Tag: pandemic
Amazon Workers Hold Nationwide Strikes As COVID-19 Sweeps Warehouses
Fired Amazon employee Chris Smalls says workers will protest until they feel protected, while Amazon-owned Whole Foods is ranking stores where employees are most likely…
Apple And Google Are Going To Track You (Even More) To Monitor COVID-19 Spread
Big tech volunteers to create platforms that facilitate digital contact tracing, but how will they protect private health data? Subscribe to our page and support…
A Just Reopening Prioritizes People Over Profits
As Trump’s “reopening” endangers lives, Democrats must advance policy that gives working people something to fight for, argues In These Times’ Sarah Lazare. Director/Video Editor:…
Largest Public Utility To Outsource Hundreds Of Jobs Amid Covid-19
Despite Trump’s ‘America First’ policy, the Tennessee Valley Authority is outsourcing hundreds of federal jobs overseas. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Subscribe…
Amazon VP Quits In Support Of Fired Whistleblowers
Senior Amazon engineer Tim Bray said the firings were evidence of “a vein of toxicity running through the company culture.” We get a response from…
Third Parties Sue For Ballot Access During COVID-19 Pandemic
Third parties are fighting for survival during the coronavirus pandemic. Director/Video Editor: Will Arenas Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. **…
Police Repression Backfires As Protests Multiply
Professor Lester Spence argues America is facing two pandemics: COVID-19 and political policing. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer:…
The Black Man Lab In Atlanta Is Providing A Reprieve For Men
Atlanta’s Black Man Lab is a forum where Black men can speak frankly and honestly address their concerns, even in the middle of a pandemic….
What’s Behind Brazil’s COVID-19 Disaster?
Indigenous, poor, and working-class communities in Brazil are all under threat from COVID-19. One man is largely to blame for the country’s pandemic disaster: President…
Majority Black Prison Populations In Maryland See Disproportionate COVID-19 Spikes
Racial disparities in Maryland prisons are affecting COVID-19’s spread, with majority white populations receiving protective equipment even as Jessup institutions with majority Black populations struggle…
COVID-19 surges in Florida after data whistleblower fired
“Somebody needs to put a muzzle on [Trump] before he gets another 100,000 people killed. The United States does not have this under control.” Subscribe…
Chronic school absences on the rise in 40 states, study finds
Chronic absences in U.S. schools have nearly doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent Stanford University study. Professor Thomas Dee, who authored the…
So, now what?: TRNN’s Post-Inauguration Livestream
Donald Trump is leaving office as the first president since Herbert Hoover to lose control of the House, Senate, and White House in a single…
We are all we’ve got: Why mutual aid is more critical than ever
We already knew Congress’s priorities are bailing out corporations and serving the rich, but this latest COVID-19 relief package is beyond laughable. It is abundantly…
