Pandemic

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

A medical professional administers a coronavirus test at a drive-thru testing site run by George Washington University Hospital, May 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Amid Pandemic and Endless War, 170+ Global Organizations Urge World Leaders to 'Recommit to Peace Today'

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

"Our hearts go out to those suffering today, in the sober knowledge that this may turn out to be but a foretaste of the disruptions that may arise in the years to come."

'National Human Disaster' Looms as Utility Shutoff Moratoriums Come to an End Across US

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Millions of households throughout the U.S. are vulnerable to utility shutoffs next month as state moratoriums expire. (Photo: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Millions of Americans "shouldn't have to forgo more meals just to keep the...

'Completely Upside Down': As Most Americans Struggled During First Six Months of Pandemic, Billionaire Wealth Surged by $845 Billion

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

A man preaches on the street about the dire state of the economy on August 25, 2020 in New York City. (Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

"The difference is stark between profits for billionaires and the widespread...

'Just... Tax the Rich' to Avoid Austerity, Patriotic Millionaires Tells NY Gov. Cuomo After Mayor de Blasio Cuts City Spending

'Internationalism or Extinction'? Global Coalition Invites Progressives Worldwide to Attend Inaugural Summit

With Integrity of Election at Stake, 14 States Demand Injunction to Stop DeJoy's Sabotage of US Postal Service, Mail-In Voting

Survey Shows Nearly Half in US Suffering Serious Economic Hardship—and Situation 'Going to Get Worse'

'Appalling Betrayal': New Report Details Dozens of Trump Rollbacks Perpetrated Under Cover of Covid-19

States Already Out of Unemployment Cash Helps Prove Much-Predicted Failure of Trump's Executive Action on Covid-19 Relief

'Where Are the Tests?' US Schools Reopen Amid Worrying Lack of Covid-19 Resources for Students, Educators

Lawmakers, Progressive Coalition Unveil Framework to Create 'Thriving' Fair and Green Economy in Pandemic Recovery

With World Closing in on Paris Warming Limit, UN Report Makes Case for 'Transformational Action' to Remake Global Economy

Warning of More Pandemics to Come, Public Health Experts Urge Collective Examination of What it Means to Live in 'Harmony with Nature'

As Pandemic Drags On, 'Free Them All' National Days of Action Demand Mass Decarceration

UN Warns Pandemic-Intensified Famines Are Looming, 'Endangering the Lives of Millions'

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Trying To Kill Me!

Another one, especially gruesome. When police in Rochester, NY were called to help Daniel Prude, a black man suffering a mental health crisis, they ordered him prone naked on the cold ground, cuffed him, put a hood over his head, and pinned him down as he cried, begged, prayed and finally died. On Thursday, almost six months after his murder and a day after his family released video of it, the city suspended seven cops for what Prude's righteous, anguished brother called "a lynching."