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Coronavirus threatens to spread 'like wildfire' through U.S. prisons
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Coronavirus threatens to spread 'like wildfire' through U.S. prisons

Rights advocates say that unless the prison population is drastically reduced the contagion will get out to the general public.  

By John Bachtell
  • U.S.
    Congressional Black Caucus tackles outsized coronavirus impact on African Americans

    Congressional Black Caucus tackles outsized coronavirus impact on African Americans

  • U.S.
    Medicare for All – If not now, when?

    Medicare for All – If not now, when?

  • Politics
    Wisconsin election jeopardizes both democracy and life itself

    Wisconsin election jeopardizes both democracy and life itself


LABOR

CDC joins Wall Street push to weaken social distancing guidelines

CDC joins Wall Street push to weaken social distancing guidelines

By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
  • Nearly 17 million have lost their jobs, overwhelming state unemployment agencies

    Nearly 17 million have lost their jobs, overwhelming state unemployment agencies

    By Mark Gruenberg
  • Senate Dems propose big pay hike for frontline anti-pandemic workers

    Senate Dems propose big pay hike for frontline anti-pandemic workers

    By Mark Gruenberg
  • Federal union sues for hazardous duty pay for exposed workers

    Federal union sues for hazardous duty pay for exposed workers

    By Mark Gruenberg
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Politics

Communist Party USA demands immigrant safety and justice in current health crisis

Communist Party USA demands immigrant safety and justice in current health crisis

By Special to People’s World
  • Japanese Communists criticize secrecy surrounding COVID-19 case numbers on U.S. military bases

    Japanese Communists criticize secrecy surrounding COVID-19 case numbers on U.S. military bases

    By Shimbun Akahata
  • Black Wisconsin voters: Right-wing court order to hold election was voter suppression

    Black Wisconsin voters: Right-wing court order to hold election was voter suppression

    By Christina A. Cassidy And Gretchen Ehlke
  • Lawmakers slam Trump rules curbing paid sick leave

    Lawmakers slam Trump rules curbing paid sick leave

    By Mark Gruenberg
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World

Low-paid migrant workers bear the worst of Singapore’s second COVID-19 wave

Low-paid migrant workers bear the worst of Singapore’s second COVID-19 wave

By Eileen Ng
  • Despite U.S. blockade, Cuba’s comprehensive health system looks after every citizen

    Despite U.S. blockade, Cuba’s comprehensive health system looks after every citizen

    By Merriam Ansara
  • Left members of the European Parliament outline pandemic recovery plan

    Left members of the European Parliament outline pandemic recovery plan

    By Mark Gruenberg
  • U.S. Communists join 230+ global political parties calling for international COVID-19 cooperation

    U.S. Communists join 230+ global political parties calling for international COVID-19 cooperation

    By Special to People’s World
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Under pressure, feds reverse decision to close coronavirus testing sites

Under pressure, feds reverse decision to close coronavirus testing sites

By Mark Gruenberg
  • Sanders drops out of Democratic race, says movement “won the ideological struggle”

    Sanders drops out of Democratic race, says movement “won the ideological struggle”

    By Mark Gruenberg And C.J. Atkins
  • California, facing COVID-19, moves to release “low-risk” inmates

    California, facing COVID-19, moves to release “low-risk” inmates

    By Marilyn Bechtel
  • Essential grocery workers go to work afraid every day

    Essential grocery workers go to work afraid every day

    By Jim Vertuno
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Culture

Netflix's 'How to Fix a Drug Scandal' will anger you, and rightly so

Netflix's 'How to Fix a Drug Scandal' will anger you, and rightly so

By Chauncey K. Robinson
  • What does a hero look like? See ‘El Pepe: A Supreme Life’

    What does a hero look like? See ‘El Pepe: A Supreme Life’

    By Michael Berkowitz
  • ‘Jordskott’ and ecological horror; ‘One Day at a Time’ revived

    ‘Jordskott’ and ecological horror; ‘One Day at a Time’ revived

    By Dennis Broe
  • ‘A Threat of the First Magnitude’: A history of FBI counterintelligence and infiltration

    ‘A Threat of the First Magnitude’: A history of FBI counterintelligence and infiltration

    By Tony Pecinovsky
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Opinion

Stay safe, stay well; Protect democracy, vote by mail

Stay safe, stay well; Protect democracy, vote by mail

By Al Neal
  • Why is this Passover, in the U.S. and Israel, different from all other Passovers?

    Why is this Passover, in the U.S. and Israel, different from all other Passovers?

    By Eric A. Gordon
  • Telling the truth about coronavirus is resistance to Trump and authoritarianism

    Telling the truth about coronavirus is resistance to Trump and authoritarianism

    By Ezra Levin And Leah Greenberg
  • Dear Gov. Cuomo: COVID-19 is not the “Great Equalizer”

    Dear Gov. Cuomo: COVID-19 is not the “Great Equalizer”

    By Prasanna Shah
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Sports

Sports
Are even the 2021 Olympic Games possible?

Are even the 2021 Olympic Games possible?

By Al Neal
  • Sports
    Bobby Mitchell, first Black player for Washington, dies at 84

    Bobby Mitchell, first Black player for Washington, dies at 84

    By Stephen Whyno
  • Sports
    Hockey players face uncertainty, job fears

    Hockey players face uncertainty, job fears

    By Stephen Whyno
  • Sports
    A lesson in handling crisis from Major League Baseball

    A lesson in handling crisis from Major League Baseball

    By Al Neal
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Environment

Love Canal mom says EPA just gave polluters a license to kill

Love Canal mom says EPA just gave polluters a license to kill

By Lois Gibbs
  • Antarctica Was a Rainforest During the Times of Dinosaurs, New Study

    Antarctica Was a Rainforest During the Times of Dinosaurs, New Study

    By Jordan Davidson
  • Can an economy destroy the environment and still be considered ‘strong’?

    Can an economy destroy the environment and still be considered ‘strong’?

    By Tim Libretti
  • ‘Imperative to take proactive steps’ to ensure farm worker safety

    ‘Imperative to take proactive steps’ to ensure farm worker safety

    By Jocelyn Sherman
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Una Plaga de Incompetencia

Una Plaga de Incompetencia

By Javier Sierra
  • Cuba: La mano extendida que el Caribe estrecha

    Cuba: La mano extendida que el Caribe estrecha

    By Granma
  • Tiempo de coronavirus y el internet

    Tiempo de coronavirus y el internet

    By A Dishwasher, un Lavaplatos
  • Las proveedoras de cuidado infantil no reciben el apoyo necesario

    Las proveedoras de cuidado infantil no reciben el apoyo necesario

    By AFSCME en Español
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