Economy

40 Groups Demand Congress Probe 'Gross Misuse' of $1 Billion in Covid-19 Funding by Pentagon

Defense Secretary Mark Esper attends the Medal of Honor ceremony to be awarded to U.S. Army Sergeant Major Thomas Payne in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2020. (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Developing Countries Ask If People Will 'Be Left to Die' as US, Russia, and China Snub Global Covid-19 Vaccine Effort

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"Nationalism and isolationism in the face of a pandemic are, as far as we are concerned, a prescription for failure."

Covid-19 'Has Not Left Rural America': Healthcare Advocates Urge Congress to Save Small Hospitals as Pandemic Loans Come Due

Lisa Newcomb, staff writer

"Not being reimbursed by Medicare would be crippling—akin to a household losing...

'Disgraceful': Despite Mass Suffering, GOP Senators Prepare to Leave Town Without Approving Covid Relief

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Trump and his Senate allies have found time to fast-track their SCOTUS plans...

Arsonists 'Pledging to Light a Few Less Fires': Analysis Exposes Failure of Big Oil Climate Pledges

Fed Program Meant to Help Workers Amid Pandemic Prioritized Wall Street Investors Instead: Analysis

Planet Is Burning, But First Presidential Debate Set to Ignore Humanity's Most Pressing Issue: Climate

Mayors of 12 Major Global Cities Home to 36 Million People Make Unified Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge

Study Shows 'Stakeholder Capitalism' Failing to Live Up to Promises as Corporations Continue Putting Profits Over People

'We Expected Action Beyond Rhetoric': Climate Advocates Unimpressed by Morgan Stanley Net-Zero Announcement

'Colossal Backdoor Bailout': Outrage as Pentagon Funnels Hundreds of Millions Meant for Covid Supplies to Private Defense Contractors

Top Dem Says Internal Govt. Watchdog Report Shows Trump Still Has No 'Coherent' Response to Covid-19

Rebounding Stocks, Surging Wealth for the Haves and 'Widespread Economic Misery' for the Have-Nots During Pandemic

Fracking Not a 'Sustainable Pathway to Prosperity': New Report Shows Clean Energy Would Create More Jobs Than Fossil Fuels

Highlighting 'Extreme Carbon Inequality,' Oxfam Study Shows World's Richest 1% Emit More Than Twice as Much CO2 as Poorest 50%

Calls for Major Reforms After Leaked Docs Detail How Big Banks Help Criminals and Oligarchs Launder Their 'Dirty Cash'

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The Job of A Prophet

As a somber squad of her former law clerks stood guard, Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned for the last time to the Supreme Court to lie in repose; Friday, she will - astonishingly but aptly - become the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol. Amidst the political furor around her seat - and a slimy GOP blocking a ceremonial tribute - her rabbi movingly celebrated Ginsburg's steadfast life's work: Insisting "the Constitution deliver on its promise that 'we the people' include all the people."