COVID-19: Inside the Crisis

Confinement and Contagion

The coronavirus has made those in women’s prisons still more vulnerable.

Chicago Has Been Quietly Intercepting Millions From State Tax Refunds During the Pandemic

The Lighfoot administration intercepted at least $27 million in 2020 from residents’ state tax refunds to collect on debt, disproportionately hitting lower income neighborhoods and communities of color.

The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic

While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative.

Neglected in Care

Long before the coronavirus devastated nursing homes, inadequate staffing in for-profit Texas facilities endangered residents, leading to injuries and deaths.

Prisoners Face ‘Undue Punishment’ as the IRS Claws Back Their Stimulus Checks

Legal experts say the IRS is illegally denying CARES Act payments to incarcerated people.

Trump’s Rally at Mount Rushmore Will Move Forward Despite Risks

NPS cuts “health and human safety” section from environmental analysis

Exporting the Virus

How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk.

Minority Exclusion at the Makeshift Morgue

Across the U.S., temporary facilities built in response to COVID-19 went up quickly and minority contractors were left out.

As States Struggle With Vote-by-Mail, “Many Thousands, If Not Millions” of Ballots Could Go Uncounted in November

The coronavirus pandemic has spurred states to boost vote-by-mail, raising worries that inconsistent policies could lead to problems counting mailed ballots.

When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw

As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief.

Obscure New Jersey ‘Treatment’ Facility has a Higher COVID-19 Death Rate Than Any Prison in the Country

The detainees already completed their criminal sentences—but they are prevented from leaving for years. And with the coronavirus spreading, their lives are at risk.

Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside

Detained men and women held at a facility in Georgia are trying desperately to raise the alarm.

‘Inundated and Overwhelmed’: Black Undertakers Struggle Amid Pandemic

Black-owned funeral homes were already in decline. Can they survive Covid-19?

‘I’m pretty sure I should be going home’

As COVID-19 deaths mount in Michigan prisons, the review of questionable convictions has slowed, leaving prisoners vulnerable to the disease.

The Long, Strange History of Bill Gates Population Control Conspiracy Theories

How the billionaire philanthropist displaced George Soros as the chief bogeyman of the right.

The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access

The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse.

They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus

The workers also expressed concerns that delays in the provision of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves made an outbreak inevitable.

What It’s Like To Have Cancer In The Middle Of A Pandemic

Many cancer patients have had surgeries delayed and treatment procedures changed as the country battles COVID-19.

Retail COVID-19 testing is a massive failure for black communities

Since the White House announced this “historic public-private partnership,” 63 sites have opened nationwide. Just eight are in black neighborhoods.

He Sewed Masks In His Prison Cell. 30 Miles Away, His Mother Was Dying Of COVID-19.

Francisco Hernandez just wanted to say goodbye.

The Last 16 Days Of Robert Beaupre’s Life

“Beau” is one of about 2,400 people who have died of COVID-19 in Michigan. Texts, diaries and photos detailed his last days in remarkable detail.

Detroit’s Health Care Workers Ask: ‘How Many Lives Can We Save?’

Doctors and nurses in one of the nation’s poorest, blackest big cities are fighting a raging coronavirus outbreak and a flawed health care system. Here’s what life is like for them right now.

Evangelical Pastors Seize Political Opportunity in Coronavirus Crisis

The real reason some parishioners are being encouraged to hug in church.

Immigrant Detainees Stage Protest For More COVID-19 Protections: ‘WE ARE NOT SAFE’

People being held at a center in Georgia want vulnerable individuals released and better safeguards against infection.

‘I Can’t Do Anything’: Doctor Detained By ICE Waits For Coronavirus Outbreak To Hit

Neysi Salvador-Aguiar, a physician from Cuba, says that the Irwin County detention center wasn’t taking enough measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

As National Parks Remain Open, Staffers Worry They Are at Risk

Department of Interior leadership sends conflicting signals

As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren’t Allowed to Get Sick

In a Long Island warehouse, immigrants work long hours doing mailings for a multibillion-dollar financial services company. Now they’re getting sick.

Renters In Turmoil As Federal And State Relief Measures Fall Short

“I can’t be out on the street right now,” a woman in Jackson, Mississippi, said.

Man Who Died In Sing Sing Prison Tested Positive For COVID-19

The medical examiner hasn’t announced the cause of death for a 58-year-old man who died Monday, but confirmed to HuffPost that he tested positive for COVID-19.

The Coronavirus Has Spread to the US Marshals’ Detention Empire

Exclusive reporting reveals five people in federal detention have tested positive for COVID-19.

Police Are Trying To Free Inmates At Risk Of Coronavirus. Why Are Judges Blocking Them?

Judges are dangerously behind the curve in supporting compassionate release and other plans to reduce the jail population.

The stimulus halts a corporate trick that gouges workers. But it comes too late.

Stock buybacks enriched companies and their leaders — at everyone else’s expense.

Public Access to Information Suffers Under Coronavirus

The pandemic has dealt a blow to transparency.

Georgia Lawsuit Raises Concerns About Voters’ Language Access During Primary Season — And Come November

The suit, filed this week, alleges that Gwinnett County elections officials and the Georgia secretary of state violated the federal Voting Rights Act.

Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for the COVID-19 Recovery to Come

Powerful interests exploited Katrina to enrich themselves and transform the city. As a reporter who covered the fallout explains, our government’s lax oversight means the same could happen now, leaving those who most need help behind.

“My Father Was the First Federal Prisoner to Die of COVID-19. He’d Been Trying to Get Out for Years.”

“It’s kind of cold. It’s not a way to live your life, for your life to end that way.”

I Moved Into a Domestic Violence Shelter and Haven’t Seen My Son In Weeks

A series about how coronavirus affects our lives, our loved ones, our work, and our way of life.

The Abortion Provider Who Was Forced to Turn Away Women Halfway Through the Process

Life in the Time of Coronavirus is a new GEN series interviewing people across the country who have had their lives upended or are experiencing the stress of the unknown.

The Home Health Aide Who’s Scared Their Elderly Clients Won’t Survive

The latest in GEN's series about how this pandemic affects our lives, our loved ones, our work, and our way of life.