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Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Today's action is the prudent thing to do."
Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson
In deeply unequal societies like our own, a wealthy few can exploit such catastrophes to make themselves even wealthier. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Kenneth Peres
Former Vice President Joe Biden greets guests during a campaign stop at the RiverCenter on October 16, 2019 in Davenport, Iowa. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A burgeoning chorus of climate campaigners and experts is urging political leaders to learn from how governments handle the coronavirus outbreak and, as the pandemic subsides, to seize the opportunity to both revive the world's economy and battle the climate emergency by implementing a global Green New Deal.
Ralph Nader
The Federal Reserve Building. (Photo: Public domain)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"If there remained any doubt that the Trump administration's hostility towards the court is fundamentally punitive and callous in nature, these doubts have now been dispelled."
Julia Conley, staff writer
"How evil and heartless can this government get?" peace activist Medea Benjamin demanded to know on Wednesday after the State Department announced it would impose new sanctions on Iran as the country faces one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world.
Jon Queally, staff writer
"This pattern of conflating race with a specific disease is a constant thread in American history."
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Elise Gould, Heidi Shierholz
All measures to fight the coronavirus should automatically continue until the economy no longer needs them. (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The report also foresees a "straining" of the national healthcare system due to increased hospitalizations.
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
While images of barren grocery store shelves grab headlines and circulate on social media as people worldwide stock up on staples to get through the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, farmers in the United States are warning that the Trump administration's decision to limit seasonal workers from Mexico could soon lead to labor and food shortages.
Julia Conley, staff writer
As Republicans float proposals for direct cash payments to Americans, the Democratic leader was implored to "read the room."
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"There were people whose lives were in danger, and we acted. Period."
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Jeremy Brecher
MetroCard and ticket vending machines, and handrails, will be disinfected daily. (Photo: Patrick Cashin / MTA New York City Transit, Wikimedia Commons)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Evicting families puts their health at risk, imposes trauma on and disrupts the education of their children, and exacerbates the risk of outbreak in their communities," said Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other lawmakers.
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