Advocates for public education are denouncing the plan by the New York governor and the billionaire founder of Microsoft to “reimagine” the state’s school system, Julia Conley reports.
The U.S. president has stirred outcry after saying any additional stimulus package must include his long-desired payroll tax cut, Jake Johnson reports.
If they’re able to track “violators” who follow within a flying spit particle of someone else, then it stands to reason they could choose to track pretty much any other type of behavior.
Marjorie Cohn says Trump is aiding and abetting Israel’s war crimes under the cover of Covid.
Democrats and Neocons have integrated in the age of Trump, writes Caitlin Johnstone.
While many Americans were anxiously awaiting their $1,200 relief payments, the Department of Defense was expediting contract payments to the arms industry, writes Mandy Smithberger.
On May Day, Americans were more aware of the plight of workers than at any time in decades, argues Peter Dreier.
UPDATED: The Morrison government will fall reluctantly into line with Beijing, says Tony Kevin, because China is where Australia’s bread is buttered.
Melanie Bateman says the crisis presents an opportunity for farmers to adjust their pest management practices.
Prison wardens and the federal Bureau of Prisons almost never use their compassionate release authorities, even though Congress recently made it easier for them to do so.