Federal Government Buys Riot Gear, Increases Security Funding, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic
The orders are for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, riot gloves, and equipment for federal police assigned to Veterans Affairs facilities.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As markets recover, Big Pharma gains power, and governments around the world scramble to contain the pandemic, predatory capitalism moves in for the kill.
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A Detainee at Rikers Island Was Cleared for Release Because of the Coronavirus. Six Weeks Later, He's Still in Jail.
The same district attorney that locked David Campbell up has consented to his release amid the coronavirus pandemic. So why is he still in jail?
Racism, Rather Than Facts, Drove U.S. Coronavirus Travel Bans
Experts say ingrained racism informed media and policymakers’ favorable views toward European countries, clouding their judgment on public health.
Detainees at a Federal Jail Said Their Coronavirus Symptoms Were Ignored. The Government Is Fighting to Keep the Records Secret.
“Not sure what this is, but I have written you about a week ago about it and I still haven’t been seen. I hope this isn’t the virus symptoms.”
How the House Progressives’ Plan to #PutPeopleFirst Fell Short
In April, progressives in and out of Congress agreed on key coronavirus relief demands. Now, the HEROES Act is poised to pass, without many of their asks.
After Mocking Biden for Calling H1N1 Flu “N1H1,” Trump Says 1918 Pandemic Was in 1917
After Donald Trump suggested Joe Biden was out of it for mixing up the name of a virus, he wrongly said the 1918 pandemic happened in 1917 for the 40th time.
Federal Whistleblower Rick Bright Tells Congress How Trump Officials Bungled Coronavirus Preparations
In a bitterly divided hearing, whistleblower Rick Bright provided new evidence of Trump officials’ cronyism and incompetence.
Reopening Missouri Amid the Pandemic Means Executing a Possibly Innocent Man
The coronavirus has stalled executions in other states, but Missouri intends to kill Walter Barton on May 19 — despite unresolved questions about his case.
As Coronavirus Spreads Behind Bars, Prisons Release Very Few People
The death toll continues to climb in U.S. prisons, but efforts to stop the virus’s spread by reducing the incarcerated population are falling short.
“Money Is as Much Mine as It Is Yours”: Weird Historical Echoes as an Elite D.C. School Gets a Bailout
Woodrow Wilson, race, class, and why Sidwell Friends got $5.2 million from the federal government.