Forced Court Appearances Jeopardize Migrants and Their Lawyers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite the threat of the coronavirus, detained migrants are still being required to make in-person court appearances, which endanger all involved.
The Other Epidemic: One Day of Gun Violence in the US
Reading Time: 5 minutes Day in and day out in America, people are killed by guns — but only the deadliest shootings tend to get traction in the national news. Here are a few of the personal stories from just a single day.
Will the Coronavirus Undercut 2020 Progressive Insurgents?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed how progressive insurgents can score primary upsets: by connecting directly with voters and outworking their entrenched opponents. However, the coronavirus pandemic is making that much more difficult this year, so how do these challengers cope?
COVID-19: ICE Detention Centers Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen
Reading Time: 5 minutes In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many asylum seekers on both sides of the US-Mexican border are living in dangerously crowded conditions with little access to crucial health care.
COVID-19, Opioids, and Unseen America: It’s Not Just About Big Cities
Reading Time: 12 minutes A look at how rural America, already devastated by opioids, is about to get hammered by COVID-19.
Last Flight out of India
Reading Time: 6 minutes What is it like catching the last plane out of a country that is about to be locked down? WhoWhatWhy contributor Ramaa Reddy describes her just-in-time departure from India and offers a compelling account of the devastating impact the coronavirus epidemic may have on the country and its 1.3 billion people.
Coronavirus Pandemic Exacerbates Poll Worker Crisis in Swing States
Reading Time: 5 minutes Elderly poll workers have long been the backbone of US elections. Now they are quitting en masse because of the coronavirus pandemic. Will that suppress turnout in swing states?
Reagan-Era Medicare Changes Leave US Vulnerable to COVID-19, Experts Say
Reading Time: 4 minutes As the death toll of the coronavirus pandemic rises, experts say the US is now paying the price for cost-cutting measures implemented in the 1980s.
Trump to Governors: Kiss the Ring or You Are on Your Own
Reading Time: < 1 minute President Donald Trump’s pettiness has reached a shocking new low. He now seems to be willing to let Americans die simply because their governors are not sufficiently complimentary of his leadership.
Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on Fight for Fair Election Maps
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2020 could have been the year to get politics out of redistricting in many states. Now, fair maps advocates are hoping they do not have to wait another 10 years to bolster fair elections.