning to Washington over threats to five of its tankers currently en route to Venezuela. On Sunday,...
read moreAndrew Cuomo is no hero. He’s to blame for New York’s coronavirus catastrophe
His record was terrible before coronavirus, but his abysmal handling of the crisis should get him thrown out of office Source: Andrew...
read moreSmall Business Owners to McConnell: Stop Using Our Plight to Push for Covid-19 Corporate Immunity
“With this perverse cost-shift, corporate immunity could result in only the most irresponsible corporations surviving the...
read moreIt’s time to dismantle factory farms and get used to eating less meat
We should envision a more resilient and sustainable food system, one that doesn’t commodify sentient life Source: It’s time to...
read moreActivists Are Trying to Stop the FBI From Snooping on Your Web History
After a prolonged fight in Congress, Nancy Pelosi could reattach a privacy-preserving amendment that failed by one vote in the...
read moreSupreme Court blocks the release of Mueller grand jury materials
At the heart of the matter is the information in the Mueller report, which is currently redacted and references evidence obtained via...
read moreResearchers crowdsource data to assess COVID-19’s impact in prisons and jails.
Lawyers, students, academics, and advocates hope to move the criminal justice system toward more transparency. Source: Researchers...
read moreWe’re Not Angry Paul Manafort Was Released. We’re Angry Millions of Others Weren’t
What if we afforded the same compassion to people who aren’t white, rich and well connected? People like Anthony Swain. Source:...
read moreWe Should Own the Internet – Not Silicon Valley Oligarchs
It’s time to stop treating high-speed internet as a luxury commodity and instead place it under democratic and public control....
read moreWI Court Again Rules for Stein Recount, As PA Court Ridicules Election Integrity
Former Green Party Presidential nominee Jill Stein announced another victory this week for election integrity in litigation arising...
read moreWhat’s Behind That Big French and German Coronavirus Rescue Plan for Europe?
In a striking reversal, Merkel joins with France in recommending a euro fund that could be a timid first step toward greater...
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