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A prison guard in Iowa Park, Texas. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images) A prison guard in Iowa Park, Texas. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
Mail-In Elections Can’t Be Built Overnight. Here’s What Will Happen If Every State Tries.
Time is running out for making a COVID-19 mail-in election in November work.
04.17.20 | 2:08 pm
Where Things Stand: The Special Prisoners
04.17.20 | 12:05 pm

Michael Cohen was never going to have to endure the typical prison experience, even if a pandemic never struck the globe. Even if life as we knew it never came to a halt.

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - MARCH 15, 2020:New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) speaks at a press conference about COVID-19 and the closing of K-12 public schools in New York City. NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - MARCH 15, 2020:New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) speaks at a press conference about COVID-19 and the closing of K-12 public schools in New York City.
DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 8: Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks with a reporter after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 7th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Whitmer will face off against republican gubernatoral nominee Bill Schuette in November. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) DETROIT, MI - AUGUST 8: Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan democratic gubernatorial nominee, speaks with a reporter after a Democrat Unity Rally at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel August 7th, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. Whitmer will face off against republican gubernatoral nominee Bill Schuette in November. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
Racial Inequality Helped Fuel This Crisis. Fixing It Will Help Get Us Out.
The rapid unemployment we’re seeing now gives us a glimpse at the extent to which work has become precarious in the United States, especially for low-income people and communities of color.
04.17.20 | 9:30 am