Jake Johnson, staff writer
"A dangerous affront to our democratic system and a slide toward totalitarianism. We cannot take this lightly."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Enhanced unemployment benefits expire in less than two weeks. The federal eviction moratorium expires in six days. Congress should be focused on addressing these urgent crises."
Doug Brown
Police confront demonstrators as Black Lives Matter supporters protest in Portland, Oregon on July 4, 2020. (Photo: John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Trump administration's mismanagement of the Covid-19 response and refusal to heed public health expertise continue to put the country in a dangerous position."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Contrary to Trump's claim that the U.S. has the best testing system on the planet, one expert said the nation is "nowhere near being able to rein in this virus with the amount of testing we have available at the moment."
Lisa Arrastia
A girl wears a face mask as students sit in a classroom of the Petri primary school in Dortmund, western Germany on June 15, 2020. (Photo: Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images)
Juan Cole
Israeli police spray protesters with water cannons during an anti-government demonstration in Jerusalem on July 18, 2020. (Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
Thea Paneth
"It is fitting that the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight. This is an urgent warning," writes Thea Paneth. (Photo: ICAN)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
'We won't let these authoritarian tactics stand."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Testing saves lives by detecting people who are infectious but don't know it, and allowing them to self-isolate. I try to avoid hyperbole but I can't think what to call this other than attempted murder."
