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The capitulation is complete. Without a whimper from any of his fellow bishops, the cardinal archbishop of New York has inextricably linked the Catholic Church in the United States to the Republican Party and, particularly, President Donald Trump.

A quick read for organizers on how to talk about China, Chinese people and COVID19. The rise of xenophobia and the onslaught of China bashing is just another right wing political and narrative strategy to deflect responsibility of COVID-19 by Trump.

Tomorrow's Labor Department report will show 22 million jobs lost last month. Unemployment is likely to hit 15 percent or higher, by far the worst since the Great Depression. Then a Federal works program, the Civilian Conservation Corps was created.

Bay of Pigs 2020 in Venezuela, and more international news and analysis

Jericho Brown is the 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry for his collection, The Tradition. Here is a review of that volume.

"If you're looking for a bold new idea for New York public schools," wrote congressional candidate Jamaal Bowman, "how about you just try fully funding them for once?"

Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was on his regular run through Brunswick, Georgia, when he encountered an armed white father and son.

I’m a New York City subway conductor who had Covid-19. Now I’m going back to work.

University of California graduate and union workers held strikes and panels Friday for International Workers’ Day to demand increased wages to match rising living costs.

Why Press Freedom Day? Is encrypted messaging the future of social media? And more media news