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Palestinians do not only have to fear loss of life, a collapsed health care system and economy: They also have to fear Israel’s daily actions in occupied territory.

Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin tackle the questions of what lessons we can learn from this pandemic and how society may organize moving forward.

Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it?

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No, the coronavirus is not an “equalizer.” Black people are being infected and dying at higher rates. Here’s what Milwaukee is doing about it — and why governments need to start releasing data on the race of COVID-19 patients.

The undocumented workers who pick the nation's food are excluded from the CARES Act.

As the fear surrounding COVID-19 grows, Asian Americans are facing increased discrimination, stigma and violence. Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) told MSNBC in an interview on Tuesday that attacks on Asian Americans are at about 100 per day.

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As bigots blame them for the coronavirus and President Trump labels it the "Chinese virus," many Chinese-Americans say they are terrified of what could come next. For American-born Asians, there is a sudden sense of being watched that is unsettling

As Hughes’ international fame grew, he was being denigrated as a subversive and a communist by his own government.