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With Millions Unable to Pay for Housing Next Month, Organizers Plan the Largest Rent Strike in Nearly a Century

Natasha Lennard

The rent strike is aimed at pressuring politicians to respond in the only way appropriate to the exacerbated housing crisis: by canceling rent.

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As Amazon, Walmart, and Others Profit Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Their Essential Workers Plan Unprecedented Strike

Daniel A. Medina

“If someone dies, they have blood on their hands.”

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Trump Mocks Man’s Mask at White House as Pence Refuses to Wear One at Mayo Clinic

Robert Mackey

President Donald Trump mocked a man for wearing a mask at the White House and Vice President Mike Pence refused to wear one at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

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How New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Is Using the Pandemic to Consolidate Power

Akela Lacy

Cuomo canceled six special elections, created some of the nation’s strictest ballot requirements, and expanded his budgetary powers, all in one month.

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As a Federal Halfway House Confirms Its First Covid-19 Case, Resident Who Raised Alarms Is Sent Back to Jail

Liliana Segura

Richard Carrillo believes he was jailed in retaliation for speaking publicly about inadequate protections from the coronavirus.

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Toxic PFAS Fallout Found Near Incinerator in Upstate New York

Sharon Lerner

PFAS contamination was found in soil and water near an incinerator in New York state that has been burning firefighting foam for the Department of Defense.

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In New Jersey Prisons, 29 Coronavirus Deaths and Only 184 Tests

Alice Speri

Prisons have become hotbeds for the virus and vectors into surrounding communities. But without testing, we have no idea how many people are infected.

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Big Plastic Asks for $1 Billion Coronavirus Bailout

Sharon Lerner

The companies seeking taxpayer dollars to fund recycling already have hundreds of billions at their disposal to pay for the processing of their products.

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The Life and Death of Jerry Givens, Virginia’s Executioner-Turned-Abolitionist

Liliana Segura

After killing 62 people in the death chamber, Givens became an activist against the death penalty. Then Covid-19 took his life.

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Mehdi Hasan and Rev. William Barber on Bailing Out People, Not Corporations

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Can the U.S. Survive Its Narcissus-in-Chief?

Saturday, April 25, 2020

So far, the worst public health crisis in a century has shown that the answer is yes: Americans have overwhelmingly supported state-level efforts to curb the virus. MOST READ Covid-19 Highlights

What to Do About Joe Biden

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Principled people are right to ring alarms over his record. But it's not honest to imply there would be no difference between a Biden and Trump administration, writes Jeremy Scahill MOST READ The

The crisis behind the crisis

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

It's been said that the virus doesn't discriminate but politicians and CEOs continue to prioritize their own power and profits over the lives of the most vulnerable. As this crisis continues to

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

A deceptively edited and error-filled video compiled by the White House exposes the president's failure to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic. MOST READ Trump PR Stunt Falls Flat, as White House

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