Jul 20 Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality By Associated Press Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” labor unions, along with social and racial justice organizations from New York City to Los Angeles, will participate in a range of planned actions. Continue reading
Jul 19 How the coronavirus spread through one immigration facility By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Gregory Arnold walked into the warden’s office April 1 as the novel coronavirus ripped through one of the largest immigration detention centers in the United States. Waiting with about 40 guards to begin his shift, he heard a captain say… Continue reading
Jul 19 Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press A stipulation in a Kentucky police contract prohibited officials from initially firing the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death in Louisville. Continue reading
Jul 19 House leaders ‘alarmed’ federal officers policing protests By Associated Press Top leaders in the U.S. House said Sunday they were “alarmed” by the Trump administration’s tactics against protesters in Portland, Oregon, and other cities, including Washington, D.C., and called on federal inspectors general investigate. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 9:02 Caring for an adult child with disabilities in retirement By Connie Kargbo, Christopher Booker Hundreds of thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in America are living and receiving care at home. But their aging caregivers, many of whom are parents or siblings, are worried about who will continue to care for their… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 4:19 Inside the fight for denied compensation for health care workers As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to soar, healthcare workers on the frontlines are increasingly getting sick and even dying of the disease. A recent Kaiser Health News report found that many of the sick workers and families of… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 3:46 As cases skyrocket, Texas officials disagree over testing A disagreement between city and state authorities over which test result constitutes “positive” in Texas is complicating the state’s case count, with cities like San Antonio adding over 5,000 cases in one day due to the backlog created by the… Continue watching
Jul 19 AP FACT CHECK: Trump bending facts on virus, Biden, economy By Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump clung to the false notion that the coronavirus will just “disappear,” made incorrect claims about a top government expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and again insisted that Americans are getting all the COVID-19 tests they need — all… Continue reading
Jul 19 How the Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Of all the ways that John Lewis influenced American life and politics, his indelible impact on young people may be among the most enduring. From student activist to elder statesman, Lewis continually encouraged the nation’s youth to start “good trouble”… Continue reading
Jul 19 Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as he scoffs at polls showing him lagging behind Democrat Joe… Continue reading