Jon Queally, staff writer
"Almost 1 in 3 Americans—more than 100 million people—have deficient health coverage, with copays and deductibles that effectively prevent them from seeking or receiving needed care in a timely manner."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Public health experts and prisoners' rights advocates are warning that the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. may soon have dire implications for the 2.2 million people living in the American prison system, as prison officials across the country share little about plans to keep inmates safe and many of the precautions Americans are being advised to take are unavailable in detention facilities.
Miles Mogulescu
Containing and mitigating the COVID-19 crisis will require massive global cooperation within and between nations, and millions of people around the world to change their lifestyles for an unknown period of time.
Robert Reich
Our imminent coronavirus and economic crises won’t respond to trickle-down economics. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Using a worldwide public health crisis to bail out the fracking industry now would be a disgraceful waste of taxpayer dollars, and would spell further climate calamity."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Millions of women across Mexico took part in Monday's "Un Día Sin Nosotras" or "A Day Without Us" strike, staying home from work and school to protest the country's high rates of femicide and other forms of gender-based violence just a day after an estimated 80,000 people marched in Mexico City to mark International Women's Day.
Jesse Jackson
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rev. Jesse Jackson greet the crowd during a campaign rally in Calder Plaza on March 08, 2020 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Michigan holds its primary election on Tuesday March 10. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is a Trojan Horse attack on our Social Security system."
Diana Sierra Becerra
If Warren refuses to endorse Sanders, and if her supporters vote for Biden, then this was never about winning feminist reforms, let alone dismantling patriarchy. It was about advancing the political career of one woman over the lives of the many. (Photo: Bridgett Bennett/AFP via Getty Images)
Bill Quigley
St. Martin de Porres homeless shelter client Randy Armstrong says the coronavirus “sucks.” There are 212 mats at St. Martin de Porres shelter for men like Armstrong over the age of 50. He’s shoved his mat against the wall for more space. (Photo: Alan Berner / The Seattle Times)
Tom Gallagher
"I like Sanders myself, but (other) people just won’t vote for a socialist." (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The auto-worker accused Biden of plotting to take his guns away.
Nan Levinson
Could a draft lead to fewer conflicts? And the answer to that is: possibly, but not certainly. (Photo: Reuters/file)
Julia Conley, staff writer
President Donald Trump drew condemnation on Tuesday after suggesting that a wall along the southern U.S. border would protect the U.S. from the coronavirus which has spread to more than 100 countries, infecting more than 750 people in the United States.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"I'm not going to go at that level in attacking him. That's for the people to decide."
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
At a Monday night campaign rally in Detroit on the eve of Michigan's primary election, former Vice President Joe Biden called protesters drawing attention to his record on trade and climate policies supporters of his rival in contest for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Josh Bivens
Our current broken health system is far from painless for everybody, and quoting job numbers that are misleading without further context only muddies the waters in the debate surrounding M4A. (Photo: Screenshot)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Joe Biden is not safe. Not safe for the planet. Not safe for our health. Not safe to run against Trump."
Dean Baker
Those who don’t have a lot of money in the stock market should view its ups and downs as you would any other spectator sport. It doesn’t have a lot to do with you. (Photo: Screenshot)
