by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"Congress must pass this bill to address the immediate need, but let's be clear: this should be considered a down payment at best."

by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"These types of decisions should never be made in closed-door negotiations between politicians and industry or rushed through as part of some must-pass spending package."

by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
In a letter to the U.S. government archivist, Rep. Carolyn Maloney says her committee "has no visibility into what is happening" in terms of record-keeping for administration documents.

by Julia Conley, staff writer
Progressives on Monday applauded President-elect Joe Biden's selection of three new economic advisers who are expected to "prioritize the fight against structural inequality in our economy and democracy," including a former economic policy director to Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"Their appointment would undermine the rule of law and U.S. credibility around the world. It would be a callous rebuke to... all those who care about human rights and the protection of basic dignity."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
British government officials met on Monday to discuss the implications of strict new travel restrictions imposed by several countries, following reports of a highly virulent new strain of the coronavirus, which is driving a rapid spread of Covid-19 infections in the London area.

by Brett Wilkins, staff writer
"The subpoenas were necessary because... efforts to interfere with scientific work at CDC were far more extensive and dangerous than previously known," asserted Rep. James Clyburn.

by Richard Lachmann, Michael Schwartz, and Kevin Young
Every single Congressional co-sponsor of these bills in the House and Senate who were up for reelection beat their Republican opponents in 2020. And in 2018. And in 2016.

by Cathy Liss
The damage done under Trump must be expeditiously reversed under the incoming administration, including any regulations rammed through in these final weeks.

by Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd
We need political leaders and intelligence community officials who acknowledge that torture is illegal under international law, inhumane, and ineffective.

by Tina Gerhardt
Mutual aid is not only about addressing the crisis at hand but also about undoing the injustices of colonialism and imperialism.

by Robert Reich
At this juncture, between a global pandemic and the promise of a post-pandemic world, and between the administrations of Trump and Biden, we would be well-served by changing the economic paradigm from trickle down to build up.

by Chris Hedges
The real lesson we should learn from the rise of a demagogue such as Trump and a pandemic that our for-profit health care industry proved unable to contain is that we are losing control as a nation and as a species.