Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Olivia Troye—a self-described lifelong Republican—is the first member of the president's Coronavirus Task Force to speak out publicly against him.
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Given the pandemic, said one organizer, "we are really stressing that folks should try to vote as early as possible, whether they do that by mail or in person."
Gwendolyn Hallsmith
"My view is that a way of life more in harmony with nature is absolutely necessary for survival," writes Hallsmith. (Photo: Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Julia Conley, staff writer
A new study released Friday by the RAND Corporation details the astronomical prices hospital systems across the U.S. charge private insurers and the more than 153 million patients who obtain health coverage through their employers—while Medicare proves to be a far more affordable option.
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Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
The move, says one advocate, is "shortsighted, ridiculous, and likely unconstitutional."
Robin Savannah Carver
A still image from a video of a gender-reveal explosion in Arizona that caused more than $8 million in damages in 2017. (Photo: U.S. Forest Service)
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Millions of Americans "shouldn't have to forgo more meals just to keep the lights on so their children can attend remote classes."
Nora Barrows-Friedman
Protesters hold a giant Palestinian flag as they walk across University Avenue in front of the U.S. consulate, during a demonstration against the decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital on in Toronto, Canada, December 9, 2017. (Photo: Giordano Ciampini/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Andrea Woods
The words "help we matter 2" are seen written in a window at the Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC), housing one of the nation's largest jails, in Chicago, Illinois, on April 9, 2020. (Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Zinn, the renowned historian and author of A People's History of the United States, often said that being "honest about the history of our country" is the best way to combat propaganda.
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"It's time for those who have the most to step up, to help those who have the least in this extraordinary time in world history," says the World Food Programme director. "Humanity is facing the greatest crisis any of us have seen in our lifetimes."
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"To give voters the information they need to make political decisions in an increasingly chaotic world, the media must cover the climate crisis with the accuracy and urgency it deserves."
Juan Cole
US President Donald Trump speaks during the White House Conference on American History at the National Archives in Washington, DC, September 17, 2020. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Trump's hacks just sidestepped the CDC entirely and shamelessly wrote their own politically-motivated testing guidelines and published them under the agency's imprimatur."
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Sam Pizzigati
The new Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, encapsulates Eisenhower's legacy in a four-acre urban park at the base of Capitol Hill featuring a stainless steel tapestry depicting beaches of D-Day, heroic-sized bronze sculptures, and stone bas reliefs. (Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The court's well-reasoned decision protects the right to cast a vote by mail that will count, and it protects voters whose health are at risk due to Covid-19."
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"At the heart of DeJoy's and the Postal Service's actions is voter disenfranchisement," said Judge Stanley Bastian.
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Paying workers with disabilities a subminimum wage is discrimination—plain and simple—and it's way past time we repeal this outdated policy."
