Americans take an increasingly negative view of how their country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic compares with the rest of the world, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds. A 46% plurality of the public now says…
Oil Giants Post Historic Losses As COVID-19 Obliterates…
The country’s two largest oil giants posted their steepest losses in modern history on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic and a glut of crude oil destroyed the demand market over the past three months. Exxon…
Biden’s Weak Link On Energy And Ethics Is…
Ken Salazar, the Obama administration’s first-term interior secretary, took a job at an industry law and lobbying firm just months after leaving office. There, he refashioned himself as an oil champion and avoided disclosing the…
Rikers Island Worker Blows Whistle On COVID-19 Risk…
New York City’s Correctional Health Services refuses to say how many people incarcerated at Rikers Island have contracted COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. The city only releases a current, rather than a cumulative, count…
As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease, Muslims Celebrate A Socially…
After months in lockdown and forfeiting an in-person Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr last May, some Muslim Americans will celebrate an in-person, socially distant Eid al-Adha on Friday. In states like New Jersey, New York, and…