Julia Conley, staff writer
Public Citizen was joined by the deans of four public health colleges on Thursday to demand that the federal government pour significantly more resources into Covid-19 testing and contact tracing to monitor and help stem the spread of the virus.
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Kushner's advice did nothing to prevent a market crash, and it's likely that the administration's refusal to act in time only threw the economy into more chaos."
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Ariel Gold
Erdan will replace Danon as ambassador to the U.N. once he is confirmed by the new Israeli government, sworn in on May 14. He will then reside in New York City until he moves to Washington after Ron Dermer vacates his post, likely after the U.S. November elections. (Photo: Gilad Erdan/AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The vast majority of Democrats and Republicans in the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate were lambasted by rights groups Thursday for an 80-16 vote to reauthorize sweeping government surveillance powers until December 2023 without key amendments to improve privacy protections.
Jess Tomlin, Jessica Houssian
Those of us who have been marching, protesting and advocating for gender equality for years have already (pre-pandemic) been seeking a faster track to gender equality. If we do it right, the pandemic can be a turning point, an opportunity to truly move the dial. (Photo: AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Rachel Bronson
By undermining cooperative, science- and law-based approaches to managing the most urgent threats to humanity, leaders have helped to create a situation that will, if unaddressed, lead to catastrophe, sooner rather than later.” (Photo: Getty Images)
Julia Conley, staff writer
In just two weeks, the number of Americans estimated to have lost their health insurance as a result of the coronavirus pandemic grew by nearly four million, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The president, said head of watchdog group, "should finally do the right thing and end the harms caused by his unconstitutional conduct."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Senate must improve this legislation if we are to adequately address the two most urgent needs facing working families right now: healthcare and economic security."
Amy Hanauer
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Donald Trump listen during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)
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Medea Benjamin, Sussan Tahmasebi
While the administration claims that sanctions are targeting those in power, the sanctions really impact the ordinary people, especially women, children, minorities, refugees, the disabled and the sick. (Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA via Shutterstock)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The worldwide outbreak of a deadly virus is now dovetailing with another grave global threat: increasingly hazardous extreme weather due to the climate crisis.
Alan Minsky
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., arrives at the Capitol for a vote on a coronavirus bill amendment on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This ban was never about the pandemic, and it was never about public health."
Julia Conley, staff writer
Government watchdog Public Citizen on Thursday raised alarm over the Trump administration's reported appointment of a former pharmaceutical executive to the White House's task force aimed at swiftly developing a Covid-19 vaccine.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"Diplomatic platitudes are not enough—we need legal guarantees, and we need them now."
