Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The increasing number of COVID-19 cases among people who voted in-person for Wisconsin's April 7 election is fueling demands for Congress to help fund the implementation of expanded vote-by-mail provisions in every state for the rest of this year, particularly for the nation's general election scheduled for November.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Sen. Bernie Sanders will be joined by national immigrant rights advocates Monday evening for a livestream discussion about the effects of the coronavirus on undocumented immigrants in the United States.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
The decision was made by the New York Board of Elections, one of whom described holding the primary as a frivolous "beauty contest" for the Vermont lawmaker's supporters.
Julia Conley, staff writer
Five weeks after launching an aggressive nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with one of the most robust economic relief packages of any country, New Zealand's government on Monday announced that the new coronavirus is currently "eliminated" in the nation.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement of the new policy on Monday.
Jason Walsh
Unsafe working conditions aren’t a new thing to the hundreds of thousands of workers in America’s meatpacking industry. (Photo: Stephen Groves/AP)
Molly Walsh
For governments to give handouts to keep this damaging industry artificially afloat now is an insult to taxpayers and the victims of these companies’ practices. (Photo: Danicek/Shutterstock)
Paul Buchheit
"Pharmaceutical companies view Covid-19 as a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity." (Photo: Creative Commons)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A United Nations human rights expert on Monday urged the U.S. government to stop detaining migrants who are being "held for processing" of their immigration claims in "overcrowded and unsanitary administrative centers," citing concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The IRS should not require any employees it deems essential to report to work until it is able to provide those individuals with the protective equipment they are required to wear."
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It has a chilling effect on democracy as we know it, because the ability of the people to weigh in was stripped from them before they had an opportunity to cast a ballot."
Nick Dearden
A view of members taking part on-screen during an unusual G20 Leaders' Summit to discuss the international COVID-19 crisis on March 26, 2020 in Canberra, Australia (Gary Ramage —Pool/Getty Images)
Andy Rowell
It makes no logical sense to carry on investing in a product that is collectively killing us—but that is what oil investors knowingly do. (Photo: Pete Markham)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Human activity led to the conditions which allowed the new coronavirus to spread from wildlife to people, a group of biodiversity experts wrote Monday, and humans alone can change the world's economic systems to prevent even deadlier pandemics from causing further destruction.
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A new analysis on Monday showing that the world's military spending surpassed $1.9 trillion last year, once again led by the United States under President Donald Trump, provoked demands that governments across the globe prioritize peace and the health of people as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the planet.
Nina Eichacker
Houston Chronicle depiction (4/10/20) of cars waiting to receive emergency food from a San Antonio food bank. (Photo: William Luther)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Some experts, while acknowledging danger, noted the limited reach of the movement said a "lack of proper government preparation" to the pandemic is a bigger threat to public health.
Dilip Hiro
When 114 countries reported coronavirus cases to the World Health Organization on March 11th, it declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic. (Photo: CC)
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Rob Richie, David Daley
U.S. voters deserve ranked-choice voting. (Photo by Youngrae Kim for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
