"A Systematic Issue of Disparity": Black People in Louisiana Account for 70% of COVID-19 Deaths & Albert Woodfox: COVID-19 Offers Public a "Small Window" into What Prisoners Face in Solitary Confinement & More
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Journalist on Wisconsin Election: Republicans Are Letting People Die in Order to Hang On to Power ([link removed])
Lines stretching city blocks, hours-long waits and polling officials in hazmat suits. That's the scene voters in Wisconsin encountered as they braved the polls ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"A Systematic Issue of Disparity": Black People in Louisiana Account for 70% of COVID-19 Deaths ([link removed])
Louisiana faces one of the worst outbreaks of the coronavirus in the United States. New data shows black people account for 70% of all the state's coronavirus ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Albert Woodfox: COVID-19 Offers Public a "Small Window" into What Prisoners Face in Solitary Confinement ([link removed])
As millions shelter in place around the world, we speak with Albert Woodfox, who served the longest time in solitary confinement of any prisoner in the United ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"People Are Dying in the Streets": Ecuador Struggles to Cope with COVID-19 as Cases Skyrocket ([link removed])
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U.S. Daily Death Toll Nears 2,000 as Hundreds of COVID-19 Deaths Go Uncounted ([link removed])

Trump Announces Hold on U.S. Funding for World Health Organization, Then Reverses Stance ([link removed])

New WH Press Secretary Said Recently, “We Will Not See Diseases Like the Coronavirus Come Here” ([link removed])

Trump Fires Inspector General Tasked with Overseeing $2 Trillion Stimulus ([link removed])

China Lifts Lockdown in Wuhan, Where Coronavirus Pandemic Began ([link removed])

EU Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Fail as Deaths Surge in Spain and France ([link removed])

Libyan Rebels Attack Hospital for COVID-19 Patients; Chadian Ex-Dictator Released from Prison ([link removed])

International Labour Organization: Pandemic Could Wipe Out 195 Million Full-Time Jobs ([link removed])

San Francisco Protesters Demand ICE Release Jailed Asylum Seekers ([link removed])

Wisconsin Holds In-Person Voting in Midst of Deadly Pandemic ([link removed])

Floridians Left Unemployed by Pandemic Crowd Public Spaces Seeking Benefits ([link removed])

Chicago Mayor Demands More Reporting on Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths ([link removed])

Acting U.S. Naval Secretary Fired over Handling of Outbreak Aboard Aircraft Carrier ([link removed])

Hospitals Say FEMA Is Seizing Medical Supplies for Unknown Reasons ([link removed])

COVID-19 Claims Songwriter John Prine, Producer Hal Willner and New Jersey Politician Michael Yun ([link removed])

Federal Court Allows Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect During Pandemic ([link removed])

Dozens Dead as Category 5 Cyclone Devastates South Pacific Islands ([link removed])


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Cruel and Unusual Punishment: The U.S. Prison Pandemic ([link removed])


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