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Phyllis Bennis
Palestinian demonstrators burn pictures of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a protest against a US-brokered deal between Israel and the UAE to normalize relations, in the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia, on August 15, 2020. (Photo: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Two public relations officials were dismissed from their positions at the Food and Drug Administration Friday following Commissioner Stephen Hahn's decision to walk back his claims about convalescent plasma as a treatment for Covid-19.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"By supporting this movement, we can build a country that fulfills the promise of freedom, unity, and safety for all of us, no exceptions."
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"Don't give into something that hasn't happened. Keep pushing, keep working."
Reese Erlich
"Biden’s record on foreign policy is checkered," writes Erlich. "As a leading member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for many years, he supported the US occupations of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003." (Photo: Ron Adar / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Sentenced to life behind bars for a rape he did not commit, Long's attorneys learned in 2015 that investigators withheld exculpatory evidence proving his innocence.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"This administration's insidious attack on one of our most important environmental laws is an attack on the democratic process itself."
Hank Edson
A home burns as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 9, 2018 in Magalia, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the rapidly spreading Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise and has quickly charred 70,000 acres and has destroyed numerous homes and businesses in a matter of hours. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You don't get to repeatedly defy congressional subpoenas and undermine the Constitution with no consequences," said Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Archie Henderson
"The normalization of rhetoric from an increasingly emboldened radical right in the past decade risks poisoning public discourse, damaging community relations, and weakening liberal democracy itself," concludes the CARR report. (Photo: Getty)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Fifty thousand people are expected to attend the "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" March in Washington, D.C. on Friday as racial justice advocates gather to mark the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at the 1963 March on Washington and commit to fighting for meaningful criminal justice reform.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
When traveling from out of state with an AR-15 is not treated as a crime, but "filling up gas cans for your food truck" leads to immediate arrest.
Jennifer Selin
A polling worker carries 2020 presidential primary ballots that were dropped off at a post office and brought to a government center to be processed and counted at the Stamford Government Center on August 11, 2020 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"More oil wells mean more greenhouse gases, more air pollution, and more destroyed habitat."
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Protesters rally outside Bezos' D.C. to demand $30/hr minimum wage for Amazon workers after world's richest man sets new wealth record.
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"This is Covid denial on another level entirely."
Alexi Jenkins
"America’s philanthropic system is centered on the needs of the rich, not the needy, by design," writes Jenkins. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Given estimates that humans are responsible for around 75% of fires, "this means solutions are in our grasp too."
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The White House continues to disregard the needs of the American people as the coronavirus crisis devastates lives and livelihoods."
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
In a primary fight largely ignored by national media, an infectious disease specialist is challenging Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) in what could be the next progressive upset.
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"This is the most important election in history. And you are the most dangerous president in the history of our country. That's why you're going to lose," said Sen. Bernie Sanders during Trump's remarks.
