coronavirus
Trump in ‘free trade’ talks with Brazilian right-wing authoritarian President Bolsonaro
July 8, 2020The talks may have hit a medical snag: Bolsonaro, who like Trump has actively sabotaged coronavirus response efforts, just tested positive for COVID-19.
Read moreFrank Stearns, Veterans for Peace leader and CPUSA activist, felled by coronavirus
July 7, 2020Frank L. Stearns, a long-time activist and leader in Veterans for Peace who worked in the national office of the Communist Party USA, died of COVID-19 on April 3, 2020.
Read moreSewing for justice: Connecticut Communist makes and distributes over 4,000 masks
July 6, 2020"What touched my heart most and keeps me motivated is knowing that I am helping people be courteous to others by wearing the masks," says Marcey Lynn Jones.
Read moreMexican labor lawyer Susana Prieto Terrazas arrested, raising USMCA enforcement doubts
July 6, 2020Prieto Terrazas led protests for better pay and coronavirus safety measures at plants. At the behest of factory owners, prosecutors sent police to arrest her.
Read moreCoronavirus jackpot: Trump-connected lobbyists grab $10 billion of federal aid
July 6, 2020Trump pledged to “drain the swamp," but the lobbying industry has flourished, a trend that intensified with the $3.6 trillion in coronavirus stimulus.
Read more