Vanessa Taylor

The United States may be in for a long, long summer. There have already been over 2.7 million cases and nearly 130,000 deaths due to coronavirus, yet somehow, the numbers are still getting worse. On Wednesday, the U.S. reported more than 50,000…

Anti-police protests and activism were spurred by the police killing of George Floyd at the end of May, but the problems with policing and white supremacy extended far beyond Minneapolis alone. In fact, America's history and legacy of systemic…

The devastating impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the United States have yet to be fully realized. While the pandemic prompted rent freezes, anywhere from 20 million to 28 million renters will soon be facing eviction, if they're not…

Thirty years after the Confederacy fell, John Marshall Stone, then the governor of Mississippi and a former Confederate officer, signed a law adopting the state's new flag. It was made official in `1894 and included three horizontal stripes as a…

Despite President Trump's claims that coronavirus is "dying out," cases are surging across the country. Just two days ago, the United States set a record for daily new cases of the virus. But instead of prioritizing health care access, the Trump…

The United States is still in the middle of a pandemic but that won't stop election season. As November approaches, the partisan divisions in responses to coronavirus are blatant. This week, Democrats announced they would officially hold an…

With the election only a few months away, the presidential race is heating up — and not in President Trump's favor. On Wednesday, The New York Times released a poll it conducted with Siena College that found presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden…

Following the police killing of George Floyd, protests have taken place in all 50 states. In each city, protesters flock to different locations; in Minneapolis, the 3rd police precinct burned. But across the country, statues have become a popular…

While over the weekend, coronavirus cases surged, President Trump went ahead with his planned campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Saturday rally was in direct contradiction to reopening plans, and Trump's campaign made little effort to address…

After lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, a number of states began reopening businesses, parks, and more. But, a surge of coronavirus cases across the country suggests that some states are moving a little too quickly. Perhaps most worryingly,…

The coronavirus pandemic forced many people across the country to dramatically restructure their daily lives. Usual recreation options — like gyms, restaurants, and movies — were closed, forcing people to spend a lot of time at home. Now, a new poll…

The total number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has exceeded 115,000, but not everyone is impacted the same. Early in the pandemic, many warned that mass incarceration — including jails, prisons, and immigration detention facilities —…

Under President Trump's leadership, the United States has ramped up xenophobic policies and abuse of migrants. Last year, Congress passed a $4.6 billion bill to increase border security, but it also provided money for helping migrants detained by…

Earlier this week, President Trump announced plans to re-start his campaign with a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Trump's hopes to fill the 19,000-seat arena rest on mostly ignoring the ongoing pandemic. But the campaign is apparently aware of the health…

The United States just hit 2 million coronavirus cases and is still seeing surges in some states. But that won't stop President Trump from holding off on campaigning any longer. On Wednesday, Trump announced that he'd hold his first rally since…

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to nearly 15%, which is the highest rate since the Great Depression. Recent data suggested that unemployment rates may be falling once again, as the country's coronavirus response…

Nationwide protests do not show signs of stopping following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. While President Trump is more focused on threatening protesters or calling them terrorists, Democratic leadership has tried to respond, and…

As protests spurred by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd continue, police are attacking demonstrators with pepper spray, tear gas, rubber pullets, batons, and more. These "non-lethal" tools have blinded a photojournalist in one eye,…

Across the United States, protests spurred by the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis seem far from losing steam. While a number of cities have implemented curfews to keep people off the streets at night, protesters have continued gathering…