Today marks the first day of our Mid-Year Campaign and we ask everyone who believes in the vital importance of independent, progressive media to help us continue our coverage of this crucial moment in history.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "100°F about 70 miles north of the Arctic Circle today in Siberia. That's a first in all of recorded history. We are in a climate emergency."
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer On the heels of polling that showed 88% of Americans worry Big Pharma will exploit the ongoing pandemic to hike drug prices, House Democrats on Monday introduced two bipartisan bills to prevent price-gouging for Covid-19 treatments and vaccines and to strengthen oversight of federal spending on coronavirus research and development.
by Eoin Higgins, staff writer "They were always going to have more money on their side. But we have the better candidate, with better ideas, and a better campaign."
by Julia Conley, staff writer New research released Monday suggests the nationwide anti-police brutality demonstrations which erupted in the U.S. after the killing of George Floyd have not led to widespread transmission of the coronavirus, as some public experts feared they would.
by Julia Conley, staff writer One hundred economists called on federal lawmakers to pass an immediate investment of $50 billion into the U.S. childcare industry, writing that as with many aspects of the economy, the coronavirus pandemic illustrated the precarious nature in which childcare centers operate.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer More than 115 organizations on Monday urged Joe Biden and President Donald Trump to adopt a U.S. policy toward the Israeli government and Palestinian people that is "based on the principles of equality and justice for all."
by Jake Johnson, staff writer The president is "laying the groundwork for an election challenge," warned Walter Shaub, former director of the Office of Government Ethics.
by Jessica Corbett, staff writer In a new radio program, the Swedish teenager details and reflects on her travels around the world the past year as a youth climate leader.
by Jake Johnson, staff writer "This administration will put our country at grave risk if it tries to declare an early victory, leave lifesaving work undone, and leave resources our communities desperately need sitting untouched."
by Sarah Anderson Through personal testimonies of systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism—the event brought the campaign's bold fusion agenda to new audiences.
by Ted Glick If Trump was a stand-up comic instead of President, this trivial, self-pitying story might become known as one of the best, long, stand-up comic routines of the year.