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John Oliver: Defunding the Police

As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John Oliver discusses how the histories of policing and white supremacy are intertwined, the roadblocks to fixing things, and some potential paths forward.

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International Workers Day 2020

Organizers called on US Bank, Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesotan Legislature to suspend rents, mortgages and guarantee safe shelter for everyone without accumulation of any new debt during the COVID-19 crisis

Pandemic, protests and profits

Protesters around the country are pushing to loosen stay-at-home orders, even though health experts say that could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, some Amazon workers say not enough is being done to protect them.

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The cost of COVID-19

With millions of people unemployed because of the coronavirus, Reveal’s Aaron Glantz looks at how the economic fallout is affecting homeowners and renters – and whether this crisis could end with people losing the very homes they’re forced to isolate themselves in.