My Child Is Incarcerated. One Second in This Unjust System Is Too Much.
For several years, I have met weekly with a remarkable group of mothers and one father who, like me, are fighting for the release of their adult children from Chicago-area…
Many Deaths During the Pandemic Were Simply Due to Lack of Access to Health Care
In calculating its human toll, a pandemic is similar to a war. The most precise way public health researchers can get a handle on the impact of something like COVID-19…
Third Round of COVID Checks Led to Historic Monthly Rise in Household Income
The third round of coronavirus relief checks, which have been sent to 159 million households so far, were directly linked to an historic rise in household income, according to reporting…
Observers Look to Upcoming Texas Election as Marker of Trump’s Influence on GOP
Voters in Texas’ 6th Congressional District will head to the polls on Saturday to choose a successor to former Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after contracting the coronavirus in…
Arizona Is on the Verge of Adopting Voter Suppression Laws
Arizona is taking center stage in the relentless effort to rein in voter participation in the name of “election security,” advancing the first in a batch of bills aimed at…