Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"These policies are what I would expect from Republicans. This is not a 'big overture' by any stretch of the imagination."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a ruling celebrated Thursday by rights advocates seeking the liberation of as many detained immigrants as possible during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered the release of four men whose respective ages and medical conditions make them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
Kevin Martin
We need more ventilators and protective equipment for our doctors and nurses, not more bombs, economic sanctions against people who do us no harm, and futile attempts at regime change. (Photo: Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Zoe Weil
If cities, states, and the federal government can choose to release prisoners due to COVID-19, what does that tell us about the purpose and meaning of imprisonment? (Photo: Robyn Beck / AFP - Getty Images)
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Richard Heinberg
New Yorkers make some noise to show appreciation to healthcare workers due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, in Manhattan, New York City, United States on April 8, 2020. (Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"If anything, we should err on the side of testing 'too much'—we're *nowhere* near that."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"That provision's a body blow to transparency when we need it most."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Calls are mounting from rights advocates for Congress to fully fund a nationwide shift to mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic after a "civic catastrophe" in Wisconsin Tuesday, when the state's Republican legislative leaders and Supreme Court forced people to vote in-person despite the serious threat to public health.
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Hamilton Nolan
People watch the arrival of the USNS Comfort Ship on March 30, 2020 in New York as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey. The naval hospital has 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms. The Comfort will not treat Covid-19 patients. (Photo by Kena Betancur/ VIEWpress via Getty Images)
Basav Sen
If conditions are this cruel now, imagine what it will be like as climate change accelerates. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"This is cruel and unnecessary."
Robert Reich
"You have inspired and galvanized a new generation of young Americans," Reich writes to Sanders. "You have made it possible for America to live up to its ideals. Your courage and determination have made me and countless others proud." (Image: Marketworld)
Julia Conley, staff writer
"We can only beat this virus through coming together as one...Rich country governments must massively upscale their help."
Tom Gallagher
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to Iowa voters at the Ames City Auditorium on January 25, 2020 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Ruth Terry
Staff and volunteers with Project C.U.R.E hold a drive outside the United Center to collect donations of personal protective equipment from the community. The equipment will be used to supply hospitals and clinics that are experiencing shortages because of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 29, 2020, in Chicago. (PHOTO BY SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Good of them to help diabetics who will die without insulin while their lives at risk from coronavirus. Unlike all those other times when their lives are simply at risk from harmless diabetes."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In a development described as "absolutely staggering," the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that 6.6 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the three-week total to roughly 16.8 million—meaning about 10% of the nation's workforce has become jobless during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Mariano Aguirre
A street vendor's cart in lower Manhattan, March 18, 2020. (Photo: Albin Lohr-Jones/PA.)
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is a crisis of unprecedented scale, and Democrats need to use the full power of the House to advance solutions that match the needs of the moment."
Robert C. Koehler
My hope is that we are at the dawn of a revolution of awareness. (Photo: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images)
