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Almost half the global workforce - 1.6 billion people - are in "immediate danger of having their livelihoods destroyed" by the economic impact of Covid-19, the International Labour Organization has warned.

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The native plant movement and backyard habitat projects seek to re-create livable natural spaces for endangered pollinators and other animals.

‘He had the power to start a fire with his voice’

Cuomo gifted himself “rolling budget adjustment” powers, which allows him to make cuts on a quarterly basis with little to no oversight. Meanwhile, he refuses to raise taxes on his billionaire donors which could fill the budget gap.

New meanings for "going viral", including the lockdown showdown, a national rent strike, and a rant you have to experience!

The still-raging pandemic is forcing dramatic shifts in the way we consume energy -- and many changes may persist.

The president’s judicial appointments have been a quieter project than most of his flamboyant presidency, but will have longer-lasting impacts on healthcare, voting rights, criminal justice and the climate

Amid this crisis, a small army of right-wing think tanks and conservative organizations is cynically invoking the plight of the downtrodden to make the case for swiftly reopening the economy and sending workers into deadly conditions.

Trump will reportedly invoke the Defense Production Act to declare the meat-packing plants “critical infrastructure.”