Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Dozens of Palestinians were recently displaced because Israeli authorities destroyed their homes, even as Covid-19 cases increased by a third.
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Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The public health expert also addressed the need to reduce cases headed into fall, halted vaccine trials, and reported attempts to "muzzle" him.
Basav Sen
"To go from merely 'better than the Republicans' to 'sufficient to save the planet,' the [Democratic] party needs to shift its thinking in several areas," writes Sen, "Key among these are ending fossil fuel production, taking responsibility for U.S. emissions internationally, and humanely welcoming refugees impacted by climate change." (Photo: michael_swan/flickr/cc)
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Wildlife advocates warn that if a Trump administration effort to lift nationwide protections proceeds, "this cruelty could extend to all wolves within our country's borders."
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Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The gravity of this decision cannot be overstated. It is an affront to the spirit of democracy."
Linda Greenhouse
"The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has just slammed the Guantánamo gate shut," writes Greenhouse. (Photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Anti-Muslim hate crimes soared after 9/11, and thousands of Muslims in the U.S. were detained—and some tortured—in George W. Bush's futile anti-terror dragnet.
Kat DesCamp-Renner
Federal officers walk through tear gas during a dispersal of about 300 protesters in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention building on August 26, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Protests continued for the 91st night in Portland as activist called for solidarity with rallies in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"I wish the 2020 wildfires were an anomaly—but this will not be a one-time event."
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"There is nothing for the people we surveyed who earn under $100,000 a year to fall back on."
Jennifer Sarrett
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest to demand justice for Daniel Prude, on September 3, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
Julia Conley, staff writer
Following the political right's outcry in recent years over professional athletes' civil disobedience and calls for racial justice, even a measured show of unity by two opposing NFL teams Thursday night was not a neutral enough gesture to satisfy some football fans in Kansas City.
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Yemen has been ravaged in ways that should shock the conscience of humanity," said one of the report's authors.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"President Trump has tried and failed yet again to weaponize the census against immigrant communities."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"People are dying and losing their homes and jobs. But politicians in D.C. are sitting on their hands, and the president of the United States is telling people that the solution is to clean up their yards."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"People are dying and losing their homes and jobs. But politicians in D.C. are sitting on their hands, and the president of the United States is telling people that the solution is to clean up their yards."
John Feffer
"Trump is entirely untethered from the truth. He will say whatever it takes to win," writes Feffer. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Brynne Keith-Jennings
"Food insecurity has long been a problem for too many people, but extraordinarily high levels of need in the last several months have more than erased recent years’ slow, post-Great Recession gains," writes Keith-Jennings. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Instead of more austerity for the working class of this country, we need to impose austerity on the billionaire class and on Wall Street."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The lives of everyone in these photos—and of everyone they come into contact with in the next few weeks—are now at risk. But Donald Trump doesn't care, so long as his ego is fed."
