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The Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year, has passed, but the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic are likely still to come. COVID-19 has killed more than 320,000 people in the U.S., with almost 18 million cases. Deaths…

US President Donald Trump has pardoned two more people implicated in the Russia probe as well as the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner. It comes amid a flurry of presidential pardons. US President Donald Trump pardoned several more people on…

The civil liberties group stressed the new administration must “restore the right to asylum and end the government’s ongoing violations of law.” by Brett Wilkins, staff writer The ACLU on Tuesday reminded President-elect Joe Biden of the “moral and legal…

On November 1, the seven-day average for new daily cases of COVID-19 in California was 4,183; on December 17 it was 38,774. The California Department of Public Health announced 379 COVID-19 deaths on December 17, the state’s highest one-day total…

By James Albertini | Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action On 28 Nov 1843, the United Kingdom and France jointly recognized the Hawaiian Kingdom as a sovereign and independent State, which was followed by formal recognition by the United States…

A Report From Roosevelt Field Mall By Mark Lesseraux I was in Roosevelt Field mall last night. I was not there to shop. The mall was completely packed with people. Between 65 to 75% of these people were wearing masks…

It’s been five years since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed, defining the entirely voluntary, unenforceable plan to avert global climate chaos. “We are still not going in the right direction,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said this week, addressing…

ICE plans to begin deporting 26 Black and Brown families with young children who are incarcerated by ICE at the Berks and Dilley family prisons tomorrow, December 18. Earlier this week, a federal court in Washington D.C. lifted the stay…

By Jhon Sánchez There is no better way to be intimate with Manhattan than to read Pickle’s Progress. We have an architect’s eyes, a police officer’s eyes, and the eyes of one who is at the brink of jumping off…

“I will not vote for a Covid package that doesn’t include survival payments and unemployment relief for the American people. It’s a red line,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. By Jake Johnson Congressional leaders are reportedly planning to include another round…