The Coronavirus Crisis
Medical Residents Demand Covid-19 Hazard Pay
Faced with the coronavirus pandemic and dangerous working conditions, medical residents are overworked, scared, and beginning to organize.
Justice
The Coronavirus Crisis
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, ICE Has Life-or-Death Power to Release Detainees
Pressure is growing on ICE to quickly release as many detainees as possible. Yet ICE remains recalcitrant, opaque, and unpredictable in its decision-making.
Voices
Domestic Violence Is on the Rise With Coronavirus Lockdown. The Responses Are Missing the Point.
We need social and economic infrastructure and services so that women don’t depend on the patriarchal household structure for survival.
The Coronavirus Crisis
“Burials Are Cheaper Than Deportations”: Virus Unleashes Terror in a Troubled ICE Detention Center
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads to the Deep South, detained immigrants are becoming increasingly desperate.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Murder Victim’s Mother Begs Court to Release Death Row Inmate Likely Sick With Covid-19
Prosecutors agree that Walter Ogrod was wrongfully convicted. But a Philadelphia judge refuses to release him, despite his diminishing health.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Internal Prison Guard Email Contradicts Government’s Claims to Judges About Containing Coronavirus at Federal Detention Center
At a federal jail in New York, officials have insisted they are taking proper measures to contain the virus. A guard union email says that's not true.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Numbers Reflect New York City’s Deep Economic Divide
The data is in line with long-established health disparities in New York City, where the poor and people of color tend to suffer worse health outcomes.
Lawsuit Aims to Stop Baltimore Police From Using War-Zone Surveillance System to Spy on Residents
The AIR program would amount to “the most wide-reaching surveillance dragnet ever employed in an American city,” according to the ACLU.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Texas Blames Abortion for Spreading the Virus, but It’s the State That Has Put Millions at Risk
Not only did the governor drag his feet amid the outbreak, but hypocrisy by state officials has undermined health care access for millions of Texans.
The Coronavirus Crisis
As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren't Allowed to Get Sick
In a Long Island warehouse, immigrants work long hours doing mailings for a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Now they’re getting sick.