by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"This is what happens when leaders sign blank check after blank check to militarize police, CBP, etc while letting violence go unchecked."

by Jon Queally, staff writer
"When every single country in the world is able to work with the WHO, except for one whose president advocates treating coronavirus with bleach and UV light, who do you think is at fault?"

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Donald Trump is calling for violence against black Americans. His advocacy of illegal, state-sponsored killing is horrific. Politicians who refuse to condemn it share responsibility for the consequences."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
Following three days of intense demonstrations in Minneapolis over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer while three other officers stood by, Derek Chauvin was taken into custody by state authorities Friday afternoon.

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"These federal agents made a choice, a cruel and heinous choice, to deliberately inflict pain and trauma upon a family seeking refuge."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and the federal departments they run were hit with a class-action lawsuit Friday for illegal seizures of thousands of student borrowers' tax refunds during the coronavirus pandemic, which has left over 40 million Americans jobless and familes across the country struggling to stay in their homes and keep food on the table.

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
After a night of intense protests around the country over the police killing of George Floyd Monday in Minneapolis, four congressional Democrats—all women of color—came together Friday to introduce a House resolution "condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
A poll released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week revealed that at least nine million American households that include children are unsure whether they'll be able to access enough food in the next four weeks, while millions more are experiencing housing insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"They arrested a CNN reporter and camera crew for reporting the news but not Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd on camera."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The president of the United States is threatening to use live fire on his own citizens."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"OSHA's failure to take stronger actions will result in more workers being made sick and killed by this virus."

by Jeneé Osterheldt
We didn’t start the fire. America was founded by firestarters. The thieves of land who also stole people and raped and killed and brutalized their way into power. This country was built on the backs of Black folk it didn’t perceive as human and even today it tries to pillage our souls.

by Juan Cole
You can’t keep 5 million people stateless forever, that this is monstrous. But apparently, you can do so for many decades, maybe a century or more.

by Dan Froomkin
It’s almost as if the D.C. media has forgotten what Trump and the federal government urgently need to do—and could be doing—to save people’s lives.

by Ari Paul
The eagerness to reopen schools is understandable, but given the intensity of this crisis, the decision must come after a comprehensive review of all factors, which includes the voices of the workers who will be taking on the most risk.

by Manuel Pérez Rocha
Wealthy corporations may use trade courts to keep public health measures from cutting into their profits.

by Kevin Funk
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is rapidly losing public support, while Donald Trump remains entirely capable of triumphing in November despite his relative unpopularity.