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As Democrats in Congress push forward on passing President Joe Biden's sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus package, many experts say measures to combat the economic fallout from COVID-19 must address the pandemic's disproportionate impact on women — especially women of color.
20:17
Calls grow for the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump after his acquittal in his second Senate impeachment trial.
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How to Wear a Mask, When to Wear Two to Reduce COVID Transmission and Increase Vaccine Effectiveness
While COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations appear to be waning, the United States has a long way to go before people can safely return to everyday life without masks.
10:36
As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump proceeds, "Democracy Now!" speaks with two historians about the importance of accountability for the Jan. 6 insurrection and white supremacist attacks in the United States.
13:19
More than 12 million Texans face water disruptions and have been ordered to boil tap water for safe consumption, and some parts of the state have no running water at all.
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A recent poll suggests 42 percent of Americans are reluctant to take the vaccine. In response, some, including former Maryland congressmember and presidential candidate John Delaney, are pushing to pay people to get vaccinated, a move discouraged by many.
20:11
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft scored a major victory with the passage of Proposition 22 in California, and worker rights advocates fear they will push similar measures in other states.
21:23
As the U.S. sets new records for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, Dr. Paul Farmer says the devastating death toll in the U.S. reflects decades of underinvestment in public health and centuries of social inequality.
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A new report finds that as much as 90 percent of the population in dozens of poorer countries could be forced to wait until at least 2022 because wealthy countries are hoarding so much of the vaccine supply.
8:41
After months of inaction, Congress finally appears close to passing a second coronavirus stimulus package. The agreement is likely to include additional unemployment assistance of $300 a week and one-time direct cash payments of between $600 and $700.
11:27
One year after the Beirut port explosion, a new Human Rights Watch report implicates senior Lebanese officials in the disaster that killed 218 people, wounded 7,000 others and destroyed vast swaths of the city.
12:38
The Taliban have been seizing territory for months as U.S. troops withdraw from the country, and the group is now on the verge of taking several provincial capitals.
