by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"It's not edgy, contrarian," one public health expert said of the "herd immunity" approach. "It's dangerous and terrifying."

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Rather than being straight with the American people and creating a national plan to fix the problem, the president and his enablers kept these alarming reports private while publicly downplaying the threat to millions of Americans."

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
As the Golden State burns amid a firefighter shortage, AB 2147 would expedite criminal record expungements so ex-inmates can apply for EMT licenses.

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Workers, families, small businesses, and communities desperately need the Senate to act in our interests—now. We'll be in the streets and at their doors on September 1st to tell them that #ReliefIsDue."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Anti-pollution advocates responded with alarm to the American Chemistry Council's reported efforts to influence a pending U.S.-Kenya trade deal.

by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
In response to Trump's claims Biden would ban fracking, the Democratic presidential nominee assured a crowd in Pennsylvania that he will not do away with the practice.

by Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"Calling Covid-19 a 'good thing' for our schools just goes to show you how divorced this administration is from reality."

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Hurricane has left residents without power during a deadly heat wave while lack of running water and offline air quality monitors intensify Covid-19 threat, yet climate change is not mentioned once by ABC, CBS, and NBC.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
In a letter to Trump on Sunday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers warned the president's visit "will only delay our work to overcome division and move forward together."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"He has repeatedly demonstrated an unwillingness to share documents and information with Congress, and we don't have time to wait for him to find a moral compass."

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Circumventing clinical trials would place huge numbers of people at risk," warned one leading virologist.

by Yanis Varoufakis
Ever since COVID-19 collided with the enormous bubble governments have been using to re-float the financial sector since 2008, booming equity markets became compatible with wholesale economic implosion. That became clear on August 12 in London and New York.

by Mark Green, Ralph Nader
If Trump’s lengthy rap sheet of lies, threats, obstruction, and incitement doesn’t add up to fascism, then what would?

by Sarah Anderson
The House passed legislation to defend the Postal Service, but unless the Senate takes action, the Postmaster General will be free to continue policies that have slowed the mail and raised concerns about mail-in voting.

by Hana Kiros
Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, was killed for walking home at night—Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teenager, is being defended by Republicans after murdering two BLM protesters.

by Ann Klosinski
The pandemic has made it clearer than ever that we need better care that honors everyone's humanity.

by Fred Wertheimer
A President Biden could make public financing of elections happen early next year—and end the quest he began almost five decades ago.